‘Atomic Scissors’ technology to combat global plastic waste crisis

Pioneering technology breaks down plastic waste at the atomic level. A revolutionary ‘Atomic Scissors’ technology looks set to represent a significant leap forward in the fight against plastic pollution. Repolywise, a start-up founded by Oxford University...

Catalysts break down pharmaceuticals in polluted water

Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have found that Sudoc’s patented NewTAML catalysts and hydrogen peroxide effectively degrade several antibiotics and other drugs found in municipal secondary wastewater and contaminated river and lake water. The drugs...

New method in fight against forever chemicals

ETH Zurich researchers have used a technology known as ‘piezocatalysis’ to break down hazardous PFOS chemicals in water with the help of nanoparticles and ultrasound. The method has shown promising results in the laboratory, with...

Colourful comebacks – How coloured plastics can participate in the circular economy

Updating pigment and polymer processes will boost your sustainability credentials, says Genevieve Pugh, Associate, Patent Attorney, Mewburn Ellis LLP. Single-use plastic, particularly for packaging of household goods, is almost inescapable in our everyday lives. It...

MOF specialist raises £8m to scale up UK manufacturing facility

Promethean Particles, a chemical manufacturing company specialising in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), has closed a £8m financing round. The investment was led by Mercia Ventures and Aramco Ventures, with participation from existing investors including the...

A diamond solution to PFAS

Element Six (E6), a pioneer in the development and manufacturing of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) diamond solutions, and Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, announced an exclusive global...

Chemical group invests £250m at key industrial cluster

Mitsubishi Chemical Group UK Ltd, part of one of the world’s largest chemical producers, has committed to invest in a new production line at Saltend Chemicals Park. Preparatory works have begun for construction of the...

Use process safety management with mechanical integrity to drive operational excellence

Process safety management delivers significant benefits for any chemical processing plant. Yet all too often, organisations view risk from a compliance angle. Javier Castro, ABS Consulting, says that seeing the value of process safety...

Energy density breakthrough in Lithium Manganese Iron Phosphate cell chemistry

Integrals Power has made a breakthrough in Lithium Manganese Iron Phosphate (LMFP) cathode active materials for battery cells. Applying its propriety materials technology and patented manufacturing process, the company has overcome the drop in...

Ethernet-APL: Revolutionising Process Automation for the Chemical Industry

The chemical industry, like many other process industries, is undergoing a digital transformation. Ethernet-APL (Advanced Physical Layer) is at the forefront of this evolution, enabling seamless data communication in even the most challenging environments....