All Articles Tagged As: solvents
Chemists at the University of Leicester have received a grant to develop environmentally sustainable solvent technologies.
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A new facility that will revolutionize the industrial processes of electropolishing, metal oxide processing and electroplating -- the pioneering Ionics Liquid Demonstrator -- has been launched at the University of Leicester.
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A method for creating dispersed and chemically modified graphene sheets in a wide variety of organic solvents has been developed by a University of Texas at Austin engineering team led by Professor Rod Ruoff, opening the door to use graphene in a host of important materials and applications such as conductive films, polymer composites, ultracapacitors, batteries, paints, inks and plastic electronics.
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Cleaning up the dangerous contaminants -- dry-cleaning fluids, solvents and petroleum hydrocarbons -- found in underground water presents one of the most urgent challenges facing environmental science. A report issued today by the US Environmental Protection Agency sheds light on a new way to monitor and improve the success of clean-up efforts using a technique developed at the University of Toronto.
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Researchers at the University of Leeds have developed a new way of cleaning clothes using less than 2% of the water and energy of a conventional washing machine. The revolutionary technology will provide alternatives to both domestic washing and dry cleaning, heralding the world’s first “virtually waterless” washing system.
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Research unlocks water's potential for new "green chemistry" movement
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 | New method of extracting bitumen from oilsands that uses almost no water and would solve the industry's toxic tailings ponds dilemma ...> Full Article |
 | Once plastics have been built into a car, they are rarely recycled. Compressed into granulate material, the shredded plastic parts are usually too indiscriminately mixed to permit any further use. Researchers have now found a way of separating the different types of plastic. ...> Full Article |
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