Successful energy management with high-performance lubricants
Every manufacturer and operator want their machinery to run reliably and efficiently, but in all moving machines and motors friction is generated, the consequences of which are material wear. For this reason, we develop...
Take 4 steps to keep drinking water, waterways safe from ‘forever chemicals’
Removing PFAS is not enough; destruction is required, says Dr Elvin Hossen, research and development engineer at Claros Technologies.
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) can be found everywhere in the world and are considered a...
Naphtha breakthrough paves way for zero-carbon steam cracking
Coolbrook’s achievements in pilot testing reinforce their position as leader in electric steam cracking, enabling CO2 emission reductions of 300 million tons per annum.
Technology and engineering company Coolbrook has successfully demonstrated electric steam cracking...
Efficient treatment of hexavalent chromium-containing wastewater
New technology using a vortex layer of ferromagnetic particles is a quicker, safer, more cost-effective way to decontaminate wastewater, say Stanislav Mykytenko, Oleg Kryvokhyzha and Andrii Laptiev, of GlobeCore, Ukraine.
Water pollution is a global...
Renewable hydrogen and propane fuel gases made from glycerol
Pioneering Aston University research has shown the way forward for making renewable hydrogen and propane fuel gases from glycerol.
This organic compound is produced mainly from fats and oils and often used in health and...
AstraZeneca advances UK clean heat and energy efficiencies with £100m commitment
Initiative will provide additional renewable capacity to the national gas grid, representing the UK‘s first fully commercial biomethane system.
AstraZeneca has agreed a 15-year partnership with Future Biogas to establish the UK’s first unsubsidised industrial-scale...
UK can lead way in carbon capture
Surrey researchers unravel the workings of a unique carbon capture technology, advancing the UK’s net zero mission.
The UK can lead the way in technologies that effectively capture carbon dioxide and convert them into useful...
Green Chemistry – for a sustainable future
What is Green Chemistry? Is this only a buzz word that is used to give a more positive image of the Chemical Industry, or it is a true concept influencing Chemical Companies to adapt...
IChemE-supported research promises more sustainable liquid hydrocarbons
Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) research fellow, Dr Qingyuan Zheng, has published important insights into how Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) works in real industrial environments.
This key advance in understanding made by Dr Zheng, a Senior...
A new green dawn: Creating lithium hydroxide from micaceous granite
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the world could face lithium shortages by 2025. Rockwell Automation is working with Cornish Lithium Plc on a demonstration plant to validate the sustainable production of lithium...