Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven)

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Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven)

18 March 202512 March 2025

Towards mineralised mycelium biocomposites: optimising fungal growth and ureolytic biomineralisation

KU Leuven researchers investigated the optimal conditions for fungal growth and microbial calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) for mineralising matrices of MBCs, with the aim of enhancing MBC properties

9 August 20224 August 2022

European project on increased use of recycled plastics in electronics has started

By using (in principle) recycled plastics from electrical and electronic waste (WEEE), the INCREACE project will tackle areas where the use of recycled plastics is marginal today

24 September 202021 September 2020

Biokomposite: Neue Werkstoffe für den Brückenbau

Im Rahmen eines EU-Projekts werden drei Brücken aus Biokompositen gebaut. Natürliche Pflanzenfasern und Biopolymere können nun für tragende Strukturen verwendet werden

20 February 202018 February 2020

From petroleum to wood in the chemical industry: cost-efficient and more sustainable

A shift from petroleum to wood would lead to a reduction in CO₂ emissions

10 January 20207 January 2020

Event Report: Biorizon Forging Ahead with Bio-Aromatics Upscaling

Many promising results have since been achieved in all horizons. Since the start-up in 2013, high-quality facilities have been added in the Flanders-Netherlands region

11 February 20196 February 2019

Hit the slopes with bio-based skis and snowboards

Hanno Schwab builds skis using flax fibre composites and wood and flax cores

1 October 201830 September 2018

Ready-to-use recipe for turning plant waste into gasoline

Bioscience engineers at KU Leuven already knew how to make gasoline in the laboratory from plant waste such as sawdust

26 April 20189 February 2019

Advanced modelling to develop biobased surfactants from cellulose waste

Collaboration aims to produce biobased amines as building blocks for surfactants

2 November 20179 September 2021

Separating methane and CO2 will become more efficient

KU Leuven researchers developed a new membrane that makes the separation process much more effective

6 September 20174 September 2017

Kempen Insect Valley officially launched

The ‘Insect Pilot Plant’ aims to upscale from lab to a pilot plant for rearing, processing and biorefinery of insects to make the transition to industrial production

12 April 20167 April 2016

Biorizon scales up its bio-aromatics research again

Commercially promising results for the conversion of wood, sugars and lignin

23 February 201622 February 2016

From sawdust to petrol

Dutch researchers develop simultaneous extraction of lignin from wood, convert into chemicals

22 February 201622 February 2016

Cheaper, greener, route to bioplastic

Researchers find new method to simplify PLA production process, making it waste-free

5 November 20154 November 2015

KU Leuven, VIB and Performa Investimentos establish GlobalYeast to deliver superior industrial yeast strains for the production of bio-ethanol and green chemicals

With a a close relationship between science, technology, market and entrepreneurship, GlobalYeast will focus on the Brazilian market and large groups worldwide

25 September 201524 September 2015

Belgian solar car produced with bio-based resins to compete at the World Solar Challenge 2015

Cardolite Corporation, SHD composite Materials Ltd and Solvay are supporting the Punch Powertrain Solar Team from the University of Leuven in building the Punch One, a Belgian solar car based on bio-based resins

25 August 201524 August 2015

The Role of Zeolite Catalysis in the Development of Bioplastics

Contributed by Michiel Dusselier, PhD, Dr. Joseph Breen Memorial Fellow, 2013. Postdoctoral researcher at Center for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Faculty of Bioscience engineering, KU Leuven, Belgium

9 July 20158 July 2015

Producing biodegradable plastic just got cheaper and greener

Researchers from the KU Leuven Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis now present a way to make the PLA production process more simple and waste-free

2 December 20141 December 2014

Researchers find way to turn sawdust into gasoline

Direct catalytic conversion of cellulose to liquid straight-chain alkanes

6 October 20143 October 2014

Cellulosics and the EU: chasing higher rates, yields, and more value from lignin

EU-scene is lively and well — greatly cheered by news of POET-DSM and Beta Renewables, openings at Abengoa Bioenergy and DuPont

22 January 2013

Flocculation as a low-cost method for harvesting microalgae for bulk biomass production

Global demand driving requirement of possible solutions for industrial scale yields

12 September 2008

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