29 March 202224 March 2022 Genomatica and Asahi Kasei partner on renewably-sourced Nylon 6,6 Accelerates momentum for Genomatica’s new route to HMD and Asahi Kasei’s sustainability strategy
Engineered bacteria convert CO2 into valuable industrial chemicals Many industrial chemicals have a large carbon footprint. But scientists have engineered bacteria that ferments carbon dioxide from the air to make industrial chemicals
RICEWAVE ™ is an eco-friendly resin material made from upcycled, non-edible rice Dubbed RICEWAVE was conceived when Meuble, Biomass Resin Holdings, and Mitsui & Co Plastics Ltd. set out to create a renewable alternative to polyethylene
This Norwegian start-up makes carbon-negative roads Carbon Crusher’s road repair process uses recycled asphalt combined with a plant-based adhesive that they say is faster, cheaper, and actually sequesters carbon
28 March 202223 March 2022 AIMPLAS develops new techniques to give a second life to packaging, textile, tyre and mattress waste Association is developing advanced chemical and mechanical recycling solutions to prevent complex waste being sent to landfills, by using it to obtain industrial materials and substances
Copper-silver-gold nanostructure gives carbon-capture and –utilization a boost Tsinghua University researchers found combined metals working as a superior catalyst to get an improved performance for carbon-capture and -utilization
When Zero-Waste Meets 3D Printing European start-up has created the world’s first 3D printing material based on wheat bran
Hysata’s electrolyser breaks efficiency records Australian researchers developed an ultra-high efficiency electrolyser that will make green hydrogen competitive years earlier than generally assumed
LanzaTech, ReCarbon, Woodside team up on carbon capture and utilization project in Australia In today’s Digest, the project details, while you may know LanzaTech, exactly who are ReCarbon and Woodside Energy, what does this project mean, reactions from the stakeholders, and more
ITOCHU and Aquafil announce the signing of a Business Alliance Agreement to expand and accelerate the nylon circular business From the recovery of nylon waste to the development, production and sale of ECONYL® nylon products inspired by their common commitment for a sustainable future
25 March 202224 March 2022 Woodside launches carbon capture and utilisation collaboration with ReCarbon and LanzaTech Together, all collaboration partners are investigating the viability of a proposed Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) pilot facility in Perth, Western Australia
Leuenberger presents new packaging technical adhesive with bio-based content The hot-melt adhesive thus offers lower CO2 emissions while maintaining the performance of the Termomelt C range in terms of adhesion, tack, and open time
Reducing the carbon footprint of footwear production 3D HAPTIC® textile printing with partially bio-based INSQIN® system on recycled PET - Successful cooperation with textile and yarn technology companies in China
Commission likely to push for recycled PET in food packaging despite concerns The European Commission will soon decide whether to allow the use of recycled plastics in food packaging despite some suggesting this could endanger consumer health
CO2 Utilization for Cement: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Fortera A picture gallery of the company's achievements for converting CO2 into cement
24 March 202222 March 2022 MHIENG and MHIEC to commence demonstration testing of separation, capture and effective use of CO2 from Waste-to-Energy plant Collaboration with City of Yokohama and Tokyo Gas
Decathlon Selects GreenPoxy® Bio-resins for Latest Sustainable Wakeboards GreenPoxy 33 resins will contribute to Decathlon’s environmental mission, deriving 28% of its carbon content from plant sources
Giving new life to end-of-life tyres Taking a major step towards a more sustainable tyre industry, an EU-funded project has produced the world’s first sustainable carbon black (sCB) material in a truly circular process
23 March 202221 March 2022 New method could lead to cheaper, more efficient ways to capture carbon New CU Boulder-led study shows, that using electrochemical methods capturing heat-trapping gases from the atmosphere would allow carbon capture facilities to exist almost anywhere
Amazon and U.S. Department of Energy team up to cut plastic waste Together, Amazon and the BOTTLE consortium will focus on reducing plastic pollution through innovation in materials and recycling
22 March 202216 March 2022 Carbon capture: Early days of a $1 trillion industry? Solutions such as carbon capture, utilization and storage in reducing carbon emissions or even going a step further and removing existing CO2 from the atmosphere are necessary
SABIC Collaborates With Kraton for Certified Renewable Butadiene to Produce Certified Renewable Styrenic Block Copolymers SABIC’s certified renewable butadiene is derived from animal-free and palm oil-free ‘second generation’ renewable feedstock, such as tall oil, a by-product from the wood pulping process in the paper industry
18 March 202215 March 2022 LanzaTech NZ, Inc., a market-leading innovator in Carbon Capture & Transformation, to go public through business combination with AMCI Acquisition Corp. II Upon closing of the transaction, the combined company will be renamed LanzaTech Global, Inc. and its common stock is expected to be listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “LNZA”
Sustainable Aviation Fuels II – Technological Landscape In this second instalment in the SAF series, we will look at the current technological pathways used to produce SAF. We will also look at hydrogen-based technologies which are being actively researched
Edible, biodegradable, anti-microbial plastic boasts higher tensile strength than petroleum-based plastic Designed for use as food packaging, the material is produced by scientists at São Paulo State University from gelatin, clay and a nanoemulsion of black pepper essential oil
