Afyren (Clermont-Ferrand, France) is a green tech company utilizing unique fermentation technology to produce bio-based, low-carbon ingredients from sugar beet by-products.
Its first plant, Afyren Neoxy, was launched in May 2020 and produces seven bio-based carboxylic acids, all of which are 100% bio...
Researchers led by Professor Takuzo Aida of the Center for Advanced Materials Science (CEMS) at the RIKEN Research Institute in Saitama, Japan, have developed a durable plastic that does not contribute to microplastic pollution in the ocean.
The new material is as strong and biodegradable as tr...
Polylactic acid (PLA), as a typical polymer material derived from renewable raw materials (starch), is gradually developing into a basic bulk material necessary for society. At the same time, the post-processing of used PLA materials has attracted attention. Although PLA can be degraded in natu...
On November 29, Professor Deng Hongbing's team from Wuhan University's School of Resource and Environmental Sciences and Professor Zhou Xue's team from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) joined hands to make an important breakthrough in scientific research, successfully developing ...
Recently, Italian company Mixcycling has successfully developed bio-based materials for packaging and closure in the food industry based on PLA, PHBH and cork as natural fillers.
First, the choice of this material is strategic because both PLA and PHBH are biodegradable, derived from renewable ...
In recent years, growing concerns about plastic pollution and its harmful effects on the environment have prompted researchers and innovators to seek sustainable alternatives. This push for environmentally friendly solutions has led to the development of various degradation technologies designed to ...
Founded in 2019, Shellworks (Shellworks) is a London-based company that grew out of a team project set up jointly by the Royal College of Art and Imperial College to develop an eco-friendly plastic bag that is biodegradable. It is hoped that this will replace the commonly used single-use plastic bag...
Starting in November 2024, the global beverage industry giant, Japan's Suntory Group (SUNTORY), launched PET bottles produced using paraxylene (Bio-Paraxylene), which is extracted from waste cooking oil. This will be the world's first commercially available bioparaxylene PET bottle and will hel...
OXMAN, a U.S.-based design lab, recently launched O° (pronounced “O-Zero”), a biomaterials, digital and robotics platform. The lab's first product made using the O° platform is a line of shoes made entirely of polyhydroxy fatty acid esters (PHA).
Computationally Designed, 3D Printed PHA Shoes ...
Three students in Turkey have created a company that produces plastics from recycled olive kernels and are exhibiting their products at the FAKUMA plastics fair (Oct. 15-19) in Germany. The company is called Biolive Biyolojik ve kimyasal teknolojiler san tic a.s. and is based in Istanbul, Turkey....
