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Published Plant remediation effects on petroleum contamination - Plant Remediation Effects on Petroleum Contamination



Initial choices about fertilization and grass seeding could have a long-lasting effect on how plants...
Published Could we make cars out of petroleum residue? - Could We Make Cars Out of Petroleum Residue?


Researchers have developed a way to make lightweight fibers, for possible use in the bodies of cars,...
Published Window to another world: Life is bubbling up to seafloor with petroleum from deep below - Window to Another World: Life is Bubbling Up to Seafloor with Petroleum from Deep Below


Microbial life is bubbling up to the ocean floor along with fluids from deeply buried petroleum rese ...
Published Records from Platform Holly provide a glimpse of how petroleum production affects natural gas seeps - Records from Platform Holly Provide a Glimpse of How Petroleum Production Affects Natural Gas Seeps



From oil rigs to tar seeps, it's hard to miss the presence of petroleum around the Santa Barbara Cha ...
Published Petroleum, chlorine mix could yield harmful byproducts



A new study shows that chlorine mixed with petroleum in water can potentially produce inadvertent by ...
Published Sustainable plastic made more compostable



Researchers have developed a way to make a promising, sustainable alternative to petroleum-based pla ...
Published Say hello to biodegradable microplastics



Finding viable alternatives to traditional petroleum-based plastics and microplastics has never been ...
Published Transforming wood waste for sustainable manufacturing



Research is exploring how to add value to lignin by breaking it down into small molecules that are s...
Published New reactor could save millions when making ingredients for plastics and rubber from natural gas



A new way to make an important ingredient for plastics, adhesives, carpet fibers, household cleaners...
Published Using CO2 and biomass, researchers find path to more environmentally friendly recyclable plastics



Researchers have created a potential alternative to traditional petroleum-based plastic that is made ...
Published New pipeline makes valuable organic acid from plants -- saving money and emissions



In a breakthrough for environmentally friendly chemical production, researchers have developed an ec...
Published Fast-track strain engineering for speedy biomanufacturing


Using engineered microbes as microscopic factories has given the world steady sources of life-saving...
Published Engineered Bacteria make thermally stable plastics similar to polystyrene and PET



Bioengineers around the world have been working to create plastic-producing microbes that could repl...
Published A waste windfall: New process shows promise turning plastic trash into pharmaceuticals - A Waste Windfall: New Process Shows Promise Turning Plastic Trash into Pharmaceuticals



Researchers have devised a method to transform post-consumer mixed plastics that wash up on beaches...
Published Using carbon-carbon clumping to detect the signature of biotic hydrocarbons - Using Carbon-Carbon Clumping to Detect the Signature of Biotic Hydrocarbons


The mystery of the origin of hydrocarbons found in extraterrestrial environment may finally be resol...
Published New funding proposal aims to reduce bottlenecks on Upper Mississippi River - New Funding Proposal Aims to Reduce Bottlenecks on Upper Mississippi River


New research proposes a funding model for a major rehabilitation of the 27 locks and dams on the Upp...
Published Asphalt volcano communities - Asphalt Volcano Communities: A Fascinating Look at Life in Extreme Environments


Santa Barbara Channel's natural oil seeps are a beach-goer's bane, flecking the shores with blobs of...
Published Designing more useful bacteria - Designing More Useful Bacteria: The Future of Biotechnology


In a step forward for genetic engineering and synthetic biology, researchers have modified a strain...
Published Sustainable process for the production of vanillin from lignin makes further progress - Sustainable Process for the Production of Vanillin from Lignin Makes Further Progress


The demand for vanillin vastly outstrips the natural resources of this flavoring agent. A chemical p...
Published Sparking sustainable new chemical catalysts - Sparking Sustainable New Chemical Catalysts


New research could lead to the creation of new, sustainable catalysts based on tungsten oxide and si...