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29 June 20219 September 2021

Wie sinnvoll ist die CO₂-Entfernung aus der Atmosphäre?

Macht es fürs Klima einen Unterschied, ob man eine Tonne CO₂ komplett einspart – oder ob man sie zwar ausstößt, aber später wieder aus der Luft holt? Eine neue Studie liefert Antworten

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No other option for businesses but to go green: Mukesh Ambani

RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani spoke at the Qatar Economic Forum on Monday and mentioned his plans to make the oil-to-telecom-to-digital conglomerate net carbon zero by 2035

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Filtern statt Duschen: Forschende entwickeln neuen Werkstoff aus Badeschwamm

Erstmalig konnten Forscher darlegen, dass dieses Material prinzipiell in der Entwicklung von Sensoren, für die Katalyse oder antibakterielle Filtersysteme eingesetzt werden könnte

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LanzaTech Part of South Wales Industrial Decarbonisation Project

Proposed facility will yield around 100 million litres per annum of ATJ Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosene (ATJ-SPK) to build out the entire supply chain from feedstock to wing

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Filtering instead of showering: researchers are developing a new material from a bath sponge

Researchers at TU Bergakademie Freiberg developed an innovative material from a cultured marine sponge

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Filtern statt Duschen: Forschende entwickeln neuen Werkstoff aus Badeschwamm

Aus einem gezüchteten marinen Schwamm entwickelten Forschende der TU Bergakademie Freiberg einen innovativen Werkstoff

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Neste and Boston Consulting Group announce new sustainable aviation fuel partnership to reduce the climate impact of business air travel

Through this new partnership, BCG expects to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions on flights with these airlines

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28 June 202123 June 2021

New mobile, modular chemical recycling system converts non-recyclable waste into high value-added additives

New process developed in an AIMPLAS led EU-Project, is particularly effective at recovering waste from the automotive, electrical and electronic, and packaging industries

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Niederländische PolyStyreneLoop Recycling-Anlage geht am 16. Juni in Betrieb

Anlage in Terneuzen verfügt über ausreichend Kapazität, um jährlich 3.300 Tonnen Polystyrol aus EPS-Dämmstoffabfällen zu recyceln

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Novolex Launches New U.S. Manufacturing Line to Make Compostable Cups from Plant-Based Plastic

The cups will be available from Novolex brand Eco-Products®, a leading provider of foodservice packaging made from renewable and recycled resources

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TotalEnergies, MPG Manifattura Plastica S.p.A. and Froneri launch bio-based ice cream cups made from Certified Renewable PP

New polypropylene produced from bio-based naphtha offers virgin-like performances with a reduced carbon footprint and is fully recyclable

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Kohlendioxid nachhaltig nutzen

Bioökonomie und Lösungen für die Klimakrise sind eng verbunden. Auf der Konferenz CO2-WIN diskutierten Fachleute die Rolle von Kohlendioxid als Rohstoff

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Bacteria serves tasty solution to plastic crisis

Scientists have devised a novel way of tackling the mounting issue of plastic pollution… by using bacteria to transform plastic waste into vanilla flavouring

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Filtering instead of showering: researchers are developing a new material from a bath sponge

Researchers could show for the first time that the composite material can in principle be used in the development of sensors, catalysts, and antibacterial filter systems

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Direct air capture trains

What if the energy released when freight trains slow or stop could be applied to carbon capture technology?

