Category: Reports & Studies
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Scaling-up the Bioconversion of Lignin to 2,4-Pyridinedicarboxylic Acid With Engineered Pseudomonas putida for Bio-Based Plastics Production
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Improvement of Gelatin-Based Coating in Order to Enhance the Oxygen Barrier and Mechanical Properties of Biobased PLA (Polylactic Acid) and Cellulose Films
Read https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsomega.5c00198
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The State of Sorghum Production in Brazil
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Novel cardanol-based polybenzoxazine (PBZ) resins from a sustainable source to substitute phenolic resins in brake pads for eco-friendliness and superior performance
Read https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1359836825006985
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Pesticides and PLA microplastics from mulch film produce a highly toxic cocktail
Read https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304389425021284
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Development of functional degradable materials by precise crosslinking design of biobased polymers
Read https://www.nature.com/articles/s41428-025-01051-7
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Fully biodegradable and mass-producible conductive fiber based on tungsten–poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) composite
Read https://www.nature.com/articles/s41528-025-00448-x
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Third-party verified LCA confirms Luminy® PLA has low environmental impact, achieving carbon neutrality and negative footprint with recycled content
It’s difficult to get a grasp on TotalEnergies Corbion external communications. Sometimes they send me their press releases sometimes not.…
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Japanese corporate directors who fail to address climate risks could face personal liability
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Climate change will impact cassava, corn, rice, sorghum and soya bean yields
The corrupted European Bioplastics members and the Nova Institut will tell you that using bio-based feedstock will not impact food…
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Shell Polymer Trends Report 2025
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Recycling in Vietnam: Study suggests national DRS to accelerate circularity and design innovation
Read https://www.packaginginsights.com/news/vietnam-drs-recycle-waste-management-eunomia.html
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Standardization transformation of C-lignin to catechol and propylene
Read https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-61457-y
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Kerala college student designs biodegradable pen to combat plastic waste (FREE)
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PLA Polylactic acid impacts gut microbiota and induce inflammation (FREE)
PLA is going to cause a massive public health crisis. The three biggest companies that will provoke this crisis are…
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Doctor calls for transparency as study reveals unawareness of microplastics in period products (FREE)
Read Plastic Free July: Doctor calls for transparency as study reveals unawareness of microplastics in period products
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Toxic chemicals in recycled plastic can affect hormone system, finds study (FREE)
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CBE JU 2024 annual report (FREE)
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Using light-powered enzymes to build clean, high-value chemicals (FREE)
ADVERTISING – New revolutionary biodegradable plastic resin from Symphony Environmental called ‘NbR’: Less fossil and CO2 emissions — This is…
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Modeling of fermentative polyhydroxyalkanoate production from Cerbera odollam oil using Monod-based and multi-scale kinetic models (FREE)
Read Modeling of fermentative polyhydroxyalkanoate production from Cerbera odollam oil using Monod-based and multi-scale kinetic models
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Understanding the Importance of the Lignin–Biopolymer Ratio in Optimizing the Performance of Sustainable Biomass-Derived Electrospun Carbon Fiber Anodes in Sodium-Ion Batteries (FREE)
ADVERTISING – New revolutionary biodegradable plastic resin from Symphony Environmental called ‘NbR’: Less fossil and CO2 emissions — This is…
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Dynamic Covalent Chemistry Enabled Closed-Loop Recycling of Thermally Modified Polymer Membrane (FREE)
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Study says policy must guide the scale-up of textile recycling in Europe (FREE)
ADVERTISING – New revolutionary biodegradable plastic resin from Symphony Environmental called ‘NbR’: Less fossil and CO2 emissions — This is…
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Preparation and Characterization of Triglycine-Containing 3D-Printed PBAT/PLA Specimens (FREE)
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Enhancing Cotton Fabrics with Bio-Based Heat Storage Materials for Thermal Comfort (FREE)
Read Enhancing Cotton Fabrics with Bio-Based Heat Storage Materials for Thermal Comfort
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Different shapes of PLA initiate intestinal injury and gut microbiota dysbiosis of zebrafish (FREE)
Read Different shapes of polylactic acid bioplastic initiate intestinal injury and gut microbiota dysbiosis of zebrafish
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Mechanical Evaluation of Epoxy Polymer Composites Reinforced with Areca Leaf Sheath Fiber (FREE)
