15 March 202210 March 2022 Sustainable Aviation Fuels I – Policy Landscape The regulatory landscape surrounding SAF is rapidly evolving and provides the bedrock for the exponential expansion of the SAF market
Lenzing successfully opens world’s largest lyocell plant in Thailand New production unit will help to even better meet the increasing customer demand for TENCEL™ branded lyocell fibers
Lenzing eröffnet weltweit größte Lyocellfaser-Produktionsanlage in Thailand Neue Fabrik hat die Produktion planmäßig aufgenommen und trägt dazu bei, die wachsende Nachfrage der Kunden nach Lyocellfasern der Marke TENCEL™ noch besser zu bedienen
Perstorp and Project Air renew EU application for major green chemistry investment Thanks to an innovative usage of biogas, hydrogen from electrolysis and residue streams, as well as carbon dioxide recovered from Perstorp’s own facilities, to produce the methanol, the project will utilize carbon atoms that otherwise become CO2 emissions
How NovoNutrients upcycles CO2 into alternative proteins for human and animal food The company mixes CO2, hydrogen and a naturally occurring microbe, then ferments it to create high-grade protein with several potential uses
Danish biotech company to create more sustainable shipping Cysbio may have broken the code on how to eliminate copper in ship’s paint. The copper is replaced with sustainable and biodegradable eelgrass acid
Driving up renewable fuel technology Sulzer Chemtech will provide a BioFlux® technology package to support the creation of the Sabah Maju Jaya Renewable Energy Industrial Complex (SMJREIC) in Malaysia
14 March 20229 March 2022 Sulzer’s bio-plastic technology selected for Yangzhou Huitong Biological New Material’s plant Company was interesting for its proven track record as market leader, delivering scalable production solutions with both improved efficiency and quality for the production of PLA
Europa setzt auf Wasserstoffenergie Marktkommentar von Pascal Menges, Head of Equity Investment Process and Research, Lombard Odier Investment Managers
A UN Treaty on plastic pollution Plastic pollution is rapidly outpacing current efforts to stop it. We need a UN treaty on plastic pollution to amplify existing efforts, through a more coordinated and ambitious approach
NREL Bioengineering Process Prepares To Make a Splash Renewables To Replace Petroleum-Based Materials in Commercial Filtration Systems
LOVR Hanfleder: Lederalternative aus Hanfresten Junges Start-up aus Hessen entwickelt einen biologisch abbaubaren und robusten Lederersatzstoff, der sowohl in der Möbel-, als auch in der Automobilindustrie eingesetzt werden kann
EU lawmakers to accelerate adoption of circular economy package To encourage stakeholders to move in this direction, the Commission will present several legislative proposals, including the so-called Circular Economy package due on 30 March
Woodly® Material Used in St1’s New Heat-Sealed Bags for Sandwiches St1’s HelmiSimpukka, in collaboration with Woodly and Amerplast, launches the Woodly® heat-sealed take away bag
11 March 20228 March 2022 New, nature-inspired concepts for turning CO2 into clean fuels Some Cambridge researchers, working with a team from the Universidade Nova de Lisboa in Portugal, have developed a method to improve the efficiency of electrolysis by fine-tuning the solution conditions to alter the local environment of the enzymes
Kunststoffabfall: Verschmutzung der Umwelt nimmt zu Laut einer OECD-Studie nimmt die Verschmutzung der Umwelt mit Kunststoffabfall unaufhörlich zu. Abfallwirtschaft und Recycling sind unzureichend entwickelt
Bio-based Engineering Plastic with Excellent Design and Durability “DURABIO™” Adopted for Use in Pilot Ballpoint Pens Your choice in stationery can help reduce CO2
LVMH Beauty joins Avantium’s PEFerence consortium to develop sustainable packaging for Perfumes and Cosmetics LVMH Beauty will be the first luxury cosmetic company to join the PEFerence consortium, further enabling the commercial introduction of PEF to the Cosmetics market
