World-first electric steam cracker demo starts operations in push to slash emissions by 90%
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BASF, SABIC and Linde have started operating a demonstration plant to prove that electrically heated steam cracking can significantly cut emissions from one of the chemical sector’s most energy intensive operations ..read more
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Coal-to-nuclear could add US$275m to local communities, US report finds
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CONVERTING the US’ ageing coal-powered plants to nuclear could drive economic growth and preserve and create new jobs in addition to benefiting the environment, according to new guidance published by the government ..read more
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US approves Texas offshore oil port despite environmental outcry
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THE US has given the greenlight for Enterprise Products Partners to begin construction on a deepwater offshore oil export terminal near the Texas coast, despite fierce opposition from environmentalists and locals ..read more
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East Palestine train derailment: Norfolk Southern agrees to $600m payout
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FREIGHT train operator Norfolk Southern (NS) has agreed to pay a settlement of US$600m to residents affected by last year’s train derailment on the outskirts of East Palestine, Ohio, US ..read more
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Mura and Ghent Uni join forces to extend recycling process to other problem plastics
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MURA TECHNOLOGY, the firm behind a plastics recycling demonstration plant that’s under construction in the UK, has formed a research partnership with Belgium’s Ghent University to explore how its technology might be used to recycle a wider range of waste ..read more
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US environmentalists call for ‘total ban’ on PFAS usage in response to new standard
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THE LONG-AWAITED US standard for PFAS in drinking water has been met with a lukewarm response from experts and environmental bodies, who say there is still a “fundamental problem” with the industry legislation ..read more
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Australian minerals and hydrogen research gets A$59m funding boost
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A FLOATING device that uses sunlight to produce hydrogen from wastewater and a leaching process aimed at boosting the value of low-grade iron ores are among a series of engineering projects that Australia is funding to boost its key industries ..read more
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Wizz and poo: airline signs US$1bn deal to buy jet fuel made from human waste
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YOUR flight abroad could one day be powered by human waste after a UK company announced plans to build a world-first facility that turns sewage sludge into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF ..read more
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Johnson Matthey and bp license process to make jet fuel from farm waste at US$4bn plant
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JOHNSON MATTHEY (JM) and bp have licensed their Fischer-Tropsch process to a huge new US$4bn US plant that will turn agricultural waste into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF ..read more
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MIT retains top university ranking for chemical engineering
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MIT has retained its position as the best university for studying chemical engineering, according to the latest QS World Rankings ..read more
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