Category: Universities, Institutes & Labs
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Iowa State University to Research Bioplastics
Research project aims to make plastic films more biodegradable
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University of Queensland Professors to Investigate Bioplastics (FREE)
Do you toss biodegradable plastic in the compost bin? Here’s why it might not break down. This is a FREE…
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Scientists Investigate Pollution of Ethanol Plant
Tracking contamination around a closed ethanol plant. Scientists are investigating the contamination of water, soil, and air caused by a…
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Modelling Carbon Capture with Quantum Computing
Modelling Carbon Capture on Metal-Organic Frameworks with Quantum Computing
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ETH Zurich Claims True Plastic Recycling
Researchers have successfully broken plastic into its molecular building blocks and recovered over 90% of them.
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Marine Fungus that Degrades Plastics
Chinese scientists discover marine fungus that degrades plastic
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Plastic Eating Bacteria Created With Particle Accelerator
Scientist have been working on a Frankenstein bacteria able to eat plastic
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Aimplas Develops New Materials for Automotive Sector
AIMPLAS to develop new sustainable materials and processes to reduce vehicle emissions through weight reduction
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New Carbon Capture Tool by University of Colorado Boulder
New method could lead to cheaper, more efficient ways to capture carbon
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Aimplas Develops New Recycling Technology
AIMPLAS develops new techniques to give a second life to packaging, textile, tyre and mattress waste
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Imperial College London Startups Competition
Imperial’s Most Promising Student Startups Get Set To Pitch Their Business Ideas including bioplastics
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New Approach to Bimetallic Catalysis for Greener Biochemicals
Bimetallic catalysis technique using gold and palladium nanoparticles could lead to new design pathways for biochemicals.
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NC State Researcher Develop New Biomaterial
New Biomaterial Could Save Our Oceans From Plastic Pollution
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Unique Ingredient Strengthens Bamboo
Once used to preserve bodies, plastination now strengthens biocomposites
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rPET Bottles are Toxic Says New Study
Recycled plastic bottles leach more chemicals into drinks, review finds
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Visible Ocean Plastics Just the Tip of the Iceberg
Simulations find the majority of ocean plastics may be on the seafloor or otherwise difficult to monitor, with vastly more…
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Deakin University to Build Biofactory in Australia
Deakin launches new BioFactory as part of Circular Economy Accelerator-Organics project
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New Bioplastic from Estonia
The large-scale production of wood-based, fully recyclable plastic might soon become a reality in Estonia
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Roadmap to Market PHA
A roadmap for the market introduction of PHAs
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Canadian Startup Turns CO2 into Shampoo and Furniture
Turning CO2 into shampoo and lawn furniture? U of T startup doing what ‘no one has done before’
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University of Nebraska to Develop Bioplastics for Agriculture
University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers are part of a new $6 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop bioplastics…
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Marine Plastic Waste Could Introduce Invasive Species
A new study led by the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) and the University of Barcelona (UB) shows how…
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Turning Hazelnut Shells into Panels
Hazelnut shells get new life as strong, sustainable panels
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New Chemical Recycling Method at Room Temperature
Versatile Chemical Recycling Strategies: Value-Added Chemicals from Polyester and Polycarbonate Waste
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Japanese Discover New Enzymes to Degrade Lignin
Developments in lignin degradation: New microorganisms and enzymes at play
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NorthWestern University Develops Bacteria to Convert CO2 into Chemicals
Carbon-negative production of acetone and isopropanol by gas fermentation at industrial pilot scale
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MIT Develops New BioComposite
New plant-derived composite is tough as bone and hard as aluminum
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Australian Advanced Recycling Technology
Australian National University are working on super enzymes to degrade plastic waste and nylon — ECHO INSTRUMENTS, Technology to Measure…
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University of Warwick Uses Enzymes to Create New Biochemicals
Compounds made from ‘digested’ molecules feeds appetite for greener pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals
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Toxicity of Reusable Plastic Bottles
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have found several hundred different chemical substances in tap water stored in reusable plastic…
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John Hopkins Research on Upcycling Plastics Waste into BTX
Hydrocracking Plastic Mixtures into Benzene, toluene, and xylenes (BTX)
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LSU Develops Biodegradable Algae Mardi Gras Beads
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UNC Develops Upcycling Solution for Plastic Waste
Carolina chemists may have a solution to the country’s plastic problem by “upcycling” plastic trash to tougher, stronger material.
