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Have a merry Christmas Wishing you lots of joy this Christmas

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Have a merry Christmas Wishing you lots of joy this Christmas. May the essence of Christmas remain with you throughout the year.  Thank you for your support.  Closing times during December and January is as follows   5 th December----- Open again Monday 10 December 2018 24 th December ---Open again Monday 7 January 2019 Our mailing address is: Anotec Environmental PtyLtd 2/112 Dunheved Circuit St Marys , NSW 2170 Australia

Principles of Green Chemistry

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Developed by Paul Anastas and John Warner*, the following list outlines an early conception of what would make a greener chemical, process, or product.  Prevention Atom Economy Less Hazardous Chemical Syntheses Designing Safer Chemicals Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries Design for Energy Efficiency Use of Renewable Feedstocks Reduce Derivatives Catalysis Design for Degradation Real-time analysis for Pollution Prevention Inherently Safer Chemistry for Accident Prevention *Anastas, P. T.; Warner, J. C. Green Chemistry: Theory and Practice, Oxford University Press: New York, 1998, p.30. By permission of Oxford University Press. Developed by Paul Anastas and Julie Zimmerman**, these engineering principles outline what would make a greener chemical process or product. See also the  Sandestin principles of green engineering . ·          Inherent Rather Than Circumstantial ·      ...

Oregon-Based Clean Water Services All Set To Make Beer From Treated Sewage Water

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Oregon-Based Clean Water Services All Set To Make Beer From Treated Sewage Water POSTED BY: SUKANYA MUKHERJEE FEBRUARY 2, 2015 The concept of drinkable sewage water has been around for quite some time. Conceived as an antidote to the issue of global water shortage, recycled sludge is consumed in Singapore, Namibia, a couple of cities in South Africa and also, Orange County in Virginia, United States. Furthermore, a recent YouTube video shows Bill Gates sipping waste water, treated with the Omni Processor. Heralding a new age of advanced sewage treatment and management, Clean Water Services is all set to team up with Oregon Brew Crew to make delicious craft beer from its “high-purity” drain water. Beer Made From Treated Sewage Water-6According to recent estimates, one in every nine person is deprived of clean drinking water, with over 840,000 people dying each year due to some water-related illness or the other. That is exactly where water management utilities, like Clean Water Serv...

Odour Control System Market: By Key Players, Types, Application, Market Competitive Landscape, Trends and Forecasts to 2025

Odour Control System Market latest research report provides in-depth analysis of definitions, classifications, applications and Odour Control System Industry chain structure forecast until 2025. The report also consists of development trends, competitive landscape analysis, and key regions development status of Odour Control System Market. Odour Control System Market Segment by Manufacturers  The Odour Control System Market report conveys an essential review of the business including its definition, applications and assembling innovation, Odour Control System Market report introduces the organization profile, item determinations, limit, generation esteem, Contact Information of maker and pieces of the pie for organization. Major Classification are follows: Physical Odour Control Chemical Odour Control Biological Odour Control Major Application are follows: Paper & Pulp Waste Treatment Food & Beverage Chemical & Petrochemical Other Major Highligh...

Are Western Companies Polluting China's Rivers?

What's the Latest Development? Following a Greenpeace investigation into corporate responsibility in China, the environmental group reports that large textile factories, which often supply Western clothing companies, regularly release toxic chemicals into China's rivers. "The Youngor facility in Ningbo, near Shanghai, was found to have discharged nonylphenol, an endocrine disruptor that builds up in the food chain, perfluorinated chemicals, which can have an adverse effect on the liver and sperm counts, as well as a cocktail of other toxins." What's the Big Idea?  Greenpeace has linked Nike, Adidas, H&M, Puma and Lacoste with the Youngor textile facility, which it believes is releasing toxins into China's water supply. The companies deny that their business with Youngor uses any of the products Greenpeace refers to in their report, most of which are made necessary during the dyeing process. But denying any direct responsibility is not good enough, ...

I dont trust atoms, I heard they make up everything

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The Green Chemistry & Commerce Council (GC3) and InnoCentive Announce Award Recipients in the Challenge for Novel Green Preservatives

Lowell, MA, Aug. 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Green Chemistry & Commerce Council (GC3) and InnoCentive are pleased to announce seven winners in the global GC3 Challenge: Developing New Preservatives for Personal Care & Household Products. Launched in April 2017, the challenge aimed to identify and support innovators developing preservative technologies with improved environmental, health and safety profiles for use in cosmetics, personal care and household products. Preservatives are incorporated in products such as shampoos, hand creams, and laundry detergents to slow microbial growth and prevent contamination and spoilage. There is an urgent need for green chemistry innovation in preservative technologies because regulations, market demands and increasing consumer interest have shrunk the palette of acceptable preservative options for formulators. The GC3 Preservatives Challenge sought submissions on new broad spectrum or single action chemical agents on gram-positive b...

Role of hydration energy and co-ions association on monovalent and divalent cations adsorption at mica-aqueous interface

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Adsorption of ions at the solid - aqueous interface is the primary mechanism in fast biological processes to very slow geological transformations. Despite, little is known about role of ion charge, hydration energy and hydration structure on competitive adsorption of ions, their structure and coverage at the interface. In this report, we investigate the structure and adsorption behavior of monovalent (Rb+ and Na+) and divalent (Sr2+ and Mg2+) cations ranging from 0–4.5 M of bulk concentrations on the muscovite mica surface. Divalent ions have stronger adsorption strength compared to monovalent ions due higher charge. However, we observed counter-intuitive behavior of lesser adsorption of divalent cations compared to monovalent cations. Our detailed analysis reveals that hydration structure of divalent cations hinders their adsorption. Both, Na+ and Rb+ ions exhibits similar adsorption behavior, however, the adsorption mechanism of Na+ ions is different from Rb+ ions in terms of redistr...