Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been mass produced for decades in consumer products like frying pans, ...

Researchers at Clarkson University have discovered a new way to destroy "forever chemicals," known as PFAS, using only stainless steel ball milling equipment. The method does not need added chemicals, ...

Using synchrotron technology, common plastics could be transformed into powerful single-atom catalysts, capable of boosting clean energy and water purification. Study: Salt-templated transformation of ...

A new technology utilizing coffee and plastic waste is designed to capture carbon dioxide from industrial processes before it’s released into the atmosphere, and has been patented by scientists. The ...

A year after controversy erupted over the use of carbon monoxide rebreathers by some of professional cycling's top teams, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has added the use of the gas as a ...

(CN) — Call it killing two environmental birds with one stone: Researchers in Denmark say they have developed a method to convert plastic garbage into materials that can be used for carbon capture, ...

A heavy metal net is dragged across the seafloor at breakneck speed, churning up dark clouds of sediment and swallowing everything in its path. A blue-spotted stingray tries to flee, flailing its ...

Activated charcoal, or activated carbon, is a fine, black powder that treats life-threatening poisoning or overdose. Proponents say it has additional benefits for digestive, kidney, and skin health.

Making industrial chemicals like ethylene glycol — a key component in polymer production and familiar to many as antifreeze — consumes large amounts of energy and releases significant carbon dioxide ...

Ajinkya Pal (left), Sydney Reiber, Stephen Dempsey and Ciaran Lahive are part of a team of researchers from the BOTTLE consortium at NREL that is developing a robust method to break down composite ...

The antidumping duty imposed by the US Department of Commerce on activated carbon exported from China to the US was valid, the Federal Circuit said. Activated carbon is a material used to remove ...