New Way of Recycling Plastic Discovered by ORNL Scientists
For the recycling fans but not only, there's a new way of recycling plastic. Actually, just the plastic bags, but it's a start! Researchers...
ECOPROT Project: New Eco-Friendly Coatings for the Aeronautics Industry
A new endeavor, the ECOPROT project has the goal of industrializing an innovative procedure for producing corrosion-protecting environmentally friendly coatings for aluminum and magnesium...
Agricultural Soil Impacted by Fracking Chemical Spills
Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) chemicals sometimes end up where they’re not supposed to be: in agricultural soil.
Toxic biocides, surfactants, corrosion inhibitors, and slicking agents are...
“BioRisk” Explains Efficient and Sustainable Land Management For Biofuel Production
Ever since the production of feedstock for bioenergy gained popularity, the big discussion about indirect land-use change started. There is never enough land available...
Getting 100% of Our Aluminum from Recycling May Soon Become Reality
Having properties that do not degrade in a similar fashion as paper or plastic, aluminum is the best known candidate for recycling and reusing. Not only does...
Delaying Internet's Data Could Reduce Its Carbon Emissions
The servers, routers, switches and other components of a network are designed to work with much larger quantities of data than they do daily,...
Newfound Bacteria Gobble Up Hazardous, er, Nuclear Waste
Before Halo, Need for Speed and even Super Mario, there was PacMan. No, not the boxer from the Philippines who eats away Latino boxers...
Glossy Hair, White Teeth, Healthy Living- No Aluminum Needed
For most people, it is more important that their toothpaste has whitening properties, or their shampoo gives volume or removes dandruff, than what is...
Researchers Develop New Green Paving Slabs to Improve Air Quality
In the German cities, the toxic nitrogen oxide concentrations are exceeding the maximum levels but this is about to change with the new innovative paving slabs which are reducing the amount of the nitrogen oxide in the air.
Ball Mills’ Mechanochemistry Could Make for Greener Chemistry
Modern chemical synthesis often requires special environmental factors, such as high pressure, high temperature, chemical catalysts, or an oxygen-free atmosphere, just to name a...
