29 January 202419 January 2024 Plymouth Marine Laboratory: What happens to biodegradable plastics if they enter the sea? Our new study investigates what happens when biodegradable plastics enter the ocean, and whether these increasingly popular alternatives to conventional plastics are safer for marine ecosystems, or whether they come with their own risks
13 July 202310 July 2023 Scientists make common pain killers from pine trees instead of crude oil Common drugs such as paracetamol and ibuprofen can be made from a chemical from pine trees instead of crude oil products
Wissenschaftler stellen gängige Schmerzmittel aus Kiefern statt aus Erdöl her Neue Methode wandelt Terpentin-Bestandteil in eine Reihe wertvoller chemischer Grundbausteine für Parfüms, Kunststoffe und Medikamente wie Ibuprofen um
8 June 20224 June 2022 Scientists make plastic more degradable under UV light Scientists at Bath found that incorporating sugar units into polymers makes them more degradable when exposed to UV light
Hinzufügen von Zucker: Wissenschaftlern gelingt es, PLA-3D-Druck-Material auch mit UV-Licht biologisch abbaubar zu machen Forscher der University of Bath haben herausgefunden, dass das sonst nur unter strengen industriellen Bedingungen biologisch abbaubare PLA mit Sonnenlicht schneller kompostiert, wenn Zucker dabei ist
9 March 20229 March 2022 Upcycling von Kunststoffen in wertvollere Materialien könnte dazu führen, dass sich Recycling bezahlt macht Neue und einfache Methode zum Upcycling von Kunststoffabfällen bei Raumtemperatur
Upcycling plastic waste into more valuable materials could make recycling pay for itself Researchers at the Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies have developed a new and simple method for upcycling plastic waste at room temperature
6 May 202118 June 2021 Seaweed as a source of food and useful compounds Universities of Exeter and Bath in the UK have developed a process that doesn’t require the salty water to be removed on beforehand.
29 April 202118 June 2021 Bath is first UK university to sign ‘green chemistry’ commitment From 2023, sustainable chemistry will be taught to all chemistry students as part of their core studies
18 January 202114 January 2021 Scientists make sustainable polymer from sugars in wood Scientists from Bath's Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies have made a sustainable polymer using the second most abundant sugar in nature, xylose
23 November 202022 November 2020 Project aims to cut microplastics in pharmaceutical and chemical industries University spin-out Naturbeads is working with ChiralVision to replace plastic microbeads in the chemical industry with biodegradable ones made of cellulose
11 September 20208 September 2020 Can yeast oil save rainforests from palm oil plantation pressure? Palm oil is cheap, plentiful, and extremely useful — but its production involves destroying tropical rainforests. Startups are racing to replace palm oil with oil from yeast cultures. Can they beat palm oil's low price?
22 June 202017 June 2020 Solve invasive seaweed problem by turning it into biofuels and fertilisers Seaweed could produce sustainable fuels, chemicals and fertiliser while helping protect tourist hotspots
2 June 20209 September 2021 Chemical recycling makes useful product from waste bioplastic A faster, more efficient way of recycling plant-based “bioplastics” has been developed by a team of scientists at the Universities of Bath and Birmingham
Chemisches Recycling macht aus Biokunststoffabfällen ein nützliches Produkt Wissenschaftler der Universitäten Bath und Birmingham entwickeln schnelleren und effektiveren Weg, um pflanzenbasierte Biokunststoffe zu recyceln
6 February 20203 February 2020 New way of recycling plant-based plastics instead of letting them rot in landfill Chemical recycling method breaks down plastics into their original building blocks, potentially allowing them to be recycled repeatedly without losing quality
5 February 20209 September 2021 Breakthrough means plastic can be recycled hundreds of times Breaking down plastic polymers into their chemical building blocks
28 January 202023 January 2020 Chief technology officer and green chemistry scientific advisor join Circa Group Tony Duncan, CEO of Circa Group Ltd, who produces bio-based solvent Cyrene from waste biomass – has announced two additions to the team
29 August 201926 August 2019 Biodegradable alternative to replace microplastics in cosmetics and toiletries Bath project seeking to commercialise plant-based beads for cosmetics receives major funding
15 January 201910 January 2019 Bioconstruction: beyond hempcrete Biobased buildings are still a niche market, but latest research about industrial hemp materials have developed products that may be more competitive
10 December 20186 December 2018 Home sweet (hemp) home Biobased materials are seeing ever more use in the construction sector, which needs to become more sustainable
7 March 20185 March 2018 Big Bioeconomy Challenges – Part 1 In this series of articles we will discuss some of the global challenges that the bioeconomy provides solutions for
14 February 201812 February 2018 Kaum einer weiß es: Wie gefährliches Plastik in Ihren Lebensmitteln landet Nach den USA, Kanada und Neuseeland ist Großbritannien der erste europäische Gesetzgeber, der Mikroplastik in Duschgel und Zahnpasta verbietet
22 December 201720 December 2017 Earth Institute: The Truth About Bioplastics Bioplastics are often touted as being eco-friendly, but do they live up to the hype?
13 September 201711 September 2017 Plastic Stretches Towards the New: Top 10 Trendlines in Bioplastics What’s the promise, who’s making progress? And when, where, how, and costing how much?
10 August 20179 September 2021 Sugar can be sweet after all as it could be the “promising” future for bioplastics University of Bath researchers developed polycarbonate made from sugar, carbon dioxide and water
3 August 20171 August 2017 Hitting a new high – Hemp industry and innovations continue to grow like weeds Vermont’s latest statistics on state’s hemp industry’s growth made Biofuels Digest wonder what is it about hemp that is so hip?
23 June 20179 September 2021 Scientists make plastic from sugar and carbon dioxide New BPA-free plastic could potentially replace current polycarbonates in items such as baby bottles and food containers
14 June 201712 June 2017 Scientists make biodegradable microbeads from cellulose Microbeads from a sustainable source could potentially replace harmful plastic ones
18 January 201716 January 2017 Scientists make plastic from Christmas trees University of Bath researchers developed renewable plastic from a chemical called pinene found in pine needles
1 April 201621 March 2016 Smaller, Cheaper Microbial Fuel Cells Turn Urine into Electricity A new design could help produce sustainable energy in developing countries
27 November 201526 November 2015 Developing microorganisms for the production of bioplastics from waste New UK project to design Geobacillus strains that digest waste to produce lactic acid
23 September 201522 September 2015 Orange is the new black gold: how peel could replace crude oil in plastics York researchers to make biofuel from orange peels
11 February 201510 February 2015 First straw eco homes could cut heating bills by 90 per cent Super-insulated straw walls provide three times’ greater insulation than required
10 December 20149 December 2014 Micro-capsules and bacteria to be used in self-healing concrete Research team exploring different species of bacteria maturing enclosed over certain time periods
20 December 201319 December 2013 £18M for 13 unique industry-academia Networks in Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy 13 new cross-disciplinary research communities
11 November 20138 November 2013 Building eco-friendly straw homes – panel by panel The EU-funded project EUROCELL and University of Bath are paving the way to using straw bale as a building material
14 December 2010 The Sweetness of Biodegradable Plastics Tel Aviv University (TAU) uses sugar and cornstarch to make environmentally safer plastics
9 April 200911 January 2018 UK: With hemp-lime towards zero-carbon housing Project to build and monitor affordable "Renewable House"