Chalker Lab News Today

Researchers from Flinders University’s Chalker Research Lab have developed a more sustainable alternative to making bricks by using waste products.  The team used low-cost feedstocks to make lightweight but durable polymer building blocks, which can be bonded together with an...

Organic chemists at Flinders University are working on more sustainable alternatives, with an emphasis on building materials generated from waste products, because firing bricks and producing mortar and cement are relatively expensive processes.

With mercury contamination of water a global problem and removal measures often too difficult or expensive in developing ...

Mercury pollution is a global problem in water, air and soil near goldmines, cement and other heavy industries burning fossil fuels – with removal too expensive or difficult in some of the poorest countries in the world.Now Flinders University expert

An imaginative approach to polymer surface coating has produced a sustainable way to remove mercury from water – while providing a wide range...

An imaginative approach to polymer surface coating has produced a sustainable way to remove mercury from water – while providing a wide range...

Made from cheap chemicals, this polymer provides sustainable protection from metal and solvent damage

An imaginative approach to polymer surface coating has produced a sustainable way to remove mercury from water – while providing a wide range of protection including for preventing metal corrosion and solvent damage of plastic PVC pipes.

Smart coatings in the pipeline Made from cheap chemicals, this polymer packs a punch An imaginative approach to polymer surface coating has pr....

An imaginative approach to polymer surface coating has produced a sustainable way to remove mercury from water – while providing a wide range of protection including for preventing metal corrosion and solvent damage of plastic PVC pipes.