In Massachusetts, a team of researchers at MIT says they may have found the key to a truly efficient and inexpensive removal mechanism to remove CO2 from seawater. The findings were reported recently in the journal Energy and Environmental Science. The existing methods for removing carbon dioxide from seawater apply a voltage across a stack […]
In Illinois, next time you drive past farms or prairies and ponds on a rural road, look around. They are a rich source of biomass. That includes corn, soybeans, sugar cane, switchgrass, algae and other plant matter. These carbon-rich materials can be converted to liquid fuels and chemicals with many possible applications. There is enough […]
In France, thirty-five academic and private partners from across Europe and China are now working together on the AgriLoop project, which will develop sustainable processes to convert agri-food residues into high-value, eco-friendly products for use in food, feed and bio-based materials. This new collaboration will find new uses for agri-food residues: currently an underexploited resource […]
In Minnesota, researchers, led by the University of Minnesota, US, have developed what they say is a new catalyst technology that can convert renewable feedstock, such as corn, into acrylic acid and acrylates, which can be used the traditional applications including paints, coatings and superabsorbent polymers used in disposable nappies. Publishing their research in the […]
In Spain, the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) said that a team of researchers from UPM and the University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) have used waste from the fruit industry to extract orange oil and analyze its potential as a fuel for bioreactors. The results obtained show that this oil is a viable alternative to […]
In Germany, the plastic materials polyurethane and polyvinyl alcohol can now be degraded under mild conditions with the help of enzymes as biocatalysts. Scientists from the University of Greifswald have developed corresponding methods together with the German company Covestro and teams from Leipzig and Dublin, as recently published in the journal Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., […]
In Germany, researchers asked how can chemicals for the bioeconomy be produced on a large scale from regional residues. This question is being investigated by a team of researchers from the Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum (DBFZ) and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) together with industrial partners in the new “CapUp” project. The aim of the […]
In Massachusetts, recently, the possibility of removing carbon dioxide directly from ocean water has emerged as another promising possibility for mitigating CO2 emissions, one that could potentially someday even lead to overall net negative emissions. But, like air capture systems, the idea has not yet led to any widespread use, though there are a few […]
In Belgium, the team behind LIFE Biomass C+ has developed a new way of producing sustainable biofuel. Instead of land, they used existing and underused infrastructure and water resources. They grew an aquatic plant called the southern cattail in channels, ponds, and lagoons. These water bodies contained wastewater from various industries and farms. The team […]
In Finland, Nord News reported that Finnish universities and companies are currently working towards sustainable fiber fabrics in the SUSTAFIT research project. “It is vital to build a comprehensive understanding of sustainable development issues in the nonwovens industry. More public research is needed to increase the use of bio-based and recycled materials,” said Virpi Rämö […]