The Woodly W200 Series – Combining Bioplastics, Durability, and Efficiency Whether it be containers for storage use, plastic cups, other similar objects/items, cosmetic cases, high-design specification packaging – these bioplastic products can all be done with sustainability in mind
EFRE-Förderprogramm »Bioökonomie Bio-Ab-Cycling«: Fünf modulare Bioraffinerien erhalten Fördermittel der EU und des Landes Umweltministerin Thekla Walker: „Mit über 19 Millionen Euro fördern wir innovative Bioökonomie-Projekte im Land, mit denen wir wichtige Rohstoffe aus Abfall und Abwasser zurückgewinnen können“
“Look before you Leap”: European Science Academies Caution against Subsidies for Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) A new Commentary on “BECCS and its role in integrated assessment models”, looks at the latest evidence on the ability of BECCS to deliver substantial net removals of CO2 from the atmosphere
Spain: New study confirms that compostable plastics biodegrade Evaluation results showed that unlike conventional plastics, no compostable plastic (certified EN13432) could be found in the final compost samples
Twelve and LanzaTech Partner to Create Ethanol From CO2 Collaborative process seeks to eliminate the fossil fuel impact of ethanol production
Biotechnologie: Enzyme im Käfig Metallorganische Gerüstverbindungen (MOFs) erhöhen Stabilität von Biokatalysatoren und ermöglichen deren Verwendung auch in organischen Lösungsmitteln
10 March 20227 March 2022 Scientists use “green” solvent and natural pigment to produce bioplastic The process is sustainable and is described by researchers at universities in Brazil and Portugal in the journal Green Chemistry
“Grüne” Lösungsmittel und natürliche Pigmente zur Herstellung von Biokunststoff Der gesamte nachhaltige Vorgang wurde von Forschern brasilianischer und portugiesischer Universitäten im Journal Green Chemistry beschrieben
Stora Enso and Picadeli join forces to reduce single-use plastic in salad packaging New lids for take-away packaging are made of PureFiber™ by Stora Enso, and they are plastic-free, recyclable, and biodegradable
Market introduction of PHAs PHAs are made by micro-organisms from raw materials such as sugars and vegetable oils or from various waste streams like food waste and sewage sludge, but production volumes are still limited and production costs are high
SWISS to be the world’s first airline to use Synhelion solar fuel SWISS and the Lufthansa Group have concluded a strategic collaboration with the Synhelion company to bring its solar aviation fuel to market. The process devised by Synhelion uses concentrated sunlight to produce carbon-neutral kerosene. With this collaboration, SWISS and Synhelion are playing a pioneering role in the production and the adoption of sustainable aviation fuels
SWISS wird als weltweit erste Fluggesellschaft Solartreibstoff von Synhelion nutzen SWISS und die Lufthansa Group haben mit Synhelion eine strategische Zusammenarbeit zur Markteinführung von solarem Treibstoff vereinbart. Das von Synhelion entwickelte Verfahren stellt zukünftig mit Hilfe von konzentriertem Sonnenlicht CO2-neutrales Kerosin her. SWISS und Synhelion nehmen damit eine Vorreiterrolle bei der Produktion und Nutzung von nachhaltigen Treibstoffen ein
Biofilm keeps things cool without using energ Made of biodegradable, eco-friendly materials, the film scatters sunlight so effectively that it can keep ice cream, and even glacier snow, from melting
Gevo untersucht firmeneigene Dehydratisierungstechnologie bei hte Gevo wählt hte aus, um die katalytische Dehydratisierung von biogenem Isobutanol für Isobutylen zu untersuchen
Gevo investigates proprietary dehydration technology at hte Gevo selects hte to look at catalytic dehydration of biogenic isobutanol for isobutylene
9 March 202210 March 2022 Six Carbon Capture and Utilisation technologies for a sustainable chemical and fuel production nominated for the Innovation Award “Best CO2 Utilisation 2022” Conference on CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals 2022 – Cologne (Germany) and online, hybrid conference, 23-24 March 2022
