environmental protection

At our laboratory in the Institute of Polymer and Dye Technology, TUL, research is conducted on predicting and, at the same time, calculating, the life time of a broad range of materials from packaging to tyres, windows, even concrete.

Need the word polymer be these days associated only with an unnatural material harmful to our environment and health? The answer is a definitive NO.

I am talking about hydrocarbon fuel made out of carbon dioxide captured directly from air, which makes it possible to kill two birds with one stone: to get rid of the CO2 that so many of us love to hate, and second, to make fuel that is environmentally-friendly as it is not obtained from oil but from one of the greenhouse gases.

A new statutory law on waste (Journal of Laws of 2017, item 2422) has imposed an obligation on local governments to control waste but in most cases they have not been able to cope with the task.

When you think of protective equipment for the respiratory system what comes to your mind is most probably the sight of a dentist or doctor performing a complex medical procedure.

Recently, the circular economy (CE) has been holding attention of a growing number of people and organizations.

It may seem incongruous that on a planet where water covers 72% of its surface people should be dying from its shortage. The primary reason for that is that 97% of Earth's water is sea and ocean water that has a significant degree of salinity and is unfit for direct human consumption.