8 November 20213 November 2021 Making Martian Rocket BioFuel on Mars Researchers have developed a concept that would make Martian rocket fuel, on Mars, that could be used to launch future astronauts back to Earth
VIDEO: Stop Making Excuses UN Development Programme (UNDP) research shows that the world spends $423 billion annually to subsidise fossil fuels for consumers
NEXE’s Patented Compostable Capsule for Keurig® Brewing Systems is Finally Here It was a challenge to construct a pod from plant-based renewable materials that is fully compostable
Deutschland und die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate verstärken Energiepartnerschaft mit neuer Wasserstoff-Taskforce Die VAE verfügen über großes Potenzial für erneuerbare Energien und somit ausgezeichnete Bedingungen für großangelegte Exporte von grünem Wasserstoff
BIOVYN™ expands into the sustainable fashion and utility clothing sector Swedish clothing brand Farmerrain is the latest manufacturer to use BIOVYN™ PVC as part of its sustainability strategy
SABIC Announces World’s First Bio-Based, Certified Renewable High-Performance Amorphous Polymer To Support Customer Sustainability Goals For every 100 kg of ULTEM resin produced, SABIC replaces 25.5 kg of fossil-based feedstocks with bio-based materials derived from waste or residue
Clariant schliesst Bau der ersten kommerziellen sunliquid®-Zellulose-Ethanol-Anlage in Podari, Rumänien, ab Zellulose-Ethanol spielt eine wichtige Rolle bei der Senkung der Treibhausgas-Emissionen im Transportsektor
Clariant completes construction of first commercial Sunliquid® cellulosic ethanol plant in Podari, Romania Cellulosic ethanol plays a key role in lowering greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector
5 November 202130 October 2021 From Slurry to High-Purity Hydrogen Hydrogen from real biogas: TU Graz and the start-up Rouge H2 Engineering have scored a world's first in producing high-purity hydrogen from biogas directly at a biogas plant using a new chemical looping process
Von Gülle zu hochreinem Wasserstoff Wasserstoff aus echtem Biogas: Die TU Graz und das Start-Up Rouge H2 Engineering erzeugen weltweit erstmalig hochreinen Wasserstoff aus Biogas direkt bei einer Biogasanlage mit einem neuen Chemical Looping Prozess
Sirmax Group makes its Ecomondo debut with an innovative bio-compound, contributing to the reduction of CO2 in the atmosphere Biodegradable mulch sheets, compostable coffee capsules, shopping bags, paper-plastic laminated products - the Group has fine-tuned its high-performance green product families
Atmosfair: Eröffnung E-Kerosin Anlage im Video Weltweit erste Produktionsanlage für CO2-neutralen Flugtreibstoff nimmt in Werlte Betrieb auf
Toppan FutureCard Certified as Sustainable Using current industry benchmarks, cards made from bio-sourced, recycled, chlorine-free or ocean plastics will carry the sustainable card badge if they significantly reduce energy- or material consumption
Trinseo Expands Footwear & Fashion Portfolio with Bio TPU for Sustainable Leather Alternative Containing up to 50% bio-based content, these materials provide luxury brands an alternative bio-textile to animal and synthetic leather
Koalitionsverhandlungen: Forst- und Holzwirtschaft fordert aktiven Klimaschutz mit Wald und Holz Wald- und Holznutzung sichern. Klimaschutzleistung honorieren
New refinery to turn used tyres into advanced biofuels The plant will be operational early next year and will be the first in Spain and the largest in Europe capable of transforming the product into advanced biofuel and other high-quality secondary raw materials
New environmentally-friendly food freshness indicator uses graphene ink made with bio-based solvent Graphene ink formulated by combining EC and Cyrene™ provides a facile route to achieve sustainable, environmentally friendly, and low-cost sensing modules
Pyrolysis Projects on a Hot Investment Streak While pyrolysis has already been applied in a variety of industrial applications such as in cogeneration of heat and electricity, pyrolysis for conversion of wood chips to fuels is still considered to be in the early-stage commercial or pioneer facility stage of maturity
European Parliament approves Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking The EU Council is now anticipated to ratify the rule in the second half of November, paving the way for the CBE JU to be launched and its Programme Office to be established by the end of 2021
4 November 202130 October 2021 Fraunhofer CCPE publishes position paper and research programme on plastics recycling The focus is on chemical recycling processes, industry activities and the Fraunhofer competence landscape in plastics recycling
Fraunhofer CCPE veröffentlicht Positionspapier und Forschungsprogramm zum Recycling von Kunststoffen Schwerpunkt liegt auf chemischen Recyclingverfahren, aktuellen Industrieaktivitäten sowie einem Überblick zu den Fraunhofer-Kompetenzen im Kunststoff-Recycling
New Organics Recycling Program Allows Cortec® Corporation to Use Its Own Compostable Bags! Eco Film® Bags are certified compostable under BPI certificate #890974 for disposal in a commercial composting facility
Grüner Wasserstoff aus Neuseeland Bilaterale Wasserstoffallianz zwischen Neuseeland und Deutschland nimmt Arbeit auf
LLNL researchers turn to bioengineered bacteria to increase U.S. supply of rare earth metals To help increase the U.S. supply of rare earth metals, a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) team has created a new way to recover rare earths using bioengineered bacteria
