In Scotland, a hospital is helping to address medical waste by providing staff with biobased caps for the surgical theater. Made from cellulosic fiber, the Golden Jubilee University National Hospital in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, helped develop the caps with University of Strathclyde and Heriot-Watt University. According to the inventors, around 800,000 single-use caps are used […]
In Scotland, the first tanker of sustainably produced bioacetone and biobutanol has been dispatched from Celtic Renewables’ flagship Biorefinery in Grangemouth, marking a major milestone for the world’s shift to green chemicals. This achievement is backed by over £60million in funding which enabled the construction of Scotland’s first Biorefinery and its commercial-scale operations. The cargo […]
In Scotland, the rigorous boarding school attended by both King Charles and his father Prince Philip has created a line of green products such as bamboo toothbrushes to wheat hairbrushes. Students at Gordonstoun run the enterprise, which includes plant-based mouthwash tabs and biodegradable wipes. The products are sold at the school’s health center, reducing the […]
In Scotland, scientists at the University of Aberdeen and chemical maker RIPCELL are collaborating to turn whisky distillery waste products into biobased chemicals. Funded in part by the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre, the project’s scope includes producing lactic acid from distillation byproducts pot ale and spent lees. Every liter of whisky produced generates about ten […]
In Scotland, UK spaceflight company Orbex has received £16.7m from six backers in an update to its Series C funding round. With pre-launch testing underway, the funding will help Orbex ramp up the development of Prime, its 19-metre long, two-stage rocket designed to transport small satellites into Low Earth Orbit. The aim is to ensure […]
In Scotland, researchers at St. Andrews University have found that cocoa pod husks—an abundant waste product of chocolate and other industries—could be used to make more sustainable flame retardants. Led by chemistry and chemical biology professor Dr. Nicholas Westwood, the study found that processed lignin from cocoa pod husks could enhance the already high flame-smothering […]
