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Worcester, Massachusetts (PRWEB) April 29, 2022 -- Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have discovered a new method to turn used cooking oil

Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have discovered a new method to turn used cooking oil into chemicals that could be made into paint or, potentially, into plastic products. The discovery could help lessen reliance on petroleum and find a renewable alternative to it. The study was recently published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) today announced that 26 full-time faculty members have been promoted in academic rank or awarded tenure. All promotions take effect July 1.

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(Credit: Pixabay) A team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) received a nearly $2 million grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to create renewable fuel from sewage sludge, a byproduct of wastewater treatment that creates greenhouse gases and water pollution when dumped into landfills. With the US EPA reporting that Americans alone are putting more than 2 billion pounds of sewage sludge into landfills every year, researchers see an opportunity to keep much of that s...

Matt Burgos A team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) received a nearly $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to create renewable fuel from sewage sludge, a byproduct of wastewater treatment that creates greenhouse gases and water pollution when dumped into landfills. With the U.S. EPA reporting that Americans alone are putting more than 2 billion pounds of sewage sludge into landfills every year, researchers see an opportunity to keep much of that sludg...

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Researchers Working to Turn Toxic Sewage Sludge into Renewable Energy Share Article Research Receives $2M from DOE to Make Wastewater Treatment Energy Neutral and Keep Billions of Pounds of Sludge Out of Landfills Worcester Polytechnic Institute PhD candidate Heather LeClerc (foreground) and WPI PhD student David Kenney work together to seal and prepare the reactor used to produce bio-oil from toxic sludge. “We’re taking something that is a huge energy consum...