Dec 03, 2024 Urgent Action Required to Develop SAF? By Elliot Carrington Has enough progress been made on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)? Unfortunately, a new report from Transport & Environment (T&E) suggests...
Nov 08, 2024 Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from Wastewater Sources By Elliot Carrington Following the recent approval of the SAF mandate by the House of Lords, it was great to read this article about the development of a new...
Nov 06, 2024 Chemistry Week 2024 By Emma Foster I am a chemist, which makes this week a wonderful week – it is Chemistry Week! The annual celebration, pioneered by the Royal Society of...
Oct 09, 2024 Northern Lights Shines - CO2 ready! By Kirsteen Gordon Having worked with Equinor AS on IP in connection with the Northern Lights project, it was exciting to read that the infrastructure is...
Sep 17, 2024 A new commercially viable recycling process for polyethylene and polypropylene? By Elliot Carrington I was pleased to read that researchers at the University of California, Berkley, have recently developed a new process for breaking down...
Sep 12, 2024 Turning Campaign Clutter into Clean Plastics By Mairi Rudkin As US election campaigns gain momentum, election placards and signs are being displayed across stadiums and tour stops across the...
Sep 06, 2024 Sustainable Food Packaging Barrier Coatings By Yann Robin Sustainable packaging is a hot topic. Sustainable alternatives to conventional plastic packaging exist, and generally consist of...
Sep 04, 2024 Fake it until you...can't: How high-tech labels are shining a light on fakes By Noelle Pearson Counterfeit products are a major headache for legitimate brands, draining their revenue and stifling their ability to grow and innovate....
Aug 29, 2024 Fungi found to degrade plastic without pre-treatment and using the plastic as the sole carbon source By Donald McNab My colleague Kate Appleby wrote recently (see here) about the discovery of a particular bacterium able to degrade polyethylene, which is...
Aug 26, 2024 Break it down now: stubborn plastics broken down by microbes By Kate Appleby Plastic pollution continues to threaten ecosystems worldwide and effective solutions to break down stubborn plastics are needed. In the...
Aug 15, 2024 Combatting antimicrobial resistance By Gareth Williams Antimicrobial resistance, or AMR, is one of the major current health concerns. Resistant strains which have emerged recently include...
Aug 05, 2024 Novelty by exclusion By Paul Chapman I was recently on holiday and found myself wandering through a greenhouse at the botanic gardens in Sheffield. I came across a liquid...