31 January 202528 January 2025 Durch Polymerbearbeitung kann Plastikmüll zu höherwertigen Kunststoffen verarbeitet werden Wertvollere Eigenschaften als das Ausgangsmaterial
24 January 202523 January 2025 Polymer editing can upcycle waste into higher-performance plastics Upcycling may help remedy the roughly 450 million tons of plastic discarded worldwide annually
3 December 202428 November 2024 Improved catalyst turns harmful greenhouse gases into cleaner fuels, chemical feedstocks The team improved a reaction called dry reforming of methane that converts methane and carbon dioxide into syngas
15 July 202212 July 2022 Closed-loop additive manufacturing fueled by upcycled plastic Innovative method introduces a closed-loop strategy that could globally reduce plastic waste and cut carbon emissions tied to plastic production
15 January 201915 January 2019 New composite advances lignin as a renewable 3D printing material Finding new uses for lignin can improve the economics of the entire biorefining process
12 November 20187 November 2018 Economic comparative advantage of willow biomass in the Northeast USA Willow is grown commercially on about 500 hectares in the Northeast, predominantly for biopower but also for some other markets
2 October 20189 September 2021 Chemists demonstrate sustainable approach to carbon dioxide capture from air ORNL's direct-air-capture approach provides the basis for an energy-sustainable negative emissions technology
31 March 201630 March 2016 ORNL researchers invent tougher plastic with 50 percent renewable content New recyclable thermoplastic with lignin can be melted three times and still perform well
17 December 201516 December 2015 The Future of Lego Bricks is Bio-Based Forsaking its partnership with Shell, the Lego Group now wants to reduce its environmental impact and use sustainable materials
28 August 201526 August 2015 BESC creates microbe that bolsters isobutanol production New significant finding to encourage microbial engineering challenges