Read Mechanical Evaluation of Epoxy Polymer Composites Reinforced with Areca Leaf Sheath Fiber
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Algal polysaccharide Sacran-based conductive nanocomposites for ultrathin flexible and biodegradable organic electrochemical transistors (FREE)
ADVERTISING – New revolutionary biodegradable plastic resin from Symphony Environmental called ‘NbR’: Less fossil and CO2 emissions — This is…
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Leveraging lignin as mussel-bioinspired adhesives and fillers for sustainable food-packaging applications: A review
Read Leveraging lignin as mussel-bioinspired adhesives and fillers for sustainable food-packaging applications: A review
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Biodegradation of PCL, PBS, and PBAT at Low Temperatures by Aeromicrobium sp. JJY06: A Newly Isolated Strain for Cold-Environment Plastic Cleanup
Read Biodegradation of PCL, PBS, and PBAT at Low Temperatures by Aeromicrobium sp. JJY06: A Newly Isolated Strain for Cold-Environment Plastic Cleanup
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Microplastics from biodegradable material may be linked to diabetes (FREE)
Read Microplastics from biodegradable material may be linked to diabetes, study finds
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Study Reveals Up to 11 Million Tons of Plastic Polluting Ocean Floors (FREE)
Read Study Reveals Up to 11 Million Tons of Plastic Polluting Ocean Floors
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Improving the oxygen and water vapour barrier properties of PLA via a novel interface engineering (FREE)
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Plastics in agriculture and food production: uses, properties, and impacts Results of the INRAE-CNRS collective scientific assessment (FREE)
Read Plastics in agriculture and food production: uses, properties, and impacts Results of the INRAE-CNRS collective scientific assessment
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India Releases Guidance for Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate as Food Packaging Material (FREE)
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Biobased Polyimine Vitrimers: Promising Materials for Fluorescence Quenching, Anticounterfeiting, and Plastic Degradation (FREE)
Read Biobased Polyimine Vitrimers: Promising Materials for Fluorescence Quenching, Anticounterfeiting, and Plastic Degradation
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Scientists make disturbing discovery after examining effects of food packaging materials: ‘This is of great significance’ (FREE)
Read Scientists make disturbing discovery after examining effects of food packaging materials: ‘This is of great significance’
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Plastic particles found in food could harm the body (FREE)
Read Plastic particles found in food could harm the body
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What Happens to Microplastics in the Ocean? (FREE)
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Indonesia Raises Palm Exports Levy
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World Food Prize 2025 Awarded to Brazilian Researcher – as US-Brazil Agricultural Collaboration Strengthens
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China New Food Materials and Additives Approved – Including GMM Derived Enzymes
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Global recycling rates have fallen for eighth year running, report finds
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Tariff Rates Updated following May 12 Joint US-China Statement
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Life cycle assessment of glass fibre versus flax fibre reinforced composite ship hulls
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Green Synthesis of a Novel Gelatin Crosslinked Oxidized Pullulan-Lignin biocomposite film for active food packaging
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A beginner’s guide to vegan fashion (and how to spot ‘greenwashing’)
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Embedding Polysaccharide Thin Films in Digital Light Processing (DLP) for Biobased Composites
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Environmental and Economic Benefits from Strain and Bioprocess Improvements for Sustainable Production of 3-Hydroxypropanoic Acid in a Sugarcane Biorefinery
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Multilayer biocomposite vegan leather materials derived from vegetable-tanned fungal biomass cultivated on food waste
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Computational identification of plastic-degrading enzymes in ocean microbiomes
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Development and characterization of starch bioplastics as a sustainable alternative for packaging
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Isolation of marine bacteria with potential for PHA degradation and optimization for enzyme production
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Agilyx Annual Report 2024
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Sage seed gum-gelatin composite films and electrospun zein fibers: A sustainable bilayer system enriched with pomegranate flower extract
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Radiation protection and structural stability of fungal melanin polylactic acid biocomposites in low Earth orbit
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Exploring the intersection between biology and engineering
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Microplastics vs Microplastics blends
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Characterization of Biobased Polymers at the Gas–Solid Interface─Analysis of Surface and Bulk Properties during Artificial Degradation
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Improving compatibility between coffee or black tea ground wastes and polymer matrix via silane treatment for production sustainable biofillers