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Manufacturing Innovation Research Partnership
To coincide with the UK’s National Manufacturing Summit 2022 – A Net Zero Future, the University of Birmingham and the…
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MIT Engineers Invent New Material
MIT chemical engineers have created a new material that is stronger than steel and as light as plastic
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Indians Discover Enzyme that Degrades Plastics and Phthalates Faster
Indian scientists find enzyme that degrades plastic faster
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Australian Tech Instantly Converts CO2 to Solid Carbon
Researchers have developed a smart and super-efficient new way of capturing carbon dioxide and converting it to solid carbon, to…
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Munster Technological University to Lead CircBioCityWaste Project
New Circular Economy Project Announced to Transform Urban Waste into Sustainable Products in the South-West
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Bioplastics Among Goals of UMaine Seed Grant Awards
UMaine Portland Gateway announces CONVERGE Maine seed grant winners
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Bio Epoxy Enables Recyclable Carbon Fiber for Electric Vehicles
Plant-Based Epoxy Enables Recyclable Carbon Fiber, Improves Economics for Mass Market Electric Vehicles
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Cornell University Propose Method for Medical PPE Recycling
Engineers propose greener recycling for medical PPE waste
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New Low Pressure Method to Create Bioplastics
UD researchers report low-pressure method to convert industrially processed biomass into plastics, chemicals
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Polysaccharides in Agro-Industrial Biomass Residues
Polysaccharides in Agro-Industrial Biomass Residues
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World Alliance of Universities on Carbon Neutrality (WAUCN)
Achieving Net Zero: future key research challenges
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Phthalates in Plastics Disrupts Pregnancy
Chemical Commonly Found in Consumer Products May Disrupt a Hormone Needed for Healthy Pregnancy
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Campaign Against Influence Fossil Fuel in Universities
Campaign against involvement of fossil fuel companies in Singapore Universities
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University of Maryland to Study Microplastics with Drones and Infrared
Scientists at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science are embarking on a research project that will lay the…
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UC Santa Barbara Breakthrough Research on Enzymes
Researchers develop a method that gives enzymes the ability to catalyze new-to-nature reactions
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Cellulose Valley Launched in France
Launch of the Cellulose Valley : creating new cellulose packaging
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Mexican Researchers Develop Bioplastic from Mango, Hibiscus and Coffee
They design bioplastic from mango peel residues, hibiscus and roasted coffee
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UBC Reseachers on Marine Deoxygenation
Ancient marine deoxygenation events highlight the fragility of our oceans’ biochemical cycles
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Honeywell and University of Texas Partner on Carbon Capture and Storage
Honeywell Collaborates With The University Of Texas At Austin For Innovative Carbon Capture And Storage Technology
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Harvard Professor Found Guilty of China Connections
Harvard Professor Charles Lieber (former chair of chemistry dpt) Found Guilty of Lying About China Ties
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Plastic Degrading Enzymes Correlate with Pollution
Microbes across the globe are evolving to eat plastic pollution
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Single Celled Fungus Yeast for Fermentation
Biologists find genetic variation that can improve ethanol production
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Partnership to Recycle Bromine and Antimony from Flame Retarded Plastics
NAFRA And Two Universities Launch Project to Develop Processes For Recovering And Recycling Bromine And Antimony From Flame-Retarded Plastics
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Brazil Research on Converting Waste to Bioplastic for Advanced Industries
Study shows how waste can be converted into materials for advanced industries
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Auburn University Funded for Bioplastics Research
Auburn projects receive $1.6 million in latest round of state research development funding
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Monash University and Jupiter Ionics Partner on Green Ammonia
Monash University exclusively licence green ammonia technology to new start-up, Jupiter Ionics
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CO2 Associated with Plastic Production
New research gives a bird’s-eye view of the scale of plastic creation globally, tracing where it’s produced, where it ends…
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Green Transformation by University of Tokyo
In the “UTokyo Compass,” a statement of the guiding principles of the University of Tokyo, which was made public on…
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Auburn University R&D on 3D Printing Biomass for Housing
Auburn University researchers part of interdisciplinary team seeking to make strides in future manufacturing, including homes constructed via 3D printing
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New Lignin Based Material Made in Sweden
Researchers at Stockholm University have developed a resource-efficient method to produce new lignin-based materials that can be thermally reprocessed and…
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New Catalyst Strategy for Bio Chemicals
A team of researchers from the U.S. National Science Foundation Center for Sustainable Polymers based at the University of Minnesota…
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Ice Cube Revolution
Americans reinvent ice cubes that could transform cold storage.
