15 April 20259 April 2025 Is CO₂ the Key to a More Sustainable Chemical and Fuel Industry? Innovative Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) technologies can convert captured CO₂ from industrial point sources and direct air capture into chemical base materials such as methanol, ethanol, ethylene or even polyols and other polymer building blocks
22 November 202217 November 2022 Wax worm saliva contains enzymes capable of breaking down plastics These enzymes are the first and only known enzymes to degrade polyethylene plastic by oxidizing and breaking it down after just a few hours of exposure - without requiring pre-treatment and at room temperature
8 September 20176 September 2017 Mainzer Chemiker stellen Studie über Plastik fressende Raupe in Frage Sensationelle Berichte über biochemischen Abbau von Polyethylen durch Raupen nicht bestätigt
German scientists question study about plastic-eating caterpillars Sensational report of biochemical degradation of polyethylene by caterpillars not confirmed
24 February 201715 February 2018 New flame-retardant and biodegradable panels for trucks and buses from wastes of the paper industry EU research collaboration developed fire resistant panels manufactured from biopolymers from by-products
Is CO₂ the Key to a More Sustainable Chemical and Fuel Industry?