17 March 202215 March 2022 Steel mill gases as raw material for green methanol Fraunhofer UMSICHT researchers are already successfully operating a demonstration-scale plant for the production of methanol on the basis of hydrogen and gases that correspond to steel mill gases in their composition
DOE Grant to engineer bioplastic packaging that’s infinitely recyclable This private-public effort is among seven supported by USD 13.4 million in DOE funding to reduce single-use plastics' carbon emissions and improve their recyclability through next-generation plastic technologies
16 March 202210 March 2022 Drugstore chain dm uses clothes hangers made from grass ALANA and PUSBLU children's textiles have been made of the grass fibre-based bioplastic AgriPlast from the company Biowert Industrie GmbH in Odenwald, Germany
PLA does not endanger PET recycling Wageningen conducted study concludes that considering current industrial methods for sorting and recycling, PLA has little to no influence on recycled PET (rPET)
Alte Handwerkskunst neu gedacht: Franz Fertig entwickelt Vollholz-Verbinder für die industrielle Möbelproduktion Ziel: Komplett metallfreie Holzgestelle für Funktionsmöbel – nachhaltig, recyclingfreundlich, leicht und reversibel zu montieren
Low-tech and its benefits for sustainability Many proponents of sustainability adhere to the idea that the main path to sustainability lies in high-tech solutions. Like electric cars instead of the old ones, that guzzle fossil fuels. We even wrote a book on this ‘green growth’. But we also need to look at low-tech and its opportunities
15 March 202210 March 2022 Sustainable Aviation Fuels I – Policy Landscape The regulatory landscape surrounding SAF is rapidly evolving and provides the bedrock for the exponential expansion of the SAF market
Perstorp and Project Air renew EU application for major green chemistry investment Thanks to an innovative usage of biogas, hydrogen from electrolysis and residue streams, as well as carbon dioxide recovered from Perstorp’s own facilities, to produce the methanol, the project will utilize carbon atoms that otherwise become CO2 emissions
How NovoNutrients upcycles CO2 into alternative proteins for human and animal food The company mixes CO2, hydrogen and a naturally occurring microbe, then ferments it to create high-grade protein with several potential uses
14 March 20228 March 2022 A UN Treaty on plastic pollution Plastic pollution is rapidly outpacing current efforts to stop it. We need a UN treaty on plastic pollution to amplify existing efforts, through a more coordinated and ambitious approach
EU lawmakers to accelerate adoption of circular economy package To encourage stakeholders to move in this direction, the Commission will present several legislative proposals, including the so-called Circular Economy package due on 30 March
11 March 20228 March 2022 New, nature-inspired concepts for turning CO2 into clean fuels Some Cambridge researchers, working with a team from the Universidade Nova de Lisboa in Portugal, have developed a method to improve the efficiency of electrolysis by fine-tuning the solution conditions to alter the local environment of the enzymes
“Look before you Leap”: European Science Academies Caution against Subsidies for Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) A new Commentary on “BECCS and its role in integrated assessment models”, looks at the latest evidence on the ability of BECCS to deliver substantial net removals of CO2 from the atmosphere
10 March 20227 March 2022 Scientists use “green” solvent and natural pigment to produce bioplastic The process is sustainable and is described by researchers at universities in Brazil and Portugal in the journal Green Chemistry
Market introduction of PHAs PHAs are made by micro-organisms from raw materials such as sugars and vegetable oils or from various waste streams like food waste and sewage sludge, but production volumes are still limited and production costs are high
9 March 20224 March 2022 Carbios to build in France its first-of-a-kind manufacturing plant for fully bio-recycled PET in partnership with Indorama Ventures With its world-first enzyme-based biological process, Carbios’ converts PET into its core monomers, which can then be used to manufacture 100% recycled and infinitely recyclable PET
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
8 March 20223 March 2022 Solar fuel breakthrough promises new industrial era Solar fuel technology could one day turn carbon dioxide – a key greenhouse gas – into a useful industrial feedstock. This could help us to move away from fossil fuels, and towards achieving a truly circular economy
Durchbruch bei solaren Brennstoffen verspricht ein neues industrielles Zeitalter Die Technologie für solare Brennstoffe könnte eines Tages in der Lage sein, Kohlendioxid – eines der wichtigsten Treibhausgase – in einen wertvollen industriellen Rohstoff zu verwandeln. Das könnte uns dabei helfen, die Umstellung von fossilen Brennstoffen hin zu einer echten Kreislaufwirtschaft zu bewältigen
CO2 recycling and efficient drug development – tackling two problems with one reaction Using electricity, a new method offers the possibility of recycling CO2 while also performing a notoriously difficult reaction, producing compounds potentially useful for drug development
7 March 20222 March 2022 NatureWorks and IMA accelerate on testing phase of the compostable coffee pod Initial filling tests at IMA COFFEE Lab on K-Cup compatible compostable coffee pods based on NatureWorks’ low-carbon Ingeo™️ PLA biopolymers accelerate based on promising results
New Indorama Ventures partnership will recycle over 1.6 billion PET beverage bottles in the Czech Republic by 2025 Indorama Ventures acquires 85% equity stake in UCY Polymers CZ s.r.o. (UCY)