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Cutting the cost of treating oil-polluted wastewater
12/03/2009
Cutting the cost of treating oil-polluted wastewater
The EUREKA Euroenviron Biosorb-Tox project has developed a treatment system for oil-polluted wastewater that is changing the way it can be treated while dramatically cutting costs. Wastewater from ships, oil refineries and other petrochemical industries is laden with harmful toxic compounds,...
Lithuania
Hydraulic separator may hold key to better plastics recycling
06/01/2009
Hydraulic separator may hold key to better plastics recycling
The recycling of plastics has been hampered in the past by sorting difficulties, but with the advent of the Multidune hydraulic separator, a solution may have finally been found. The recycling of plastics has been hampered in the past by sorting difficulties, but with the advent of the...
Italy
Making car recycling more environmentally friendly
05/11/2008
Making car recycling more environmentally friendly
Advanced technologies to increase the recovery rate from end-of-life vehicles can help Member States achieve EU targets for resource and energy recovery. There is a clear responsibility on car manufacturers in the EU to ensure maximum recycling when vehicles reach their end-of-life stage. This...
Eu
On-board carbon capture offers emission-free cars
06/08/2008
On-board carbon capture offers emission-free cars
US researchers have developed an innovative strategy to capture, store and eventually recycle carbon from vehicles to prevent CO2 from finding its way into the atmosphere. US researchers have developed an innovative strategy to capture, store and eventually recycle carbon from vehicles to...
Eu

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