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Southern Illinois University Research on Bioplastics
SIU researchers aim to turn trash from coffee, tea into biodegradable plastic treasure
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University of Konstanz Develops New PE
Chemists at the University of Konstanz successfully manufacture a new kind of poly-ethylene
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Lakril Technologies to Convert Lactic Acid to Bio Acrylics
Låkril Technologies Launches Business to Convert Lactic Acid to Sustainable Bio-based Acrylics
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UMass Dartmouth to Build Bioplastic Lab
UMass Dartmouth awarded nearly $1.2M for new Biodegradable Plastics Lab
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Good Morning Britain Investigates Microplastics
World-First Good Morning Britain And University Of Portsmouth Microplastics Investigation
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Global Plastics Policy Centre
Global Plastics Policy Centre launched at the COP26 Climate Conference in Glasgow – to help find sustainable solutions to tackle…
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Quillwort Genome Reveals Evolutionary Surprises
International research team including Göttingen University sequence whole genome of quillwort
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UC Santa Barbara to Develop Marine Bioplastics
Marine microbiologist Alyson Santoro leads a collaboration to develop bioplastics for the marine environment
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Converting BioPlastics into Fertilisers, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Plastics to fertilizers: chemical recycling of a bio-based polycarbonate as a fertilizer source†
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Bioplastic Research for Optical Technologies
Researchers want to develop new bio-plastics for use in optical technologies
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Global Bioenergies Research on Renewable Isobutene
Isobutene, a gaseous hydrocarbon, is one of the major building blocks of the petrochemical industry: 15 million tons are produced…
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Harder Microbes for Better Bio Chemicals
Researchers engineer hardier microbes to improve bioproduction of fuels, chemicals
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Dartmouth Engineering Funded for Cellulosic Chemistry
Dartmouth Engineering Professor Daniel Olson will lead new research funded by a $1.2 million, three-year grant from the US Department…
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Chinese Invent Planstic Bioplastic
They say it could be used to replace PET.
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NRRI Patents Two Bio Binders from Waste
NRRI patents two bio-based binders from waste resources
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Enzyme Responsible for Wheat Immunity
Russian biologists discover enzymes responsible for the nonspecific immunity of wheat
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Mitsubishi Chemical and University of Nottingham Partner on Acrylic Recycling
Mitsubishi Chemical partners with University of Nottingham to explore microwave PMMA recycling technology
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Auburn University Breakthrough on Biomaterial Production
Auburn-led research team develops biochemical breakthrough for renewable fatty acid ester production
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UMD to Work on Food Waste Bioplastics
$6M in Grants Support Work to Create Biofuels, Bioplastics From Food Waste
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How to Make Plastic Biodegradable Video by UC Berkeley
How to make plastic truly biodegradable
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NSF Grant for Waste Plastics Research
A Washington State University and University of Washington team has received a $2 million grant from National Science Foundation Emerging…
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University of Illinois Develops New Bioprocess
Team develops bioprocess for converting plant materials into valuable chemicals
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DOE funds Zeolite Pathways for Greener Chemicals
UD’s LaFollette receives DOE Graduate Student Research Award
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Queens University Belfast Bioplastics Research Project
Qeen’s University part of compostable packaging research project
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Clemson University Research on Green Materials
‘Green’ foam eliminates the need for toxic chemicals
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Indian Transparent Biodegradable Wound Dressing Film
IIT Guwahati invents low-cost, transparent, biodegradable wound-dressing film that helps body heal on its own
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Mulch Films for Organic Farmers by Washington State University
Freeing organic farmers from plastic pollution
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Bioplastics Research by Imperial College London
Imperial researchers driving globally sustainable production and consumption
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Turning Diapers into Sticky Notes
Turning diapers into sticky notes: Using chemical recycling to prevent millions of tons of waste
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FSU Develops Pine Sap Bioplastics
FSU researchers discover pine sap-based plastic, a potential change for future of sustainable materials
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NDSU Funded for Bioplastic Research Center
Sen. Cramer Announces over $1 million Federal Funds for North Dakota Schools, Cities, and Airports
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Bioplastics Research in Mexico
Models to create biodiesel and bioplastics are being developed at the UAG
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US Student Develops New Bioplastic Cup
Brown University Student Hopes Her Compostable ‘Fette’ Cups Can Replace Traditional Solo Cups
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New German Bioplastics
In Europe, only Germany competes at the level of US and China
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Stanford University Enzymes Research Breakthrough
A new tool that enables thousands of tiny experiments to run simultaneously on a single polymer chip will let scientists…