Protein filtert seltene Erden aus Elektronikschrott Ein Protein aus Bakterien löst gleich zwei zentrale Probleme beim Recycling der kritischen Rohstoffe. Dadurch könnten seltene Erden vielleicht sogar aus Asche gewonnen werden
Call for Early Adopters of Cellulosic Climate Positive HeiQ AeoniQ Yarn New fiber, derived from third generation cellulosic biopolymers, is advancing to pilot production prior to mass commercialization
Fraunhofer UMSICHT investigates the sustainability of artificial turf pitches New report covers topics such as the release of microplastics or recycling, while also offering recommendations on how those responsible can take countermeasures and make artificial turf pitches more sustainable
Fraunhofer UMSICHT untersucht Nachhaltigkeit von Kunstrasenplätzen Neuer Bericht benennt Themen wie Freisetzung von Mikroplastik, Recycling oder Standortwahl und gibt Empfehlungen, wie die Verantwortlichen gegensteuern und die Plätze nachhaltiger gestalten können
ADM, Gevo Sign MoU to Produce up to 500M Gallons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel ADM Columbus and Cedar Rapids dry mills as well as ethanol assets from Decatur operations would transition from fuel ethanol to serving growing demand for lower-carbon aviation fuel
Clariant Joins Pre-Competitive Development Platform for Low Carbon Emitting Technologies This agreement follows a two-year collaboration between WEF and the founding companies of the LCET initiative
Elkem to test the world’s first carbon capture pilot for smelters Company has released a worldwide climate roadmap outlining how the firm expects to cut overall CO2 emissions by 28% until 2031
3 November 202128 October 2021 Luminy® PLA made from chemically recycled feedstock now commercially available Total Corbion PLA is already receiving and depolymerizing reprocessed PLA waste, which is then purified and polymerized to produce virgin Luminy® PLA
Wood That Can Cut Like Steel, Be Molded Like Plastic or Build Batteries? UMD Researchers Discover More New Dimensions of an Ancient Material
Five sustainable solutions – Here are the finalists for the Finnish Engineering Award 2021 CO2-based proteins and smart hydrogen technologies are among the finalist for the awards, worth 30 000 euros, which is given to a person or work group for their tremendous contribution to engineering or architecture
LyondellBasell offers CirculenRenew with measured and certified C14 content worldwide Polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) with certified renewable content
Bioökonomisches Modellprojekt: Vanillin aus Reststoffen der Prozessindustrie Dem wässrigen Reststoffstrom der Zellstoff- und Papierindustrie soll vor dessen Verbrennung noch ein werthaltiges Produkt abgerungen werden
Bioeconomic model project: vanillin from process industry residues The aim is to extract a value-added product from the aqueous residual material stream of the pulp and paper industry
Pyrolysis Projects on a Hot Investment Streak Brief snapshot of some woody-biomass pyrolysis projects
Reducing CO2 using a Panchromatic Osmium Complex Photosensitizer Study demonstrated that all visible light can be used as energy for CO2 reduction via photocatalysis
2 November 202129 October 2021 DuroBast – Dauerhafte und ressourcenschonende Composit-Strukturbauteile auf Basis neuartig vorbehandelter und verarbeiteter Bastfastern Neues Verbundvorhaben will thermoplastisch umformbare naturfaserverstärkte Kunststoffe (NFK) mit geringer Feuchteaufnahme und verbesserten mechanischen Eigenschaften herstellen
Coca-Cola Collaborates with Tech Partners to Create Bottle Prototype Made from 100% Plant-Based Sources New technology for the first sustainable beverage packaging material signals a step-change in the commercial viability of the biomaterial
Coca-Cola stellt Prototyp einer Flasche aus 100% pflanzlichen Rohstoffen vor Als erstes nachhaltiges Getränkeverpackungsmaterial bedeutet diese neue Technologie einen Schritt in Richtung kommerzieller Verwertbarkeit des Biomaterials
SABIC Announces Carbon Neutrality Strategy at Inaugural Saudi Green Initiative Forum The company’s range of certified renewable polymers are providing an important bridge for the value chain to evolve from a linear to a circular economy
Arkema: Neues Werk für bio-basiertes PA11-Pulver geplant Insgesamt investiert Arkema derzeit rund 450 Mio. Euro in den Ausbau der Produktion von biobasiertem Polyamid 11 in Asien
Carbon capture and storage: Another arrow in the green quiver Given the steep Paris targets, companies are looking to reduce their emissions by capturing carbon and using it for the production of a host of items including soda ash As is the case with any new technology, the cost of capturing carbon dioxide is exorbitant at present ($45-50 per tonne), though it has fallen considerably since 2004 when it was $250 per tonne.
World BioEconomy Forum concludes in Belém; first bioeconomy strategy published in Brazil Governor of Pará State took the opportunity to launch a dedicated biostrategy for the state, the first of its kind in Brazil
Europe and US are leading innovation in plastic recycling and alternative plastics globally, patent data shows Of all recycling technologies, chemical and biological methods generated highest level of patenting activity
Patentdaten: Europa und die USA bei Innovationen im Kunststoffrecycling und bei alternativen Kunststofftechnologien weltweit führend Aktuell entfallen die meisten Erfindungen auf chemische und biologische Verfahren
29 October 202129 October 2021 nova’s experts (re)introduced: Lara Dammer Head of the „Economy & Policy“ Department