Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Reduce environmental plastic pollution levels. By recovering and adding value to waste derived from lignocellulosic feedstock, the project aims to: Reduce the levels of waste being sent to landfill. Reduce the amount of suitable food-producing land diverted to first-generation sugar production.

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Waste Waste Plastics Biotech 281

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

T&T Eco’s range of Natural Absorbents includes Pro Earth’s patented (Peat fibre based) ProCleanSorb. It is Hydrophobic (will not absorb water) and can be used as an effective filter to reduce pollution & clear spills. 1kg of ProCleanSorb will absorb 6 litres of oil. In Situ Remediation – Land & Water.

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Patents Organic Soil Packaging 130

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Not only are they a significant source of air pollution, but they also contribute to climate change via their conversion into ozone. Alexander Krajete says: “Our patent-protected know-how is an in-depth understanding of the aluminium silicate’s characteristics.

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Ozone Agriculture Patents Technology 130

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2020

Dr Akmez Nabeerasool, senior product manager at industrial water recycling specialist Arvia Technology , discusses advances in the post-treatment purification of water polluted by persistent traces of agrochemicals. This patented adsorbent media allows for targeted and continuous oxidation.

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Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Health Organic 147

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 3, 2020

By 1843, a Punch magazine article featured the first artificial ice rink, “not of frozen water but of a slush of chemicals including hog’s lard and melted sulphur, which smelled abominably.” When the 1890s rolled around, the rush to patent ice rink surfaces began and has not abated since.

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Global warming Carbon-negative Microplastics Pollution 36

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Cutting edge electric drivetrains that replace polluting diesel engines. Previous winners have included Riding Sunbeams, which power railways with sunlight, and 4Silence’s sound bending walls which cancel out noise pollution from the railway.”. Other winning projects include: Automatic systems that detect and stop track flooding.

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Energy Monitor Innovation Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 246

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 18, 2021

A new nanotechnology process developed by Oxford University research scientists has seemingly been proven to simplify and reduce the cost of testing water for chemical pollution and toxicity levels. In addition, a European Environment Agency report2 revealed that 60% of EU rivers, lakes and wetlands are unhealthy.

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Technology Pollution Patents Health 246

Grist

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

This story was originally published by Undark Magazine and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. This pollution problem is made worse, experts say, by the fact that even the small share of plastic that does get recycled is destined to end up, sooner or later, in the trash heap. billion tons of plastic.

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Recycling Recycling Plastics Biotechnology 70