31 August 202031 August 2020 Wood-Plastic-Composites: Ein Sekundärrohstoff mit Startschwierigkeiten Holz-Polymer-Werkstoffe sind Verbundwerkstoffe von hohem Nutzen - als Sekundärrohstoff hat WPC noch einen schweren Stand
LANXESS launches bio-based prepolymer line Adiprene Green The new brand Adiprene Green to manufacture highly durable polyurethane (PU) elastomers
LANXESS bringt biobasierte Präpolymer-Produktreihe Adiprene Green auf den Markt Aus Adiprene Green lassen sich hochbeständige Polyurethan-Elastomere (PU) herstellen
New catalyst efficiently turns carbon dioxide into useful fuels and chemicals By efficiently converting CO2 into complex hydrocarbon products, a new catalyst could potentially aid in large-scale efforts to recycle excess carbon dioxide
Vom Treibhausgas zu wertvollen Grundchemikalien Ionische Flüssigkeiten helfen beim Verständnis der elektrokatalytischen Umsetzung von CO2
From greenhouse gas to valuable basic chemicals Ionic liquids help to understand the electrocatalytic conversion of CO2
28 August 202025 August 2020 Phillips 66 Plans to Transform San Francisco Refinery into World’s Largest Renewable Fuels Plant Conversion is expected to reduce the plant’s greenhouse gas emissions by 50%
Phillips 66 plant größte „grüne“ Raffinerie der Welt Die Umstellung soll die CO2-Emissionen der Raffinerie um 50% senken
UC Connect-PhD scholarship: “CORDENKA® fibre centred product design” New project aims to develop a wide range of previously unknown possibilities for the use of CORDENKA® fibres and CORDENKA® fibre composites in product design
UC Connect-Promotionsstipendium: “CORDENKA® fibre centred product design” Neues Projekt zielt darauf ab, eine breite Palette bisher unbekannter Möglichkeiten zur Verwendung von CORDENKA®-Fasern und CORDENKA®-Faserverbundwerkstoffen im Produktdesign zu entwickeln
Birla Cellulose launches Liva with added protection of Antimicrobial fibres, making Care Fashionable Every viscose staple fibre if woven or knitted into a fabric offers protection to the wearer from bacteria and viruses
Tief durchatmen. Hier kommt FOREST GUM Black Mint Limited Edition des schwarzen, plastikfreien Wacken-Kaugummis schafft neue Baumbestände in Honduras
All-New Soleic™ Biodegradable Polyurethane Foams Pass a Critical Test New study shows algae-based polyurethane foam biodegrades in the environment
Bridge2Brands: FCA and Biobridges Call for Innovative Solutions Are you a solution provider? An innovative expert in the field of biobased materials? Then this call is directed at you
Flavonoids’ presence in sorghum roots may lead to frost-resistant crop Bruns group has been working on understanding soil microbiomes in various stressed ecosystems
Grangemouth biofuel plant gets green light after altering design plans A form of biofuel produced from Scotch Whisky will now be created in Grangemouth after Falkirk Council granted planning permission for a new facility
27 August 202024 August 2020 Antibacterial cellulose – A wound dressing that kills bacteria Empa research team produced fine membranes from cellulose using electrospinning technology which were spun into a delicate multi-layered, three-dimensional fabric
Antibakterielle Cellulose – Ein Wundverband, der Bakterien abtötet Empa-Forschungsteam entwickelte feine Membranen aus pflanzlicher Cellulose mittels Electrospinning, welche zu einem dreidimensionalen Gewebe in mehreren Schichten versponnen wurden
Avantium first half 2020 results: losses in Catalysis business, good progress elsewhere For the company, health and safety of their employees, partners and contractors has been their top priority throughout the coronavirus pandemic
Biogenic Emissions: Credit Where It’s Due An improved understanding of biogenic emissions from agricultural crops could change the economics of biobased product manufacturing and biofuel production
Neste to supply sustainable aviation fuel to three major U.S. airlines Several airlines and fuel producers in a groundbreaking agreement to increase the use of sustainable aviation fuel
UBA sieht chemisches Recycling skeptisch Erwartungen an rohstoffliche Verwertung sind nicht gerechtfertigt
Ralph Lauren Corporation Announces Investment in Leading Sustainable Material Science Startup Natural Fiber Welding Company looks to expand its use of recycled post-consumer cotton and is integrating zero-waste principles across its business
