The Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) and the Italian National Printing and Minting House (IPZS) have unveiled a prototype of an ID card made from biodegradable plastic, the result of a project to develop alternatives to the fossil-feedstock plastic materials currently in use.
The document, which...
Bacteria can metabolize the sugars in milk or wheat into wonderful forms such as yeast bread, sauerkraut, beer and cheese. Modern industrial fermentation uses a similar technology: it cultivates biochemicals in microorganisms for use in drugs, proteins, nutraceuticals and personal care chemical...
On October 12, PIECLEX, a fiber manufacturer jointly funded by Japan's Murata Manufacturing and Teijin Frito-Lay, released a news release stating that it will start a demonstration trial of recycling the company's fiber-based apparel products for use as compost in agriculture and forestry, P-FACTS (...
Polybutylene succinate (PBS) is an environmentally friendly plastic that degrades in terrestrial environments but has limited natural biodegradation in marine environments. Newly released research by a Japanese team shows that they have identified specific marine bacteria that can degrade PBS, contr...
Celanese is taking a "customer-centered approach" to sustainability.
Speaking at Fakuma 2023, Steffi Götzel, head of Celanese's global sustainability business, said, "We focus on the key trends, as customers may have different priorities. Overall, this is a shift from fossil to r...
The Defense Food Research Laboratory (DFRL) under India's Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has developed a biodegradable water bottle designed to reduce the overall carbon footprint in the environment.
The limited production bottles were launched by Union Minister of State f...
Polartec has made great strides in sustainable performance fabrics with the introduction of Biolon, a plant-based nylon fiber and film, to two of its popular product lines: Polartec Power Shield and Power Stretch Pro.
Biolon is a renewable, non-GMO plant-based nylon with a 50% lower carbon foot...
UMF | PERFECTCLEAN is pleased to announce the launch of new, fully compostable packaging for its entire PERFECT CLEAN branded range. The new packaging is in line with the company's commitment to: providing safer sanitation with less effort, less waste, less carbon footprint and at a lower cost than ...
The PHA and PLA biopolymer combination toothbrush developed by CJ Biomaterials Korea in collaboration with eco-design specialists Revelop has recently won the 2023 German Red Dot Design Award. CJ Biomaterials Korea is a leading producer of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolymers.
The toothbrush,...
The IPREM laboratory at the University of Paulo is carrying out a research project whose goal is to produce bioplastics in a short period of time using local resources.
They are made from corn crop residues and from microorganisms extracted from the sediments of a port on the Basque coast.
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