{"id":68444,"date":"2019-11-14T07:20:29","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T06:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=68444"},"modified":"2021-09-09T21:26:02","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T19:26:02","slug":"cellulose-car-fermentation-for-fragrances-worlds-1st-solar-hydrogen-electrolysis-facility-green-tea-leather-alternative-hydrogen-from-co2-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/cellulose-car-fermentation-for-fragrances-worlds-1st-solar-hydrogen-electrolysis-facility-green-tea-leather-alternative-hydrogen-from-co2-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Cellulose car, fermentation for fragrances, world\u2019s 1st solar hydrogen electrolysis facility, green tea leather alternative, hydrogen from CO2<\/sub> and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nature is an amazing thing. But add human brains and technology and you can get some pretty amazing things too \u2013 like a renewable insulating foam wetsuit to make your ocean outings even more in tune with nature. Or how about DEWA and Siemens building the first solar driven hydrogen electrolysis facility? If the plant uses only daylight solar power, each unit could produce up to 240 kilograms of hydrogen per day. And did you hear about the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show where Japan\u2019s Environment Ministry unveiled a concept car made from a nanocellulose material made from wood-based cellulose and crop waste? Get these and more innovations for the week of November 7th.<\/p>\n

In today\u2019s Digest, cellulose car, fermentation for fragrances, world\u2019s 1st solar hydrogen electrolysis facility, green tea leather alternative, hydrogen from CO2 \u2014 ready for you now at The Digest online.<\/p>\n

#1 Surf and scuba sustainably with biobased wetsuit
\nIn New Jersey, Hyperflex is selling wetsuits made from a renewable insulating foam dubbed Greenprene.
\nHyperflex says the 100% Neoprene-free wetsuits are produced from deproteinized natural insulating foam along with sugarcane, plant oils and oyster shells. They also feature Bio-SpanTM recycled high stretch laminates as the interior and Aqua-SilkTM abrasion-resistant material as the exterior fabric. Both are made from recycled plastic.<\/p>\n

Unlike other Neoprene-free wetsuits, Greenprene provides thermal protection and is available in thicknesses ranging from 1-7 mm.<\/p>\n

The material has also earned a United States Department of Agriculture Biobased and Biopreferred product label. Hyperflex says that, not only are the wetsuits greener than the alternative, they also provide a new solution for individuals allergic to Neoprene.<\/p>\n

More on the story, here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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#2 Japan unveils concept car made from high-tech cellulose
\nAt the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show, Japan\u2019s Environment Ministry unveiled a concept car made from a nanocellulose material made from wood-based cellulose and crop waste.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe cellulose nanofiber is carbon-neutral \u2018wood\u2019 material, so we can expect it to contribute to the reduction in CO2 emissions, so it will be friendly for our environment,\u201d Toshio Kon, group manager from the conversion vehicle development division, tells RT.<\/p>\n

Most of the car\u2019s skeleton, including roof, doors, and hood, used cellulose nanofiber. The material is also five times stronger than steel but only one-fifth the weight\u2014which are good for the car\u2019s safety performance and gas mileage, respectively.<\/p>\n

More on the story, here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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#3 Swedish company boasts first truly circular cotton recycling solution
\nIn Sweden, Re:newcell is set to being selling clothing made using its clothing recycling technology through select retailers.<\/p>\n

Dubbed Circulose, the material is made from pre- and post-consumer cotton garments at Re:newcell\u2019s Kristinehamn, Sweden facility. The company says less than 1% of clothing is recycled currently.<\/p>\n

\u201cCirculose was created with the ambition to shift the entire industry to circularity and to dramatically lower the impact fashion has on the environment,\u201d Harald Cavalli-Bj\u00f6rkman, head of brand for Circulose, tells dezeen. \u201cAs a new material, we knew Circulose had to do three things in order to make a real difference in the industry; it needed to be circular, it needed to be affordable, and it needed to deliver the quality that people expect,\u201d said Cavalli-Bj\u00f6rkman.<\/p>\n

The process uses donated clothing made from cotton and viscose, which are dissolved in a closed-loop process. The resulting material is dried into Circulose pulp, which can reenter the textile production cycle. The Kristinehamn plant can produce 7,000 metric tons of Circulose pulp annually.<\/p>\n

More on the story, here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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#4 Auburn researcher turns green tea into leather substitute
\nIn Alabama, a researcher at Auburn University has used green tea to produce a leather alternative.<\/p>\n

Funded by an EPA grant, Young-A Lee and her former student and current Iowa State University professor Changhyun Nam began looking for alternative materials to replace leather.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur research team was looking for sustainability design practices starting from fiber, to product design and development to the end\u2014consumers. We started to explore alternative materials for leather and synthetic textiles, focusing more on natural fibers,\u201d Lee tells Phys.org. \u201cAt the same time, we also searched whether there is any way for us to use byproducts from various industries to generate new materials for apparel-related products.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lee eventually found a green tea-based cellulosic material that had similar properties to leather. Layering the new material with other sustainable materials helped make the alternative leather more resilient. So far, Lee has made a prototype of a men\u2019s leather dress shoe.<\/p>\n

