News News stories The latest developments in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. 9 April 2024 Replacing plastics with alternatives is worse for greenhouse gas emissions in most cases, study finds Substituting plastics with alternative materials is likely to result in increased GHG emissions, according to research from the University of Sheffield. 10 May 2024 Harnessing nature’s power: collaborative effort explores algae for lower-carbon road construction Researchers in the Department are part of a team developing a new method that uses algae as a biomass source material to produce ‘bio-bitumen’. 2 May 2024 Sheffield spinout company grows to lead on next generation biomedicines and bioprocesses SynGenSys, a fast-growing biotechnology company spun out of the University of Sheffield, has announced the appointment of new Commercial Operations Director. 30 April 2024 New network to drive harmonisation in product environmental sustainability assessment A new network led by Professor Rachael Rothman is launching to support the UK’s materials supply chain and policymakers in using life cycle assessment (LCA) more effectively to reduce environmental impacts across the supply chain. Published by the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures Search Groundbreaking Flue2Chem carbon capture project secures £2.7m funding The University of Sheffield is one of 15 organisations involved in a new carbon capture project set to address the UK’s sustainability targets. 1 February 2023 Sheffield researchers win Siemens PSE prize for carbon capture research Research into modelling carbon capture processes has won the 2022 Siemens PSE Model-Based Innovation Prize. 12 January 2023 Old Christmas trees could be saved from landfill to make renewable fuels Research at the University of Sheffield and the University of Valladolid has found that pine needles from discarded Christmas trees or other sources could be turned into renewable fuels and new products. 3 January 2023 The Flavours of Future-Food: How novel proteins will revolutionise taste and inspire a sustainable protein transition The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering's Joe Price explains how the ReNewFood project is aiming to create sustainable proteins that are healthier and more delicious than existing ones. 16 December 2022 ReNewFood: New project aims to enhance flavour of meat alternatives ReNewFood is a new project led by Matthew Hutchinson to commercialise the research outputs of Dr. Kang Lan Tee and Prof. Tuck Seng Wong. 8 December 2022 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Current page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 … Next page Next › Last page Last »