Synthetic polymers have shown a great impact on every aspect of our life and attained an exponential rise in their production and utilization in the past decades due to their...
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The current debate on the sustainability of bio-based products questions the environmental benefits of replacing fossil- by bio-resources. Here, we analyze the environmental trade-offs of 98 emerging bio-based materials...
A polymer comprised, at least in part, of building blocks called monomers, produced from renewable feedstocks such as corn. An alternate definition for biopolymer, includes all biologically produced...
The integration of microalgae cultivation in anaerobic digestion (AD) plants can take advantage of relevant nutrients (ammonium and ortho-phosphate) and CO2 loads. The proposed scheme of microalgae integration...
The Renewable Materials Conference (RMC) in Siegburg/Cologne (Germany) is the world’s largest conference on chemicals and materials based on biomass, CCU or chemical recycling – the only alternatives to fossil-based...
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Researchers at Hokkaido University have taken a significant step forward in the drive to make recyclable yet stable plastics from plant materials. This is a key requirement to reduce the burden...
With funding from the European Commission, an unprecedented collaboration between Carbon Minds, numerous project partners, and many supporters in the chemical industry is developing significant improvements to the Environmental Footprint...
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Today, the Commission has proposed a series of targeted actions to boost biotechnology and biomanufacturing in the EU. The Communication on Building the future with nature identifies the challenges and barriers and proposes to tackle...
The global bio‑based polymer market 2023 – a deep and comprehensive insight into a dynamically growing market
New report released on the global bio‑based polymer market 2023 – a deep and comprehensive insight into a dynamically growing market. The year 2023 was a promising year...
According to the Technical Report 15392, drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 249 of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) in August 2009, ‘bio-based plastics’ are plastics derived...