ABB, a global technology company specializing in electrification and automation, has announced that its MCR1000 High-Power Rectifier has received an Environmental Product Declaration following completion of a comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment. The MCR1000 is the first rectifier type within ABB’s global High-Power Rectifier portfolio to complete both an LCA and EPD process, providing independently verified […]
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North Carolina State University researchers have developed a highly porous, superadhesive biopolymer mesh designed to capture microplastics across a broad range of particle sizes in both freshwater and saltwater. Inspired by naturally occurring mats and balls of tangled seaweed, the new material combines physical trapping with surface adhesion to capture particles ranging from millimeter-scale fragments […]
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BioBTX, a Dutch circular chemistry technology developer, has announced plans to move forward with construction of a commercial-scale plant in Delfzijl, the Netherlands, that will convert mixed plastic waste into aromatic chemicals. The facility will use BioBTX’s proprietary Integrated Catalytic Cracking Process, or ICCP, technology to convert mixed plastic waste through catalytic pyrolysis into aromatic […]
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Researchers at TU Bergakademie Freiberg have developed a compostable printed circuit board substrate made from fungal mycelium recovered as a byproduct of industrial citric acid production. Conventional printed circuit boards typically use glass fiber-reinforced fossil epoxy resin, making them difficult to recycle or biodegrade. The researchers instead used residual biomass from the industrial cultivation of […]
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HydroGraph Clean Power, a commercial manufacturer of synthetic graphene, is calling on U.S. policymakers to designate graphene as a critical material under the Defense Production Act. The company made the recommendation as part of its expanded focus on federal government, aerospace and defense markets. Its position is that a secure domestic graphene supply would reduce […]
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Catalyxx, global industry experts in renewable chemical production technologies, has selected Sines, Portugal, for Catalyxx Ibérica, its first commercial-scale renewable chemicals plant. The €120 million facility will produce butanol, hexanol and octanol from bioethanol as lower-carbon alternatives to fossil-based chemicals. The plant will be located in one of Europe’s leading industrial and logistics hubs, with […]
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Schneider Electric has announced a collaboration with Southern California Edison (SCE) to deploy SF₆-free, gas-insulated switchgear at existing electric substations in California. The technology uses pure air and vacuum instead of sulfur hexafluoride (SF₆), a greenhouse gas commonly used in electric utility equipment. According to Schneider Electric, the compact technology is expected to help double […]
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TRISO-X, LLC, U.S. industry experts in advanced nuclear fuel manufacturing, has announced that it has received an $11 million economic development grant from the State of Tennessee to support the continued expansion of its nuclear fuel fabrication campus in Oak Ridge. The funding will support planning and development for a potential second commercial fuel fabrication […]
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About Featured Expert: Circulor Circulor develops supply-chain traceability software for complex industrial materials and products. Its work spans material provenance, chain-of-custody records, environmental-impact data, responsible sourcing and digital product passports, with applications across batteries, automotive manufacturing, energy storage, mining, recycled materials and other multi-tier industrial supply chains. The company’s platform connects data from material producers, […]
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About Featured Expert: Svante Svante designs and manufactures solid-sorbent carbon-capture technologies for industrial emissions and direct air capture. Its work combines advanced materials, structured filters, rotary contactor systems and modular process engineering for use across cement, steel, hydrogen, pulp and paper, waste-to-energy and other emissions-intensive industries. The company’s technology is built around solid sorbents coated […]
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