Posts Tagged ‘recent-study’


Cleaning could be getting cheaper, with reusable enzymes

Thursday, April 19th, 2012

Enzymes are catalysts that boost chemical reactions by lowering the activation energy required for the reactions to occur. Added to detergents, they help break down the dirt into smaller pieces that can be more easily removed with water. While enzymatic detergents do work better than non-enzymatic ones, they are also more expensive

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Cleaning could be getting cheaper, with reusable enzymes

Aging UK coal boilers holding campus back | The Kentucky Kernel

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

Per a recent study on campus, two-thirds of you are not aware that UK still operates four coal-powered boilers in two locations on campus, and even fewer are aware just how antiquated they are.

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Aging UK coal boilers holding campus back | The Kentucky Kernel