From estimates to evidence: Getting ahead of tighter Scope 3 standards
The landscape of Scope 3 reporting is shifting, with updates to Greenhouse Gas Emissions Accounting standards bringing greater levels of rigour to how companies...
‘Clean’ chemicals made with solar energy
Integrated solar reactor uses sunlight, water, CO2 and engineered bacteria to grow biomass in a single beaker.
A new study led by Dr Lin Su...
Chemical upcycling method offers plastic waste breakthrough
Plastic waste bound for landfill can be transformed into a more eco-friendly alternative that breaks down quickly and easily, a study suggests.
Scientists have discovered...
Tackling PFAS and Micropollutants: A Path to Cleaner Chemistry
The persistence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as a defining environmental challenge for the chemical industry. These compounds, often termed “forever chemicals,” resist...
EU project seeks to make microalgae mainstream
A consortium of researchers and industries is betting on an underdog they hope will become a sustainability hero of the future: microalgae.
Funded by the...
Argon recycling: the missing link in reducing Scope 3 emissions for high-temperature and inert-gas-dependent...
For sectors that rely heavily on controlled atmospheres - such as chemical processing, advanced materials and metallurgy - closed-loop gas recovery presents a practical...
McGill researchers optimise process for converting human urine into clean energy
The study found higher concentrations of urine are most effective in powering microbial fuel cells, which simultaneously remove pollutants and produce electricity
Researchers at McGill...
Why decarbonising heat needn’t be on the net zero ‘naughty step’
Huge progress has been made to limit chemicals’ climate impact, but lessons can still be learned from other industries, says Stuart Reid, AMP.
The chemical...
Homogeneous Catalyst Recycling in Practice
Florence Luyten, Account Manager at Indaver for precious metal recycling from liquids, explains how advances in recycling technologies are enabling a circular economy for...
North West chemical company earns EcoVadis gold rating for global sustainability
Bury’s Maker Industrial, part of leading chemical supplier and manufacturer The Rakem Group, has been awarded EcoVadis Gold for being in the top five percent of businesses globally for environmentally sustainability and...
