BASF starts operations at expanded Ecoflex plant

BASF expects significant market growth for biodegradable plastics through 2020

03-Feb-2011 - BASF has started operations at its expanded plant for the production of the biodegradable plastic Ecoflex®. Expansion of the existing plant in Ludwigshafen ...

Study shows deepwater oil plume in Gulf degraded by microbes

26-Aug-2010 - In the aftermath of the explosion of BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, a dispersed oil plume was formed at a depth between 3,600 and 4,000 feet and extending some 10 miles out from the wellhead. An intensive study by scientists with the Lawrence Berkeley National ...

Tiny bubbles clean oil from water

New method targets oil sheen, other pollutants

17-Nov-2009 - Small amounts of oil leave a fluorescent sheen on polluted water. Oil sheen is hard to remove, even when the water is aerated with ozone or filtered through sand. Now, a University of Utah engineer has developed an inexpensive new method to remove oil sheen by repeatedly pressurizing and ...

Fowl soil additive breaks down crude oil

05-Mar-2009 - It is an unlikely application, but researchers in China have discovered that chicken manure can be used to biodegrade crude oil in contaminated soil. Writing in the International Journal of Environment and Pollution the team explains how bacteria in chicken manure break down 50% more crude oil ...

U of T technique put to use to test clean up of contaminated groundwater

03-Feb-2009 - Cleaning up the dangerous contaminants — dry-cleaning fluids, solvents and petroleum hydrocarbons — found in underground water presents one of the most urgent challenges facing environmental science. A report issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sheds light on a new way to ...

Sounding out Congo Red

Ultrasound can drain the color from toxic dyes

08-May-2008 - Brightly colored dyes such as the shimmering Congo Red commonly used in silk clothing manufacture are notoriously difficult to dispose of in an environmentally benign way. Congo Red is an azo dye, it is toxic to many organisms and is a suspected carcinogen and mutagen. To give it its full name it ...

5th US Patent Granted: Monodispersed porous silicon particles

22-Aug-2005 - pSivida Limited announced that it has been granted a 5th patent in the important US market. US Patent Number 6,929,950 provides for the classification of porous silicon into monodispersed particles with a tight size distribution. The classification into defined size distributions is a key ...

Bayer wins BDI Environmental Prize

Complexing agent helps to reduce impact on inshore waters

11-Jun-2002 - Berlin, June 11, 2002 - On June 11, 2002, the Federation of German Industry (BDI) awarded Bayer AG its Environmental Prize. The jury rewarded Bayer for its development of Baypure® CX 100, an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional complexing agents. These are used in many everyday ...

next generation of biodegradable plastic introduced by eastman

19-Mar-2002 - KINGSPORT, Tenn, March 14, 2002 - Eastman Chemical Company today announces the introduction of EASTAR BIO Ultra copolyester, a new entry in its line of EASTAR BIO biodegradable resins. EASTAR BIO Ultra copolyester features a higher melt viscosity than its sister product, EASTAR BIO GP ...