More on the story, here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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#5 Dubai seeks to build the world\u2019s first solar hydrogen electrolysis facility in time for the September Expo 2020
\nIn Dubai, the government and its state utility\u2014 DEWA\u2014 have decided to push toward the integration of H2 technology as well as accelerate the use of renewables in the region. DEWA and Siemens are building the regions first solar driven hydrogen electrolysis facility. If the plant uses only daylight solar power, each unit could produce up to 240 kilograms of hydrogen per day. After a test phase, the plant will provide energy for mobility purposes at the Expo 2020 Dubai. Overall, the facility establishment and subsequent integration will demonstrate an integrated megawatt-scale plant to produce hydrogen using solar, store the hydrogen gas, then deploy it for mobility or other industrial purposes.<\/p>\n

More on the story, here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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#6 South Korea to use marine microorganisms to produce hydrogen from carbon monoxide
\nIn South Korea, Korea Bizwire reports that the Korean Western Power Co. has built a hydrogen production plant in a move that could further the country\u2019s efforts to promote and support hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. The plant will transform carbon monoxide into hydrogen through the use of marine microorganisms found in the deep sea. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has stated that the plant will be up and running continuously for more than six months to make sure the plant\u2019s operations make economic sense and is safe. If the plant functions as intended, it will produce enough hydrogen to power 2,200 hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles per year. This is an extension of South Korea\u2019s long term plan to increase the number of hydrogen vehicles to about 80,000 units by 2022.<\/p>\n

More on the story, here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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#7 Design firm \u201cgrows\u201d a house from mushrooms during Dutch Design Week
\nIn the Netherlands, a design conference is showcasing the ability of mushrooms to one day provide an alternative material to the construction industry, a major contributor of global greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n

The Growing Pavilion\u2014the Dutch Design Week submission from Known-design\u2014features several renewable materials, including timber and compressed cattails. But the structure\u2019s main feature is walls made from mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms, grown on shaping molds filled with hemp waste as substrate. The molds are six feet tall by three feet wide and grew over the course of the design showcase. Once fully grown, the mushroom walls are hardened to stop expansion and coated with a biobased protective layer.<\/p>\n

Jan Berbee, cofounder of Known-design, tells Fast Company that the fungi is meant to replace construction\u2019s extensive use of rigid foam panels made from the plastic expandable polystyrene, which emit three times their weight in carbon dioxide. By comparison, Known-design\u2019s mycelium captures twice its weight in CO2.<\/p>\n

More on the story, here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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#8 Givaudan unveils fermentation route to prized fragrance ingredient
\nIn Switzerland, flavor and fragrance giant Givaudan says it has developed a fermentation-based production route for ambroxide, an alternative to the expensive and rare perfume ingredient ambergris.<\/p>\n

Trade named Ambrofix, the ingredient is made by fermentation using sugarcane as feedstock. It requires 100x less land to produce than the traditional pathway.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled that this new biocatalytic process produces Ambrofix as a powerful, substantive and stable ambery note while aligning to Givaudan\u2019s sustainability approach, \u2018A Sense of Tomorrow\u2019. With consumers increasingly seeking safe, high quality and sustainable products, our commitment to responsible innovation leverages our capabilities and expertise to develop fragrance molecules loved by people everywhere for a sustainable tomorrow,\u201d says Jeremy Compton, Global Head of Fragrance Science and Technology.<\/p>\n

Since originally being synthesized in the 1950s, Ambrofix has been used in numerous consumer products, such as detergents and shampoos as well as high-end fragrances.<\/p>\n

More on the story, here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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#9 Researchers look to make use of supermarket rejects
\nIn Australia, a group of researchers from universities and the private sector are looking at ways to convert produce that isn\u2019t supermarket quality into useful products.<\/p>\n

The Agricultural Product Development Research Consortium, armed with a $7.4 million grant and based at Adelaide University, will investigate how to convert chitosan from mushrooms into polymers with UV absorbing capabilities and how to extract anthocyanins from apples, cherries and berries for use as colorants in food and cosmetics.<\/p>\n

Vincent Bulone, professor at Adelaide University\u2019s School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, will lead the project. \u201cWe have in the project quite a strong focus on the discovery different bioactives, which we will separate and extract, determine their properties and hopefully be able to develop new products from these new molecules,\u201d Bulone says.<\/p>\n

More on the story, here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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#10 Indian entrepreneur \u201cadds life to paper\u201d by including seeds
\nIn India, Seedpaper India has produced paper Karnataka flags with embedded seeds to help South Indians celebrate Rajyothsava while creating a carbon-consuming plant and not contributing to the region\u2019s plastics waste crisis.<\/p>\n

Seedpaper India was founded in 2014 by Roshan Ray, who told The Hindu he wanted to \u201cadd life to paper.\u201d He was already familiar with sustainable practices from his family\u2019s business, Bangalore Paper and Pulp Mills. \u201cWe are environmentally conscious at the mill. We do not fell trees to produce paper. We approach small industries and garment factories for waste fabric that would otherwise go to the landfill,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

The embedded seeds include tulsi, marigold, tomato, ladies finger, morning glory and daisy white. \u201cWe use spinach, blue berry, tomato, beetroot and turmeric with soya-based ink to dye the paper. For the Rajyothsava flag we have used tomato and beetroot for red and turmeric for yellow,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n

Rajyothsava celebrates the creation of the state of Karnataka. Roy says he sold about 10,000 flags.<\/p>\n

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