CO2 Usage in an Old Application, With a New Twist in an Ever-Growing Spiked Beverage Market With the emergence of Covid-19 there are challenges surrounding the potential growth of hard seltzer and CBD beverages - read here all of which is relevant to specialty drinks
An interview with Cyrille Pauthenier, Ceo of French biotech company Abolis This exclusive interview with Il Bioeconomista is with Cyrille Pauthenier, Ceo and co-founder of Abolis, an industrial biotech company located in France
Analyse von IN4climate.NRW zeigt: Ausbau von chemischem Kunststoffrecycling bietet viele Chancen für den Klimaschutz Potenziale der Kreislaufwirtschaft ausbauen
26 August 20209 September 2021 9th Conference on CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals – Call for Papers and Posters Hybrid event on 23–24 March 2021
Bark – A material with a future Potsdam Max-Planck-researcher Charlett Wenig has shown the potencial of barks for new biomaterials like colouring stuff and fibres
Baumrinde – Ein Material mit Zukunft Potsdamer Max-Planck-Forscherin Charlett Wenig hat das Potenzial von Baumrinden für neue Biomaterialien aufgezeigt und daraus Färbstoffe und Fasern entwickelt
The Global Plastics Alliance Announces fourfold increase in Projects to Combat Marine Litter The global plastics industry continues to move toward more circular systems where resources are used, reused, and recycled to the greatest extent possible
DS Smith to target hard-to-recycle plastic packaging reduction with Hydropol Thanks to the water-soluble properties of Aquapak’s polymer, Hydropol will result in less contamination in the paper making process
Two More Sateri Mills Confirmed EU-BAT Compliant This brings the total number of EU-BAT compliant mills to three of five
Sappi: Zellulose-Verbundmaterial für Automobilinterieur Symbio-Verbundwerkstoffe verbinden die Vorteile von Festigkeit und geringem Gewicht mit der Verarbeitbarkeit von Thermoplasten und bieten eine gute Haptik
Why invest in Concentrating Solar Power? As the market for utility scale storage accelerates in response to the increasing penetration of intermittent renewables (such as PV and wind), CSP will be increasingly recognised for its most important attribute: low cost thermal storage
Disposed PPE could be turned into biofuel, shows new COVID-19 study The research shows how billions of items of disposable PPE can be converted from its polypropylene (plastic) state into biofuels
25 August 202027 August 2020 BioSinn – products for which biodegradation makes sense 3rd expert workshop (online event), 22 October 2020, 1 pm–4 pm
SECOS Secures Significant Supply Contract The contract is for the supply of compostable pet waste bags made from Cardia™ proprietary biopolymer resins
iQ Natural: Closing the loop on PVC with bio-attributed materials World’s first floor with bio-attributed vinyl - BIOVYNTM is substituting 100% of fossil feedstock by renewable biomass
Bio-Fed: Bioabbaubare Feuchtigkeits-Absorptionskissen Die biologisch abbaubaren PADECO-Absorber der polnischen Pomona Company sorgen dafür, dass Flüssigkeiten gleich in der Verpackung aufgefangen werden
Bamboozle Redefines Reusable Tableware While Thriving During a Pandemic Company developed a new material, Astrik, a mix of 15 percent bamboo and 85 percent polylactic acid
The inside track on Futurity, the New Zealand biorefinery pioneers with a fresh approach to extracting new value from pine First-of-its-kind commercial biorefinery in New Zealand to break down pine trees into ‘building block’ components for platform chemicals to create bio-materials
Evaluation tool for recyclable packaging Fraunhofer UMSICHT tests Henkel's extended evaluation tool for recyclable packaging
Neues Bewertungstool für kreislauffähige Verpackungen Fraunhofer UMSICHT prüft erweitertes Bewertungstool von Henkel für kreislauffähige Verpackungen
Meet the woman making cycling even more sustainable in Ghana Bernice Dapaah launched Ghana Bamboo Bikes Initiative as a way to create local jobs and promote low-carbon transport
24 August 202018 August 2020 RSB launches new research, engagement in the Chinese SAF Market With a domestic aviation market that is predicted to be the world’s largest by 2028, China will be key to unlocking global sustainability in aviation
Nur nicht die Haftung verlieren! Optimierung von nachhaltigen biobasierten Verbundwerkstoffen Forscherteam des Bionik-Innovations-Centrums an der Hochschule Bremen veröffentlicht eine umfassende Übersichtsarbeit
9th Conference on CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals – Call for Papers and Posters
