CONTENTS                                                  Nov-Dec 2001

IN THE NEWS
Environment management kit Ö World Standards Day Ö Greenpeace in Nepal Ö Environmental cooperation in China Ö Green productivity Ö Deadline set for polluting vehicles Ö New plant recycles waste chemicals Ö ‘World first’ in plastic recycling for food Ö Friendly coal ash Ö Cleaning the Ganges

INVENTIONS/NEW PRODUCTS
Anionic polymer for wastewater clarification Ö New technique reduces pollution from power facilities Ö Recyclable ionic liquids Ö Clean air from power generating plants

R&D IDEAS
Cleaning water using ultrasound Ö Catalytic converter reduces pollution Ö New use for waste tyres Ö Cleaning up chlorinated pollutants Ö Greener dyeing process for cotton Ö Sustainable waste management Ö Cleaning mine water Ö Corn products clean wastewater

WASTE RECYCLING
Recovering and recycling aluminium Ö Low-cost technology for resource recovery Ö New recycling facility Ö Optimizing PET recycling Ö Pioneering technology for recycling plastics Ö Recovering uranium

WASTE TREATMENT
Wetland treatment Ö Separation non-ferrous metals from waste streams Ö New process to treat toxic waste Ö Purifying sewage Ö New technology offers efficient sludge thickening Ö New wastewater treatment plant Ö Scrubbing off oxides of sulphur and nitrogen Ö Harmless PCB Ö Treatment dairy wastes Ö Reducing MTBE to non-detectable levels

WASTE DISPOSAL/UTILIZATION
Concrete from waste Ö Compact recycler of construction wastes Ö Compost processing systems Ö On-site waste oxidizer system Ö Paper mill sludge converted into activated carbon Ö Waste plastic used in construction Ö Useful products from ceramic scrap Ö New technique for disposing used batteries Ö Supercritical water oxidation process

NEW PUBLICATIONS

TECH EVENTS