Do you want to go paperless? In today's world, consumers are increasingly responsible for being aware of their carbon footprint and taking active steps to reduce it. Banking companies such as Santander say that by moving your paper bank statements online, you are doing your part to achieve a more su...
"You Ask is a series in which Columbia Climate School experts address readers' questions about science. Today, we talk with Steven Cohen, director of the Earth Institute's Sustainable Policy and Management Research Program, about litter-related issues.
Cohen is an expert in sustainable cit...
The global natural fiber composites market was valued at USD 4.46 billion in 2016. It is expected to grow at a CAGR of 11.8% from 2016 to 2024. The spiraling growth of the automotive industry for lightweight products and the growing awareness of green products is one of them. Key trends reinfor...
The picture shows Taro Iemoto, associate professor of science and technology at Oita University, Japan, and the fiber material extracted from bamboo. taken at Oita University on Nov. 24, 2021.
Oita University is conducting joint research with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to use...
As packaging manufacturers around the world rapidly abandon the use of virgin plastics, the demand for fiber-based solutions is booming. However, industry associations, producers and consumers can seriously overlook an environmental hazard in paper and pulp use - moisture loss.
The pulp a...
Plastic waste brought about by the "white pollution", has made the earth suffer, people's awareness of the harm caused by plastic products gradually increased, many large enterprises, companies have also acted to seek more plastic alternatives. Paper straws were one of the bold attemp...
Although recycling and reuse have always been strongly advocated, in reality there are many simple and low-power small electronic devices that are often disposable. Because of this, "disposable batteries" are also one of the areas of interest for scientists.
Recently, scientists at th...
Petroleum-derived plastics (traditional petroleum-based plastics) are lightweight, strong, durable, and resistant to degradation, replacing many other substances in the form of disposable gears, packaging, furniture, machinery frames, accessories, etc. They are widely used in medical and industrial ...
Bio-based Materials (BBMs) are a new class of materials made from renewable biomass or (and) biologically manufactured raw materials through biological, chemical and physical means, such as bioplastics and biomass functional polymers.
Bio-based materials are different from traditional chemical ...
What are green composites?
Green composites in a narrow sense are composites in which at least one of the component materials is obtained from natural resources and is completely degradable. Also known as biocomposites or ecocomposites.
Green composites in a broad sense, from the requireme...
