11 November 202411 November 2024 Adsorbi expands its product portfolio to cellulose-based air freshener for homes, designed to remove air pollutants and odors Made from sustainably harvested Nordic wood, Adsorbi’s cellulose-based air freshener is a longer-lasting alternative to conventional odor-removal products like activated carbon. As it expands its product portfolio, the company is now scaling up its commercial sales
22 October 202418 October 2024 Thermochemical Recycling: Advancing the Circular Plastics Economy Thermochemical recycling is emerging as a crucial complement to mechanical recycling, offering innovative solutions for the processing of complex plastic waste streams. This advanced recycling method plays a significant role in the circular economy, addressing challenges posed by mixed and hard-to-recycle plastics
26 August 202422 August 2024 Advanced Recycling Conference 2024: New Focus Areas and Innovative Program Announced Shaping the Future of Recycling From PVC and Textiles to Engineering Thermoplastics and Digital Solutions
Advanced Recycling Conference 2024 glänzt mit neuen Schwerpunkten und innovativem Programm Die Zukunft des Recyclings gestalten: Von PVC- und Textil-Recycling bis hin zu technischen Thermoplasten und digitalen Lösungen
14 June 202412 June 2024 Adsorbi launches first product: a cellulose-based air purification material for the art industry The adsorbing material combines a long product lifetime with high security, making it ideal for museums and archives
10 April 20244 April 2024 Major environmental benefits recycling gold with biodiesel Chalmers researchers discovered that using biodiesel for purifying or recycling metals is an environmentally friendly method and could change an industry that is currently dependent on large amounts of fossil oil
7 December 20232 December 2023 Unlocking the green potential: Transforming industrial CO2 into acetone with carbon capture and utilisation technology PyroCO2 is developing carbon capture and utilisation technology for climate-positive solutions in European chemical production
5 April 20233 April 2023 New wood-based technology removes 80 percent of dye pollutants in wastewater New method, developed by researchers from Chalmers University, can easily purify contaminated water using a cellulose-based material
Neue Technologie auf Holzbasis entfernt 80% der Farbstoffschadstoffe im Abwasser Methode kann auch gegen andere Arten von Schadstoffen eingesetzt werden
7 January 20224 January 2022 Plastic-degrading enzymes correlate with pollution Microbes across the globe are evolving to eat the plastic pollution
14 October 202111 October 2021 Converting CO2 emissions into products – European Green Deal project PyroCO2 kicks off A new innovation project will demonstrate large-scale conversion of industrial carbon emissions into value- added chemicals and materials
27 May 202116 June 2021 Computational models of cell factories for a sustainable future Horizon 2020 Industrial Biotechnology project CHASSY demonstrates the use of digital tools in making microbial cell factories a more viable option for the bioeconomy.
15 June 202015 June 2020 Erster hölzerner Windenergieturm in Schweden errichtet Svenskt Vindkraftstekniskt Centrum von der Technischen Hochschule Chalmers war Auftraggeber für den Holzturm auf Björkö
The first wooden wind power tower has been erected in Sweden The Swedish Wind Power Technology Centre at Chalmers is the client for the wooden tower on Björkö
29 May 20209 September 2021 Belgium: EU supports ArcelorMittal with EUR 75m EIB loan to scale up breakthrough technology to reduce carbon emissions Two ground-breaking projects at ArcelorMittal plant in Ghent, Belgium, to considerably reduce carbon emissions by converting waste and by-products into valuable new products
19 May 202019 May 2020 New method shows promise for the design of more robust microbial strains in biotechnology From sourdough starters to biotechnological bugs, micro-organisms make the products society wants and needs. The new European Green Deal is dependent on engineered microbes to make biochemicals to replace oil and synthetic chemicals as building blocks for consumer goods.
26 February 20209 September 2021 Euric unveils brochure on the safe management of chemicals by the recycling industry As Euric points out, sound management of hazardous substances in waste management and recycling activities is at the core of the circular economy
9 January 20209 September 2021 Ein nachhaltiges neues Material zur Kohlendioxidabscheidung Biobasierter Hybridschaumstoff kann mittels hohem Anteil an CO2-absorbierenden "Zeolithen" optimal Kohlendioxid speichern
6 January 202019 December 2019 Transforming cod heads, frames and intestines from waste to value How the new project 'WaSeaBi' is transforming codling waste into valuable side products
13 December 20199 September 2021 Sustainable material for carbon dioxide capture A new bio-based foam, infused with CO2-adsorbing ‘zeolites’ has been shown to have very promising properties for capturing carbon dioxide
20 September 201917 September 2019 Red, blue or pink: Time to think about bioink- Is the pen mightier than the sword? If it’s the right kind of ink While bioink may have started thousands of years ago with fire residue and soot on a cave wall, it will be fascinating to see where the future goes with bioinks around the world
3 July 201928 June 2019 Mimicking wood’s ultrastructure with 3D printing 3D-printing breakthrough paves the way for printed "wooden" products
6 December 20183 December 2018 Fungi convert waste material into food, fuel and feed Researchers at the University of Borås are developing methods for growing fungi on material that would otherwise have become waste
19 June 201815 June 2018 WOULDWOOD develops systems for environmentally friendly construction and vehicle manufacturing New project aims to create an industrial value chain for advanced additive manufacturing of wood-based components for the construction and transport sector
1 February 201831 January 2018 Akzonobel announces 2018 Imagine Chemistry Challenges The overall winners will be awarded joint development agreements with AkzoNobel to help bring their ideas to market
27 October 201725 October 2017 Cellulose nanofibrils pave the way for biobased 3D printing Combining the use of cellulose to the fast technological development of 3D printing offers great environmental advantages
16 October 201712 October 2017 The Impact of Systems Biology on Bioprocessing About the current impact of systems biology and challenges of closing the gap between bioprocessing and more traditional methods of chemical production
27 July 201725 July 2017 CHASSY at ISSY33 Nearly 300 delegates from around the world attended, providing excellent opportunities for networking and discussion
2 September 201631 August 2016 Integrating Microalgal Production with Industrial Outputs – Reducing Process Inputs and Quantifying the Benefits Level of heat integration has a significant effect on the environmental performance and economics of microalgal processes
17 June 201614 June 2016 Chemicals from wood waste New study shows, biotechnological manufacture using wood waste is either significantly cheaper or considerably more eco-friendly than conventional methods based on oil
Chemikalien aus Holzabfällen Neue Studie zeigt auf, dass biotechnologische Herstellung von Bernsteinsäure aus Biomasse im Vergleich zur konventionellen aus Erdöl deutlich günstiger oder deutlich umweltfreundlicher ist
10 March 20164 March 2016 Researchers’ new advance in quest for second generation biofuels York researcher present first time molecular structure of key enzymes involved in break down tough cellulose-based materials
26 January 201625 January 2016 A renewable and biodegradable alternative to Styrofoam Swedish scientists use wood to create a biodegradable, renewable material alternative
2 November 201528 October 2015 3D gedruckte Objekte aus reiner Zellulose Schwedische Forscher entwickeln Prozess zum 3D-Druck von Zellulose-Nanofibrillen
13 October 20149 October 2014 Thermotolerant yeast can provide more climate-smart ethanol With a simple mutation, yeast can grow in higher than normal temperatures
30 April 2013 Metso-supplied world’s first commercial LignoBoost plant successfully starts up at Domtar in the USA Large quantities and high quality availability to develop the future lignin market for the industry
26 November 2008 Forschung: Biotech für Cellulose-Ethanol aus Pentosen und Hexosen Ausbeute bei pentosehatigen Rohstoffen um bis zu 40% erhöht