Textiles can be coated with the biopolymer chitosan and thus made water-repellent by binding hydrophobic molecules, which also replaces toxic and petroleum-based substances that are currently...
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Find out about the EU’s circular economy action plan and what additional measures MEPs want to reduce waste and make products more sustainable.
The Interreg NWE project CurCol aims to demonstrate economic potential for the production chains from regionally produced plants to colourants in packaging. The focus of CurCol is on the yellow natural colourant...
On 16 and 17 September 2020, project partners met online to kick off their new project Allthings.bioPRO – Game changer in the bio-based economy.
Leather substitutes derived from fungi are considered to be an ethical and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional bovine leather.
Natural fibres from materials such as silk and crab shells could be used in medicine to replace synthetic materials like plastics to fix damaged human tissue.
Experts are manufacturing prototypes by coating or printing nanocellulose on textiles, paper or plastic to enhance the performance of these products in various applications.
Slovenian researchers have designed and built a pilot plant to turn used clothes into materials such as glucose, glycol or acids that can be used in the biochemical industry.
The study presents a strategy to produce a wood fiber based yarn to be used as a platform for human and veterinary pharmaceutical hormone capture.