Polytives Germany (Rudolstadt, Germany), a specialist in the production of polymer additives, and Holzmühle Westerkamp Germany (Visbek, Germany), a wood processing company offering the production and development of biobased plastic compounds under the brand name Arweco, including those based on oat ...
Carbon fiber composites are favored by aerospace manufacturers for their strength, stiffness and durability, and are often produced from fossil fuels.
Of course, they can also be made from sustainable organic materials. Recently, Airbus created an experimental helicopter panel using a "bio...
The University of Copenhagen has created a new bio-friendly material made from barley starch mixed with sugar beet waste fibers - a strong material that turns into compost if it ends up in nature. In the long run, the researchers hope their invention will help curb plastic pollution while reducing t...
June 10 - The ALEHOOP project, a joint European project based on circular biology, has successfully demonstrated the feasibility of sustainable plant protein extraction. The project developed pilot-scale biorefineries to recover low-cost dietary proteins from algae and plant biomass.
The biorefinery ...
Ultra-light, insulating and biodegradable cellulose aerogels are versatile. The Swiss Federal Institute for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) has succeeded in 3D-printing complex shapes from the natural material, which can be used as precision insulation for microelectronics or as personalized...
Polyethylene is a very important and widely used plastic and is difficult to break down in nature. A new project will enable the recycling and upgrading of polyethylene by converting it into biodegradable polyester in three stages.
An international team of researchers led by Aarhus University i...
BioPowder is a specialist in innovative fiber additives and functional composite fillers derived from the circular economy.
By converting olive oil by-products into high-quality powders with unique properties, such as excellent stability, homogeneous particle shape and bright color, they become...
According to news on April 23, Spain’s Eplas Plastics Technology Center announced BUILD-LIMONENE, a groundbreaking project focused on the development of sustainable building materials. The initiative aims to harness the waste from the Valencian community’s citrus sector and the CO2 emissions from lo...
Dutch bottled water company Bottle Up was dismayed to see the canals of Amsterdam filled with single-use plastic bottles. To help eliminate waste, Bottle Up has designed a durable water bottle that's safe enough to be refilled and as convenient as other water bottles on the market.
However...
In mid-April, the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine and the Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities signed an agreement on partnership in the field of renewable energy, focusing on biogas. This area will be included in the Ukrainian-Danish Energy Partnership Programme.
Denmark and Ukraine ...