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Finland’s largest Power-to-Gas plant – Wärtsilä and Vantaa Energy to continue planning towards an investment decision

The plant planned to be commissioned in 2025 would be the largest in Finland and also the first to produce carbon-neutral, synthetic methane on a commercial scale with a fuel capacity of 10 MW

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Is It Starch or Cellulose? NREL Offers Answers That Could Unlock Incentives for Making Cellulosic Ethanol

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) offers a simple procedure for a complex analytical problem, an achievement that could help biorefineries expand production of low-carbon cellulosic ethanol

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25 June 202122 June 2021

Agricultural films, packaging films or garbage bags – Hof University of Applied Sciences makes wood residues usable

With the help of electron irradiation researchers converted residual materials from the paper industry to biodegradable bioplastics

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Agrarfolien, Verpackungsfolien oder Müllbeutel – Hochschule Hof macht Holzreststoff nutzbar

Reststoffe aus der Papierindustrie lassen sich mit Elektronenbestrahlung zu bioabbaubarem Kunststoff umwandeln

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Eine nachhaltige Methode zur Herstellung von Aminen aus land- und forstwirtschaftlichen Abfällen

Das Projekt CatASus will die Produktion von Aminen aus Alkoholen ermöglichen, die wiederum aus Lignozellulose-haltigen Abfällen gewonnen werden

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A sustainable method for producing amines from agricultural and forestry waste

The CatASus project to enable the production of amines from alcohols, in turn derived from renewable resources, specifically lignocellulose waste

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Neue Studie zu Kunststoffemissionen – Wieviel Plastik landet in landwirtschaftlichen Böden?

Fraunhofer UMSICHT und das Ökopol-Institut untersuchten erstmalig, aus welchen Quellen welche Mengen an Mikro- und Makroplastik in landwirtschaftliche Böden gelangen

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Orion Engineered Carbons First To Launch Renewable Carbon Black To The Tire Industry: ECORAX® Nature

This new family of products pioneers the use of renewable carbon black for the demanding requirements of tire treads

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New fund launched to support biotechnology spin-out

Funding will support researchers at Scottish universities to progress bio-based research and establish new companies in any relevant market

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Braven Environmental Executes Long-Term Pyrolysis-Derived Feedstock Supply Agreement with Chevron Phillips Chemical

Fostering a circular economy and increasing sustainability of difficult-to-recycle plastics

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Virgin resin tax may make packaging more circular

One thing that's going to be needed to fix plastics recycling in the United States is money, and lots of it

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24 June 20219 September 2021

VITO optimises CO2 conversion in the European-funded BioRECO2VER project

Industrial point sources of CO2 are well suited for carbon capture & utilisation applications, in short CCU. The conversion of greenhouse gases into added value (base) chemicals can take place in biological processes. With a brand new, unique high-pressure fermenter, VITO is researching how these processes can be optimised.

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Bioeconomy: Taking Microbes out of Dark and into the Light

Research Alliance Develops New Methods for Screening and Cultivating Biotechnologically Promising Microorganisms

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Bioökonomie: Von der WG ins Mikroben-Eigenheim

Forschungsverbund entwickelt neue Methoden zum Screenen und Kultivieren biotechnologisch vielversprechender Mikroorganismen

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Universität Greifswald baut Forschungsinfrastruktur zur Bioökonomie aus

Forschungskapazitäten in den Bereichen Paludikultur, marine Algen und Heilpflanzenzucht sollen gezielt gestärkt und damit das Potenzial für innovative Produkte und Dienstleistungen in der Bioökonomie erweitert werden

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New catalyst offers a sustainable future for solar fuel production

Researchers have found a new versatile and sustainable catalyst to be used in solar fuel production

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Kurzgutachten im Rahmen der dena-Leitstudie Aufbruch Klimaneutralität

Die Prognos AG hat im Auftrag der dena eine Techno-ökonomische Analyse zu CO2-Negativemissionstechnologien herausgebracht

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Covenant Energy chooses Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex™ and H2bridge™ solution to produce renewable diesel with low carbon footprint

With HydroFlex™, customers can convert low value feedstocks to renewable fuels that qualify for the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credit

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Kao Aims for Material Recycling of Plastic Bottles for Cosmetics, Begins Using Chemically Recycled PET Material

Joint cooperation with PET Refine Technology to produce chemically recycled PET - achieving material recycling from bottle container to bottle container

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Rising Commercialisation of Specialty High-Temperature Bio-based Polymers

