28 March 202422 March 2024 UvA chemists develop new type of bio-based plastic: “Strong, recyclable and biodegradable” UvA chemists have now developed a strong, heat-resistant plastic that breaks down in the nature after six months
7 October 20211 October 2021 New research centre to help solve the climate crisis A new, unique research centre has been launched. The Novo Nordisk Foundation CO2 Research Center is to be established with a grant of DKK 630 million from the Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF) and based at Aarhus University. The new centre will ensure cross-disciplinary collaboration to reduce the amount of the greenhouse gas, CO2, in the atmosphere through researching and implementing new technology. The centre will be collaborating with a number of Danish and international partners
12 January 20167 January 2016 Dutch Consortium invests towards sustainable chemistry ARC CBBC will focus on tackling important energy and chemistry issues
3 July 20159 September 2021 Bio-inspired catalyst paves the way to ‘gas-to-liquid’-technologies Effective conversion of methane oxidation by a new copper zeolite
Bio-mimetischer Katalysator ebnet den Weg zu ‘Gas-to-Liquid’-Technologien Effiziente Umwandlung von Erdgas in Chemie-Grundstoffe
16 June 201515 June 2015 Netherlands: Biobased research agenda presented to Minister Kamp Diary describes how to work from the top sectors over the next 8 to 12 years to the realization
4 May 20151 May 2015 Study into Dutch ‘plastic soup’ launched following STW investment New project with scientists from Wageningen UR and Utrecht University to develop new methods and acquiring knowledge on plastic pollution
8 April 20156 April 2015 NWO opens call for proposals on Biobased Performance Materials (BPM2-NWO) Additional call used in the field of bio-based performance materials, conducted by Wageningen UR FBR
15 July 201414 July 2014 Additional funding granted to Biobased Performance Materials R&D in the Netherlands Results from ongoing projects were presented at the annual symposium
18 November 2010 Trained bacteria convert bio-wastes into plastic Favoured raw materials are biological wastes from food production
12 August 2009 Research: “Artificial Leaves” for Bioenergy and Building Materials Dutch government spends 25 Mio. € on photosynthetic conversion of sunlight