Sumo & Kelheim Fibres develop sustainable and high-performance absorbent washable diaper pad The innovative nonwoven construction with the speciality fibres from Kelheim performs significantly better in tests in terms of air permeability, liquid absorption and rewetting than commercially available solutions made of synthetic fibres or cotton in knitted structures
Sumo & Kelheim Fibres entwickeln nachhaltige und leistungsfähige waschbare Windeleinlage Die innovative Vlieskonstruktion mit den Spezialfasern aus Kelheim schneidet in Tests im Hinblick auf Luftdurchlässigkeit, Flüssigkeitsaufnahme und Rücknässen deutlich besser ab als marktübliche Lösungen aus synthetischen Fasern oder Baumwolle in gestrickten Strukturen
Fashion for Good’s latest project transforms agricultural waste into fibres The new consortium project will assess the technical feasibility of natural fibres created by selected innovators using agricultural waste such as rice husks, hemp, wheat straw, banana and pineapple
Einfache Aluminium-Nanopartikel für die schnelle, effiziente Wasserstofferzeugung aus Wasser "Wir brauchen keine Energiezufuhr, und es sprudelt Wasserstoff wie verrückt. So etwas habe ich noch nie gesehen"
Easy aluminum nanoparticles for rapid, efficient hydrogen generation from water For years, researchers have tried to find efficient and cost-effective ways to harness the extreme reactivity of aluminum to generate clean hydrogen fuel. A new study shows that an easily produced composite of gallium and aluminum creates aluminum nanoparticles that react rapidly with water at room temperature to yield large amounts of hydrogen
Erste industrielle Produktionsstätte für Biokerosin in Deutschland bp Raffinerie in Lingen startet Produktion von nachhaltigem Flugkraftstoff aus gebrauchtem Speiseöl
Carbios to build in France its first-of-a-kind manufacturing plant for fully bio-recycled PET in partnership with Indorama Ventures With its world-first enzyme-based biological process, Carbios’ converts PET into its core monomers, which can then be used to manufacture 100% recycled and infinitely recyclable PET
Woodly Appoints Erteco as New Distributor in Various European Countries Erteco Rubber & Plastics AB has been appointed as the distributor of Woodly® material in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland
Upcycling von Kunststoffen in wertvollere Materialien könnte dazu führen, dass sich Recycling bezahlt macht Neue und einfache Methode zum Upcycling von Kunststoffabfällen bei Raumtemperatur
Upcycling plastic waste into more valuable materials could make recycling pay for itself Researchers at the Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies have developed a new and simple method for upcycling plastic waste at room temperature
8 March 20228 March 2022 PHAs: Tenfold increase in production capacity in sight in just six years Market report “Mimicking Nature – The PHA Industry Landscape. Latest trends and 28 producer profiles” published
Solar fuel breakthrough promises new industrial era Solar fuel technology could one day turn carbon dioxide – a key greenhouse gas – into a useful industrial feedstock. This could help us to move away from fossil fuels, and towards achieving a truly circular economy
Durchbruch bei solaren Brennstoffen verspricht ein neues industrielles Zeitalter Die Technologie für solare Brennstoffe könnte eines Tages in der Lage sein, Kohlendioxid – eines der wichtigsten Treibhausgase – in einen wertvollen industriellen Rohstoff zu verwandeln. Das könnte uns dabei helfen, die Umstellung von fossilen Brennstoffen hin zu einer echten Kreislaufwirtschaft zu bewältigen
Plastic pollution is growing relentlessly as waste management and recycling fall short, says OECD Almost half of all plastic waste is generated in OECD countries and its amount generated annually per person varies from 221 kg in the United States and 114 kg in European OECD countries to 69 kg
Biokraftstoffverbände: DUH verleugnet positive Klimabilanz nachhaltiger Biokraftstoffe Klimafreundlicher Fahrzeugbestand nicht mit Solarstrom zu erreichen