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Researchers develop greener building materials using sugar processing waste products

If you want to make more sustainable and environmentally friendly concrete, you're going to need some sugar. Sort of.

Nov 28, 2023

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Adoption of 'Industry 4.0' systems can lead to sustainability across organizations

Adaptive "smart" technologies and integrated production systems driven by digital transformation are helping to accelerate more sustainable products and industries, Flinders University experts say.

Jul 28, 2023

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Study finds turning food waste into bioenergy can become a profitable industry

Food waste is a major problem around the world. In the United States, an estimated 30 to 40% of edible food is lost or wasted, costing billions of dollars each year. One potential solution is to divert food waste from landfills ...

Jul 13, 2023

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Chemists create carbon materials for energy storage device from brewery waste

Modern energy storage systems are an important building block for a climate-friendly future. "Modern" means not only that their performance meets the demands of a high-tech society, but also that they can be produced and ...

Mar 27, 2023

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Study proposes profitable ways to repurpose industrial waste

There is money to be made—and potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions—by finding a second life for the potato peels, fried dough particles, cheese whey and other industrial food-processing waste products that routinely ...

Jan 25, 2023

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Heat pumps could reduce biogas carbon footprint by 36%, research suggests

An alternative source of heat could significantly reduce the carbon footprint of a process which turns food waste into power, new research suggests.

Dec 22, 2022

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Converting biowastes into a sustainable material for sound absorption

Researchers at Aalto University are developing a way to convert biowaste into a new, sustainable sound-absorbing material. One of the intended outcomes for the research project is to create alternatives to mineral wool construction ...

Oct 27, 2022

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Magnetic field enhances generation of synthetic biogas

The development and utilization of rural biomass energy is an important strategy to reduce the use of fossil fuels and resulting carbon emissions.

Sep 20, 2022

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With better standards, we could make plastics endlessly useful and slash waste

If you flip over a plastic food container, you'll see tiny writing on it—something like "AS 2070." This means the product meets the Australian standard for plastics safe to use for food.

Sep 7, 2022

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Rare earths processor buys rights to mine in Greenland

One of the world's few rare earths processors outside China has bought exploration rights to mine in Greenland, opening an avenue for diversifying supplies of the minerals critical for advanced and green technologies.

Aug 23, 2022

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