Some microbes that feed on ammonia produce
this chemical as a waste product.
Not exact matches
Methanol production is also experiencing a global resurgence, particularly in China where the finished
product — typically extracted from solid
waste / biomass, but also from natural gas and coal feedstocks — is widely used in
chemical production and industrial processes,
as well
as in blended vehicle fuel.
There are several industry collaborations that are working to identify technologies to make collection and sortation of flexible packaging
waste feasible and economically effective,
as well
as research into
chemical recycling, which degrades the mixed plastics into monomers or basic
chemicals to turn into new
products.
But
as food manufacturers work to keep
chemical - sounding ingredients out of their
products, they must also grapple with issues around food safety,
waste, sugar reduction and functionality.
Cloth diapers reduce landfill
waste and prevent dangerous
chemicals such
as dioxins (commonly found in paper
products) from being released into our environment.
According to Appel,
waste goes in one end and comes out the other
as three
products, all valuable and environmentally benign: high - quality oil, clean - burning gas, and purified minerals that can be used
as fuels, fertilizers, or specialty
chemicals for manufacturing.
The researchers fed the algae glycerol, a cheap
waste product of biodiesel production, and urea, another inexpensive
chemical that serves
as a nitrogen source for the algae.
We hope to offer the
product as a commercial capture agent for separating CO2 from
chemical or power station
waste streams.»
The system uses a novel method, relying on an electrochemical process to selectively remove organic contaminants such
as pesticides,
chemical waste products, and pharmaceuticals, even when these are present in small yet dangerous concentrations.
The new method relies on an electrochemical process to selectively remove organic contaminants such
as pesticides,
chemical waste products, and pharmaceuticals.
Industries may also use biotech
as a tool for the mass production of goods like
chemicals, drugs, and food
products, or to carry out valuable processes such
as degrading
waste.
Sasol and General Electric (GE: NYSE)'s GE Power & Water have together developed new technology that will clean
waste water from Fischer - Tropsch plants used to produce synthetic fuels and
chemicals, while also providing biogas
as a by -
product for power generation.
A detox is a more targeted to remove an unwanted (and specific)
waste product or substance from the body such
as exposure to
chemicals such
as pesticides, overindulgence in alcohol, use of certain medications, etc..
If the food is made with lower quality ingredients such
as by -
products, grain fractions, and
chemical preservatives, it will be less digestible and therefore excreted
as waste in the form of higher stool volume and excess gas.
Among them are: to filter metabolic
waste such
as urea, mineral salts, and various toxins from circulating blood; to help regulate the volume of body fluids and the blood levels of important
chemicals and hormones; to initiate the recirculation of purified blood throughout an animal's system; and to facilitate the excretion of the filtered - out
waste products (mixed with water to form urine) before they reach toxic concentrations in the body.
And that packaging represents
wasted resources such
as petrochemicals, trees,
chemicals, water
as well
as transport emissions — the heavier the
product, the more greenhouse gas emissions emitted.
Sasol and General Electric (GE: NYSE)'s GE Power & Water have together developed new technology that will clean
waste water from Fischer - Tropsch plants used to produce synthetic fuels and
chemicals, while also providing biogas
as a by -
product for power generation.
SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS • Reduced water wastage by 50 % by installing automatic valves that sensed when water was being
wasted in the grounds areas and cut off supply automatically • Increased supplies inventory efficiency by 78 % by suggesting an «alert» to be placed when running low • Revamped the cleaning system by introducing state - of - the - art cleaning equipment that decreased entire building cleaning time by 60 % • Devised a
chemical - free cleaning concoction used
as the «cleaning
product of choice» by the company owing to its no harmful effects