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Chemistry World
July 2, 2009
Matt Wilkinson |
Urine turned into hydrogen fuel US researchers have developed an efficient way of producing hydrogen from urine - a feat that could not only fuel the cars of the future, but could also help clean up municipal wastewater.   |
Chemistry World
October 31, 2011
Phillip Broadwith |
Pee-powered fuel cell turns urine to energy Urine-powered fuel cells could generate electricity and reclaim essential nutrients directly from human and animal waste, say UK scientists. |
Chemistry World
February 7, 2012
James Urquhart |
Treating hospital wastewater Researchers have found that hospital wastewater containing low concentrations of pharmaceutical compounds can be treated using a membrane bioreactor - an established method of biologically treating wastewater. |
Chemistry World
June 23, 2006
Jon Evans |
Phosphorus Concentrations Catalogued in Coral A species of cold-water coral keeps an accurate record of marine phosphorus concentrations, report geoscientists. The coral Desmophyllum dianthus incorporates phosphorus into its skeleton at concentrations proportional to those in the surrounding ocean. |
Technology Research News
March 24, 2004 |
Bacteria make clean power The Penn State researchers' microbial fuel cell is fueled by wastewater skimmed from the settling pond of a treatment plant, and the process of drawing electricity from the microbial action taking place in the wastewater also cleans the water. |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
Minerals for Soil How to use rock-based fertilizers and amendments to increase the vitality of your soil |
Food Processing
March 2011
Dave Fusaro |
Clean Your Wastewater Before the City Does Pretreatment technologies can pay for themselves in surcharge savings. |
Chemistry World
July 31, 2008 |
Breakthrough Catalyst for Splitting Water Scientists say they have solved a fundamental problem hampering renewable energy generation - how to split water cheaply into oxygen and hydrogen, under benign conditions, so that the gases can be stored as fuels. |
Chemistry World
June 24, 2011 |
EU Looks to Expand Ban on Phosphates in Detergents Phosphate suppliers and dishwasher detergent producers have voiced strong opposition to a proposal by the European Parliament's Environment Committee to ban all but trace amounts of phosphates in household dishwasher detergents sold within the EU beginning in 2015. |
Chemistry World
October 2009 |
Agriculture's call for chemistry Decades of underinvestment in agricultural research have taken their toll but now is the time to bring in young scientists to find new ways to feed the world. |
Chemistry World
August 18, 2011
Elinor Richards |
Two for one - cleaning water and generating energy A fuel cell system that can generate electricity from organic compounds and clean up wastewater at the same time has been developed by scientists in China. |
Prepared Foods
February 1, 2005
Andrew G. Ebert |
Ingredient Challenges Phosphorus: The Forgotten, Essential Ingredient When using phosphates as functional food ingredients, food manufacturers also have the opportunity to enhance the nutritional value of their products through the addition of phosphorus. But the importance of appropriate usage levels should not be overlooked. |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
Soil Testing If you've heard it once, you've heard it a hundred times: every garden should have its soil tested. |
Chemistry World
December 24, 2013
Charlie Quigg |
Toilet purification system doubles as hydrogen fuel cell An electrolysis cell that couples energy storage with water purification and reuse has been developed as part of a wider project to make a self-sustaining toilet. |
Chemistry World
September 2008
Maria Burke |
Something in the water Drugs have been finding their way into our water supplies for as long as they have been in use, so should we worry? |
Chemistry World
July 8, 2009
Lewis Brindley |
New solution for dye wastewater pollution Stopping chemical dye waste from polluting rivers and waterways could be much easier in future, thanks to a cheap and recyclable metal oxide cleaning system developed by researchers in the US and China. |
Chemistry World
August 10, 2011
Simon Hadlington |
Toyota create first magnesium-sulfur rechargeable battery US researchers have demonstrated the first rechargeable battery system using a magnesium anode and sulfur cathode. |
Chemistry World
December 2007
Alasdair Maclean |
Comment: Before the Taps Run Dry Population growth, climate change and pollution are placing huge pressures on the global supply of clean water. Chemists can help. |
Food Processing
April 2009 |
MRO Q&A: Fruit and Vegetable Water Waste In terms of effluent and water waste, what does the fruit and vegetable sector have to measure for? Does the industry have to report this information to anyone? |
Chemistry World
December 3, 2010
Mike Brown |
Arsenic sustains life A microorganism that uses the toxic element arsenic instead of essential nutrient phosphorus to sustain growth and life has been discovered by US researchers and could help us understand how life on Earth evolved. |
Science News
August 12, 2006 |
Timeline: From the August 8, 1936, Issue Food for the Land... "Dirtless Farming" is Now Successful Out in Garden... Two Drops of Blood Reveal Elements in New Analysis... |
Chemistry World
January 2011 |
Critical thinking The west relies on China to supply rare earths, but as China's domestic demand grows, alternatives are desperately required. As our supply of some essential elements dries up, it's time to start urban mining. |
Chemistry World
August 21, 2015
Harriet Brewerton |
Paper device tracks fracking pollution Scientists in the US have developed a simple paper-based sensor for detecting bromide ions in water. The device could be used to check if fracking fluids have seeped into water supplies. |
Chemistry World
June 11, 2013
Emma Stoye |
Mussel glue to cut fertilizer impacts Chinese scientists have drawn inspiration from mussel glue to create fertilizers which slowly release nutrients into the soil and help it to retain water. |
Food Engineering
April 1, 2008
Kevin T. Higgins |
Anaerobic gas and cash Soaring energy prices and the greening of corporate America couldn't have come at a better time for mobilized film technology for wastewater. |
Food Processing
March 2012
David Phillips |
Capital Avoidance for Wastewater Despite toughening municipal standards, your plant's wastewater system probably can be pressed to do more. |
Chemistry World
March 4, 2011
Carl Saxton |
Real-world treatment for dye-contaminated effluents US scientists have found that a dye oxidation process using low levels of an iron catalyst could be used to degrade highly contaminated wastewater under ambient conditions. |
Popular Mechanics
February 14, 2008
Logan Ward |
Wastewater Could Help Fight U.S. Drought and Anthrax As the country's growing urban populations draw down scarce water supplies, wastewater is starting to look pretty appetizing to American city planners. |
Geotimes
November 2004
Jay Chapman |
Impacting the Origin of Life Impact events and meteorite strikes are often associated with mass extinctions and widespread devastation. But, despite this destructive reputation, impact events may have played a role in the evolution of life, according to several new studies. |
