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ETH Zurich catalyst can convert polypropylene directly into motor oil with high selectivity

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The recycling of plastic waste plays a large conceptual role in the quesst for the realization of a circular economy. Polypropylene constitutes about 30% of all plastic waste. The work provides some guidelines for catalyst design in the field of plastic hydrocracking. A paper on their work is published in ChemSusChem.

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Los Alamos and Oberon Fuels receive DOE funding to produce renewable hydrogen from renewable DME (rDME)

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DME is a hydrogen-rich molecule that can be produced from waste and/or renewable resources using Oberon’s modular production technology. using waste methanol from the pulp and paper industry. Other potential feedstocks include: biogas from dairy waste, food wastes, agricultural waste, as well as excess electricity and CO 2.

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JK Tyre challenges retrospective EPR liability, will pass on costs to customers | Autocar Professional

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JK Tyre has challenged the government’s attempt to retroactively impose Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) norms on the industry, according to Dr. Raghupati Singhania, Chairman and Managing Director, in a post-results conference call. However, in the process of tyre consumption, when the emissions are created, who is responsible?

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Organised tyre re-treading to grow at 7-9% CAGR during FY2023-26, as recycling norms provides push | Autocar Professional

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CNH Industrial India is the latest original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to have applied for the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) certification on May 3 this year. The EPR programme, initiated by the government, mandates producers, importers, recyclers, and re-treaders to ensure effective utilisation and management of waste tyres.

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European aviation sector and NGOs agree on sustainability of future fuels

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In a consensus statement , the group addresses key principles that must guide the growth of a European sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry as well as the market uptake for SAF in aviation in general to provide real and durable reductions in the environmental impacts of aviation.

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Sunfire partners with Total on highly efficient hydrogen technology; E-CO2MET

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Sunfire will provide a megawatt-scale high temperature electrolyzer for use in industrial environments as part of the E-CO2MET research and development project. Based on solid-oxide cells, the system uses industrial waste heat (steam) for increased efficiency. —Nils Aldag, Managing Director, Sunfire.

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Study finds half of the world’s population exposed to increasing air pollution

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While long-term policies to reduce air pollution have been shown to be effective in many regions, notably in Europe and the United States, there are still regions that have dangerously high levels of air pollution, some as much as five times greater than World Health Organization guidelines, and in some countries air pollution is still increasing.

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