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FIREBRICKS similar to those used to line kilns for over 3,000 years could provide an industrial energy storage solution to address issues of intermittent renewable power, according to researchers at MIT.
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Liveris to leave Dow for battery firm Novonix
ANDREW Liveris will take a board position at an Australian battery company when he steps down from his roles at Dow Chemical Company and DowDuPont.
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Removing silica from power plant water
COOLING tower water could be reused and recycled ten or more times by using a new silica-removing membrane, according to US researchers.
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Wood improves solar steam generation
POROUS wood from trees like poplar and pine could be used for an efficient, biodegradable water purification device, according to researchers.
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Stored heat from the sun can provide energy on demand
ENGINEERS at MIT, US, have developed a chemical composite that can store heat from the sun during the day and release it again on demand when it is needed.
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BACTERIAL cells that work as a “tape recorder”, by recording environmental interactions and time-stamping events, could lead to a new class of technologies, according to researchers.
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MIT turns living plants into desk lamps
CHEMICAL ENGINEERS at MIT have engineered a living plant to emit green light, with the eventual hope of creating living, self-repairing, sustainable lighting solutions, like desk lamps.
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Cheap paper sensor detects water impurities
A MULTIDISCIPINARY research team from the University of Bath, UK, has developed a cheap, sustainable paper-based sensor to detect toxic components in drinking water.
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3D printing metal alloys for flexible electronics
RESEARCHERS at Oregon State University have developed a method to 3D-print metal alloys which could be used to make flexible electronics.
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HUMAN corneas have been 3D-bioprinted using a specially designed bio-ink containing corneal cells.
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Heat-triggered polymerisation method saves energy
A NEW polymer manufacturing process that uses the energy from the internal polymerisation reaction rather than high-temperature curing ovens, can save ten orders of magnitude of energy, according to researchers at the University of Illinois.
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New process for creating biodegradable polyesters
RESEARCHERS have developed a new polymerisation process involving a light-activated catalyst that could be used to create biodegradable plastic.
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Oil and gas wastewater spread on roads releases harmful toxins
WASTEWATER from oil and gas facilities can be spread on roads for dust suppression or de-icing, but an analysis of wastewater has revealed high concentrations of radium and other contaminants.
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ABB warns chemical firms must invest in digitalisation
ABB has warned that unless the leaders of chemical companies embrace the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), they risk delivering disappointing shareholder return and could put their companies in “serious jeopardy”.
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Turning wood waste into adhesives
A substance in trees that is usually discarded by paper manufacturers has been used to create adhesives which perform as well as commercially-available products.
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RESEARCHERS at Monash University in Australia, along with academic collaborators in China, France, and the US, and industrial collaborators, have developed a smart drying technology that could be used to improve the quality, and extend the shelf-life of dairy powders, an important Australian export.
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Clariant partners with ExxonMobil and Renewable Energy Group
Clariant has partnered with ExxonMobil and the biofuel firm Renewable Energy Group (REG) to develop a seamless cellulosic biomass-to-diesel process.
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CHEMICAL engineers have produced ammonia from nitrogen and water using plasma, in a process that they say could be a step towards greener, more distributed production of this key industrial chemical.
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Turning CO2 into solid carbon for storage
A NEW carbon capture process has been developed that turns carbon dioxide gas into solid carbon that is easier to store.
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New process improves efficiency of isobutanol production
RESEARCHERS have developed a new process for producing the biofuel isobutanol more economically.
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