Chemical companies urged to carry on as normal following Brexit vote
It is still too early what impact the UK’s recent Brexit referendum vote will have on European legislation like REACH, according to one of the organisations that advises companies on the rules.
The comments come...
Recycling wastewater
Wastewater recycling the focus for researchers
'Smart' bricks which can recycle wastewater and generate electricity are being created as part of a new project which is also seeking to recover phosphates.
The 3.2m LIAR (Living Architecture)...
Project seeks to use chemistry to recycle tyres
Scientists have developed a new way to re-use discarded tyres by returning them to their chemical building blocks, which allows them to create more tyres.
According to the Rubber Manufacturers Association, nearly 270 million tyres...
Technology ‘could produce clean fuel from carbon dioxide’
Researchers are working on a technology that could convert carbon dioxide into a clean fuel, reducing the amount of harmful greenhouse gas released into the atmosphere.
Funded through the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research...
Report calls for more backing for Carbon Capture and Storage
According to a new report Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) deployment must be viewed as an urgent priority if the world is to achieve the global warming limits identified in the Paris Agreement.
Launched by...
Team comes up with new synthesis method
Chemists at The University of Texas at Arlington in America have used green chemistry principles to devise a more environmentally-friendly, less expensive and more efficient water-based system for the synthesis of organic compounds used...
Green chemistry innovations are honoured
Green chemistry innovations from developing new forms of yeast to creating new types of catalyst have been honoured.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has honoured both individuals and companies in a scheme which recognises...
A Chat with Paul Anastas – The Father of Green Chemistry
By Emma Crow-Willard
Paul T. Anastas is a Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Yale University in the United States and the director for the Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering at Yale. ...
The greening of the chemical industry gathers pace
With pressure growing all the time for the chemical industry to shrug off its ‘dirty’ tag and do more to protect the environment, the ideas of green chemistry and increased recycling are gathering pace...
Chemical industry shows its willingness to support law changes
Because the chemical industry is so bound up in regulations, it is crucial that companies receive the best legal advice possible.
The amount of legislation governing the industry has grown dramatically in recent years, which...