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LyondellBasell advances sustainability leadership in 2024 Sustainability Report: From Vision to Value
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Thermal Polymerization of Softwood Kraft Lignin: Enhanced Adhesion of Lignin-Phenol-Formaldehyde Blends
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New Research Links Starch-Based bioplastic to Metabolic Disruption
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Designing EPR to foster the EU’s competitiveness and strategic autonomy
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Life cycle assessment of bioenergy and value-added biochemical production from Nizimudinia zanardini brown macroalgae
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Valorisation of freshwater weeds biomass to produce bio-based composites through do-it-yourself approach
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PBAT releases microplastics (Study)
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Researchers convert captured biogenic CO2 into raw materials for plastics
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Zeolite catalyst enables sustainable production of biodegradable plastic materials
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Scientists Found a 380-Million-Year-Old Trick in Velvet Worm Slime That Could Lead To Recyclable Bioplastic
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China MOF SCTC Announces Adding 34 Percent Tariff on All Goods Originating from United States
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Environmental Performance Assessment of a Decentralized Network of Recyclable Waste Sorting Facilities: Case Study in Montreal
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Plastic Foam Must Be Phased Out To Protect The Oceans, Study Finds (Reuters)
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Long-acting antibacterial nanochitin/nanocellulose bioplastic packaging film
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Toxicological evaluation and metabolic profiling of earthworms (Eisenia fetida) after exposure to microplastics and acetochlor
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Integrated process for lignin depolymerization and nanoparticle production using deep eutectic solvent
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VTT and LUT University Turn CO₂ and Green Hydrogen Into Renewable Plastics in Groundbreaking Study
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Molybdenum oxide loaded ceria catalysts for the selective production of monomeric alkyl phenols from the hydrogenolysis of Kraft lignin
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Eco-friendly innovation: Industrial-scale all-natural bamboo drinking straw inspired by bamboo’s flexibility and toughness
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Tea bags contribute to daily microplastic exposure, find Spanish researchers
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Sustainable core-shell structures derived from lignin for Na ion batteries
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Over a billion pounds of Coke plastic waste to enter waterways: study
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Australia Federal Budget 2025 and the Agricultural Sector
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Ethiopia Becomes the Latest African Country to Approve Biotech Corn for Commercial Production
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Degradation behavior in soil and mechanical properties of bagasse monoesters with different acyl chain lengths and residual hydroxy contents
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Green Alliance briefing looks ‘beyond the bin’ to push circularity
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Bio-based method creates polyurethane without toxic chemicals
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Design for enhanced mechanical and barrier properties of PBAT/poly (glycolicacid) composite films using biobased PLA as intermediates through gradient reactive extrusion
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Biodegradable fish aggregating device may help tuna fisheries cut plastic pollution
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New Data Reveals High Quantities of Food-Grade Polypropylene in Recycling Facilities, Identifying Opportunities for Increased Material Recovery
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Coordination-reinforced lignin/polyvinyl alcohol composites for indoor UV protection and temperature management
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Kenya’s Court of Appeal Issued an Injunction on Genetically Engineered Products
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Soil fungi respond more violently to both polyethylene and PBAT biodegradable mulch film residues than bacteria do
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Avantium Results 2024 (Report)
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Recyclable and Biodegradable Paper Coating with Functionalized PLA and PBAT
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A bacterial platform for the bio-based production of poly(ester amide)s
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Improving the hydrophobic nature of biopolymer based edible packaging film: A review
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Disintegration of commercial biodegradable plastic products under simulated industrial composting conditions
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Vietnam Government Restructuring – Major Changes and Expected Impacts
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A ternary deep eutectic solvent for efficient biomass fractionation and lignin stabilization
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