Clean Technology News

New Hydrogen Storage System Developed Based on Simple Organic Compounds

Hydrogen is a highly desirable as well as highly explosive energy carrier, which needs lightweight, safe, and inexpensive storage and transportation systems.

New Strategy Employs Engineered Microbe to Turn Lignin into More Valuable Commodity

With a few genetic modifications, a type of soil bacteria which feeds on hydrocarbons shows potential as a biological factory for turning a renewable—but disappointingly untapped—reward into a replacement for omnipresent plastics.

Researchers Propose Two Novel Strategies for Synthesis of Ammonia and Nitric Acid

The two main reactive forms of nitrogen are ammonia and nitric acid, which are extensively used in human life and production. In 2017, the global production of NH3 and HNO3 was calculated to be 150 and 50 million metric tons, respectively.

Researchers Develop a Method to Produce Inexpensive, Next-Generation Catalysts

In the next three decades, the use of wind and solar power ought to be increased two-fold to meet the need for clean energy across the globe.

Dust Extraction Specialist Set to Exhibit at Safety & Health Expo 2019

Dustcontrol UK is set to exhibit its range of construction equipment at the eagerly anticipated Safety & Health Expo 2019.

Researchers Develop Direct Borohydride Fuel Cell at Low Cost for Use in Ships, Planes, and Submarines

In the United States, transportation industry consumes more energy due to increasing demands to make it cleaner and more efficient. Although many people are using electric cars, developing electric-powered ships, planes, and submarines is very difficult due to energy and power requirements.

Renishaw Technology Used to Identify Microplastics in the Environment

Could rubber and plastic from tyres, washing into rivers and streams, be contributing to pollution in waste water? A group of scientists from Denmark are using a system from Renishaw to find out.

Ruthenium Catalyst Shows Potential for Use in Sustainable Hydrogen Production

Compared to commercial platinum catalysts, a unique ruthenium-based catalyst created at the University of California, Santa Cruz has exhibited distinctly better performance in alkaline water electrolysis for hydrogen production.

KYZEN Receives 12th Service Excellence Award

KYZEN, the global leader in innovative environmentally friendly cleaning chemistries, announced today that it has been honored with the 2019 Circuits Assembly Service Excellence Award (SEA) in the category of Cleaning/Processing for its outstanding customer ratings, as judged by its own customers.

Researchers Make Progress in Boosting Application of Hydrogen Fuel Cells in Vehicles

Scientists at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) describe, in a study published in Nature on January 31st, 2019, progresses made in the development of hydrogen fuel cells which in turn could boost its application in vehicles, particularly in extreme temperatures such as cold winters.