All Natural resources articles – Page 7
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ResourceChallenging Plants: Products from Plants
Plants can help us face the challenges facing Earth and its inhabitants by providing a vast array of useful products (food, fuels, fibres and feedstocks for example).
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ResourceOn This Day - Oct 06 : Chemical from Coal Facility
The U.S.A uses coal instead of petroleum to produce acetic anhydride and other acetyl chemicals. These are important building blocks in the synthesis of a number of consumer products including plastics, textiles and photographic film.
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FeatureThe chemistry of pottery
Pottery vessels have been made for around 18,000 years. But how does clay extracted from the earth become a colourful pot, and what's the chemistry behind the process?
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ResourceLimestone Inquiry
This activity is most appropriate for students aged 14-16 to illustrate useful materials made from rocks in the context of problems associated with extraction of raw materials.
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The MoleWater for life
Tom Westgate investigates the chemistry and chemists helping more people to access clean water
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The MoleRare earth elements
They sit at the bottom of the periodic table like they don’t belong, but these elements are vital ingredients in many gadgets and ‘green’ technologies. Tom Westgate finds out what makes them so versatile and valuable.
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FeatureIron ocean seeding
Carbon sequestration - the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere - is an active area of research
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The MoleRecycling plastic bottles
Recycling plastic bottles prevents the plastic from going to landfill, saves energy and reduces our dependency on oil. But what do we have to do to put the bottle back on the supermarket shelf?
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