Biopolymers as shells for microcapsules will be the focus of a symposium to be held on November 16, 2023 at the Fraunhofer Conference Center in the Potsdam Science Park, where the platform will present new advances in the microencapsulation of natural and biodegradable materials and invite participa...
Five students from the University of Hohenheim (Alena Fries, Bahar Abrishamchi, Cora Schmetzer, Lina Obeidat and Paulina Welzenbach) wanted to prevent the small plastic bags that contain individual ingredients in many instant foods such as ramen noodle soup, an environmentally harmful waste. A susta...
By adding a naturally occurring polymer that makes the wood more porous, the scientists designed the trees to be easier to disassemble into simpler building blocks.
Fossil fuels are a major source of energy, chemicals and many materials, but are also responsible for a significant portion of gre...
September 4, 2023 - Braskem Brazil, the world's sixth-largest petrochemical company, and the University of São Paulo (USP) have announced a partnership to develop research routes for converting carbon dioxide into other chemical products.
Carbon dioxide is one of the greenhouse gases and one of...
With the additional investment, Pyran expanded its production and produced tons of bio-based products. Successful production of several tons of product has enabled Pyran to gather the necessary information to design a commercial-scale plant, which it aims to produce commercially by 2026.
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Recently, RyPax, a paper molding company, and CelluComp, a sustainable materials company, partnered to develop an all-fiber bottle with a biodegradable and bio-based inner coating, which has been dubbed the "cracker" of paper bottle packaging.
The bottles are made from a new pulp fibe...
PET and Polyester: PET is one of the most widely used plastics in the world. PET, the most familiar type of plastic beverage bottle, is produced in 70 million tons per year and is growing every year. One-third of the world's PET product is used to produce polyester and other synthetic textiles....
Origin Materials, a leading carbon-negative materials company whose goal is to drive the world's transition to sustainable materials; and Terphane, a subsidiary of Tredegar Corporation, a global leader in specialty PET polyester films ("BOPET"). The companies announced a strategic par...
Reducing carbon and emissions has been a must for the automotive industry in recent years to realize sustainable development. Recently, many chemical manufacturers have launched recycled or bio-based automotive plastics to help automotive manufacturing sustainable development from the material side....
PLMA+ CMC-GMA hydrogel is a biodegradable hydrogel co-polymerized with polylactic acid (PLA) and methacrylic anhydride-acylated gelatin (GelMA), with methacrylic anhydride-acylated chitosan (ChelMA) incorporated as a cross-linking agent. This hydrogel has good mechanical properties, biocompatib...
