In the project ULTRADREAM (funded by TKI-AF), which started in the summer of 2023, Wageningen Food & Biobased Research (WFBR) is supporting the development of the circular economy by using agricultural...
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South Dakota State University researcher demonstrates how switchgrass can be utilized to create biodegradable films
Switchgrass is a native prairie grass to South Dakota and grows abundantly in a variety of climates. Now, a South Dakota State University researcher has demonstrated how switchgrass...
Polyester microfibres in seawater have been found to slow the growth of juvenile mussels by 36%.Understanding how these ocean pollutants impact shellfish could inform regulatory...
Today the Commission published an assessment of the marine environment monitoring programmes reported by the Member States. The assessment, together with a detailed report by the Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC)...
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From tomorrow, at the United Nations Water Conference in New York from 22 to 24 March, the EU will be confirming its strong engagement for global water security...
Today, at the Our Ocean Conference in Panama, the EU is confirming its strong engagement for international ocean governance by announcing 39 commitments for action for the year 2023. These...
Researchers at the Fraunhofer WKI and the Fraunhofer IAP, in collaboration with industrial partners, have achieved initial success in the development of bio-based flame retardants in bioplastics. In the future, it could...
New Coordinated Research Project on strengthening the use of biomass for synthesis of bioplastics and other compunds
The IAEA is calling on research institutes to join its new Coordinated Research Project (CRP) aimed at strengthening the use of biomass for synthesis of bioplastics and other compounds using...
Wax worm saliva and the enzymes therein are the key to polyethylene degradation by Galleria mellonella
Plastic degradation by biological systems with re-utilization of the by-products could be a future solution to the global threat of plastic waste accumulation. Here, we report that the saliva of Galleria...