Waste Valorization

Books: November 2024

Karen Simpson — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:03:40 +0000

Become a more well-read chemical engineer.

November

2024

Waste Management

Derek Ward — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 14:40:27 +0000

Webinar Product Bundle

Understand the nuances of waste management pertaining to the environment with this curated webinar bundle series.

Special Section: Waste Plastics Recycling (Complete 19-Page Section)

Conor Gearin — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 19:21:24 +0000

This special section addresses some of the work being done to curb the threat of waste plastics and establish a circular plastics economy.

July

2021

Will It Cost Less to Scale Up or Number Up Your Process?

Douglas Clark — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 20:14:27 +0000

July 20, 2021

91��˶��Ƶ engineers often scale up processes, but there are times when numbering up a process could be more effective and economically beneficial.

Turning Food Scraps into Construction Materials

Karen Simpson — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 14:32:12 +0000

July

2021

Researchers at the Univ. of Tokyo are turning scraps of cabbage, seaweed, and pumpkin into sustainable, robust, and edible construction materials.

Editorial: Reexamine Your Relationship with Plastics

Karen Simpson — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 14:29:45 +0000

Mitigating the plastic waste crisis will require better and more efficient recycling strategies, as discussed in this month’s special section.

July

2021

Transforming the Science and Technology of Plastics Recycling

Karen Simpson — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 14:26:45 +0000

Finding solutions to the plastic waste problem will require public-private partnerships, innovation in deconstruction and upcycling technologies, and the invention of new recyclable-by-design materials.

July

2021

One Lab’s War Against the Plastics Pileup

Karen Simpson — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 19:41:39 +0000

At the U.S. Dept. of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, scientists drive innovations that are ushering in a plastics circular economy.

July

2021

Advanced Manufacturing Progress: Turning Distributed Low-Value Wastes into Sustainable Products

Karen Simpson — Mon, 31 May 2021 19:17:35 +0000

Waste feedstocks are inherently low cost, but can be challenging to collect, prepare, and transform into high-value products.

June

2021

RAPID Sponsors Sustainable Pulp and Paper Research

Karen Simpson — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 14:14:27 +0000

April

2021

A graphene oxide membrane developed at the Georgia Institute of Technology efficiently recycles wastewater from the pulp and paper industry.

CEP: News Update

Karen Simpson — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 14:14:15 +0000

Wearable Health Monitor Could Help Diagnose COVID-19; Manufacturing Clean, Green Styrene; Delivering CO2 in Conversion Systems; RAPID Sponsors Sustainable Pulp and Paper Research; Sustainable, Plant-Based Plastics Close the Recycling Loop; Self-Growing, Living Materials

April

2021

CEP: News Update

Karen Simpson — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 20:52:55 +0000

91��˶��Ƶ Engineers Take Aviation to New Heights; Tracking Cancer with CRISPR Technology; Squid-Inspired Robot Pulses Through Water; A Spongey Catalyst Transforms Cooking Oil into Biodiesel

March

2021

2nd Sustainable Waste Management Conference

Idell Bryan — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 20:21:02 +0000

September 15, 2020 to September 17, 2020

VIRTUAL

This workshop will offer a timely opportunity for knowledge exchange among professionals all over the world to support the formulation of an efficient sustainable waste management agenda.

Sustainable Waste Management Workshop

Idell Bryan — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 13:02:52 +0000

January 7, 2020 to January 9, 2020

1 Create Way, CREATE Tower, #15-02, E2S2 Meeting Room, Singapore 138602

This workshop will offer a timely opportunity for knowledge exchange among professionals all over the world to support the formulation of an efficient sustainable waste management agenda, featuring a highlight on plastics and microplastics and remediation of soil, land and groundwater in the world.

CEP: News Update

Karen Simpson — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 15:43:33 +0000

Body Armor Inspired by Lobster Membranes; Novel Porous Carbon Fibers Store Energy; Researchers Discover New Crystal Structure; Using Ammonia as a Clean Energy Solution; Placenta-on-a-Chip Models Caffeine Passage to Fetus; Engineers Use Recycled Car Tires to Produce Fire-Resistant Concrete

April

2019