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Producing adhesives from ... fly ash
Fly ash (fly-ash), a kind of dust from burning coal of energy production industries used by students Dang Van Tuan, Ho Chi Minh City Polytechnic University to create new…
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Liquid coal - The cleanest and cheapest fuel in the 21st century
In the flourishing period of the railway industry, coal was the fuel used to operate the train engine. Today, nearly two centuries since the steam-powered Rocket train i…
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Turn coal into 'green' fuel
Supplying 25% of the world's energy needs with abundant and extensive reserves while prices are relatively cheap, coal is considered a 'situational' fuel during the peri…
Scientific application
Dry ice production from coal like?
At industrial kilns, people clean coal smoke, then use alkaline to remove CO2. After that, they heated to separate the gas from the alkaline solution, then compressed un…
Scientific application
Bleached soil
To make sparkling lemon-yellow edible oil droplets, perhaps few people know that in the production stages there are two indispensable substances: soil and color bleachin…
Environment
Collect millions of dollars by turning waste into clean coal
Thanks to the development of biochar production process from organic waste, a company in Spain has earned
Environment
37 days of clean air in the year, Hanoi is more polluted than Jakarta
The annual average air pollution index in Hanoi is 4 times higher than the acceptable level according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Environment
Air pollution causes Chinese people to lose their lives for three years
Smoke from coal burning could make people in northern China reduce their life expectancy by three years compared to southern men, Bussiness Insider on 12 September repor…
Environment
Finland will become the first country without coal
The European country of Finland has just announced plans to strive to remove coal from industrial and social life before 2030.
Environment
Clean energy sources are far outstripping coal
2015 is the year marked a major turning point for the clean energy industry when for the first time in history, renewable energy has surpassed coal to become the world's…
Environment
Environmental catastrophe caused by coal mining in China
People living near coal mines in China are suffering from severe land subsidence, which requires overcoming tens of billions of USD.
Environment
Where can mercury in the air come from
Mercury can be generated from coal-fired power plants, incinerators and forest fires.
Environment
Mist containing mercury poisoned the US city
Mist from the Pacific Ocean swept into San Francisco, USA, carrying toxic mercury compounds.
Environment
Producing wind power and solar power is cheaper than coal
For the first time, the cost of producing wind and solar power in the UK and Germany was cheaper than the cost of producing electricity from coal, even in the absence of…
Environment
4,300 Vietnamese died prematurely due to coal gas in 2011
It is estimated that this number could be up to 25,000 people per year if new thermoelectric projects are put into operation as planned.