Zymergen launched in December last year its Hyaline family of polyimide films and the fermentation-based version is expected to roll out next year for electronics application

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Altmaier: „Bringen internationalen Markthochlauf von grünem Wasserstoff weiter voran“

Neues Förderinstruments H2Global startet – H2Global Stiftung gegründet

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23 June 20219 September 2021

TotalEnergies, Sunfire, and Fraunhofer give the Go-Ahead for Green Methanol in Leuna

Hy2Chem platform allows testing of regeneratively produced hydrogen for the production of feedstock chemicals and fuelson a large scale for the first time

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TotalEnergies, Sunfire und Fraunhofer geben den Startschuss für grünes Methanol in Leuna

Hy2Chem-Plattform erlaubt die Nutzung des regenerativ erzeugten Wasserstoffs zur Herstellung von Basischemikalien und Kraftstoffen erstmals im großen Maßstab

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Neste und LyondellBasell vereinbaren langfristige Kooperation, um Herstellern von Markenartikeln Polymere und Chemieprodukte aus erneuerbaren Rohstoffen breiter zugänglich zu machen

Durch ihre Zusammenarbeit tragen Neste und LyondellBasell gemeinsam dazu bei, den europäischen Markt für nachhaltige Polymere und Chemieprodukte zu entwickeln.

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Neste and LyondellBasell agree on long-term commercial relationship to make polymers and chemicals from renewable feedstock more widely available to global brands

Through their collaboration, Neste and LyondellBasell are jointly contributing to the development of the European market for more sustainable polymers and chemicals

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“Klimafreundlichere Luftfahrt”: Kraftstoffe können Kondensstreifen reduzieren

Wenn dem Kerosin in Flugzeugen nachhaltige Kraftstoffe beigemischt werden, könnte das den Beitrag der Luftfahrt zur Klimaerwärmung gleich doppelt verringern

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Enzymatic biorecycling tech for PET and PLA: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Carbios

Here’s a follow up you won’t want to miss of the top story early this week which reported on Carbios’ latest acquisition

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Brightmark to Build World’s Largest Advanced Plastics Recycling and Renewal Facility in Macon, GA

New state-of-the-art plant will sustainably recycle and convert all types of plastic waste into fully circular products

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ICM becomes exclusive distributor of Visionary Fiber Technologies’ fiber reactor

ICM, Inc., has signed an agreement with VFT, to be the exclusive distributor and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for their fiber reactor separation technology in the ethanol space

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Scientists Report Efficient Utilization of Waste Paper for Cellulase Production by Trichoderma longiflorum

Researchers at the IMP of the CAS have recently found that waste paper could be efficiently utilized for enzyme production by Trichoderma longiflorum. The study was published in Journal of Cleaner Production

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22 June 202117 December 2024

Free webinars: All About RC(I)

Discussing the Renewable Carbon Strategy and Initiative

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Sulzer and Blue Planet announce partnership to reduce CO2 emissions to sustainably transform the cement industry

Blue Planet’s pilot plant will capture emissions from an adjacent power plant, providing high CO2 absorption performance while maintaining low energy consumption

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Sulzer und Blue Planet geben Partnerschaft zur Reduzierung von CO2-Emissionen bekannt, um den Wandel zu einer nachhaltigen Zementindustrie zu beschleunigen

Pilotanlage von Blue Planet soll die Emissionen eines benachbarten Kraftwerks abscheiden, um eine hohe CO2-Absorptionsleistung bei gleichzeitig niedrigem Energieverbrauch zu ermöglichen

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New composite from basalt fibres for rail carriage interiors

New material development provides greatly improved fire resistance, is highly rigid, and offers the usual honeycomb properties of light-weighting

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No more plastic wrap? Students create novel biobased packaging for cucumbers

A dip in the biobased liquid gives cucumbers a protective film. Innovative idea will be presented in the international BioDesign Challenge competition