Category: Universities, Institutes & Labs
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Berkeley Lab Aims to Build the Bioeconomy Workforce
UC Berkeley’s Master of Bioprocess Engineering (MBPE) program
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Economical Method to Produce Bio Acrylate Resins
Economical synthesis of polyacrylates and polymethacrylates from biobased materials
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US University Shows Problem with Bioplastic Certification
Watch the video and you will understand
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Global Threat from Plastic Pollution Report
Common press release: Stockholm University, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Helmholtz Centre…
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How University of Virginia Deals with SUP Ban
There will be far fewer plastics in the future of the University of Virginia, as it cuts back on its…
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John Hopkins Article on Bioplastics Jewellery
John Hopkins on Bioplastic jewellery
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Canada Invests in Pulse Starch Bioplastics Research
USask agricultural researcher receives $2.5 million in support from the Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan
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Show Your Stripes Campaign (FREE)
Climate change advocates and people around the world are showing their stripes.
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What Will Happen to Covid Plexiglass Barriers?
What will happen to the COVID-19 plexiglass barriers? Iowa State students have ideas
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Wageningen Biodiversity Initiative
Wageningen University & Research launched the Wageningen Biodiversity Initiative (WBI) on Monday 14 June
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UD Research on Converting Sugars into Chemicals
With a $2.7 million grant, UD researchers using microbes to make valuable chemicals
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Converting Wind Turbines Waste into PLA
Experimental and analytical investigation of 3D printed specimens reinforced by different forms of recyclates from wind turbine waste
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New Bio Material for Industrial Filters
How a bath sponge becomes a bio-based industrial filter
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Resistance of Bioplastics to Aggressive Environment
RUDN University biologist tested the resistance of bioplastics to aggressive environment
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Vegan Spider Silk by Cambridge University
‘Vegan spider silk’ provides sustainable alternative to single-use plastics
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UB Funded to Research Plastic Packaging Recycling
UB-led team receives $555,000 grant to improve recycling of plastic packaging
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Mussel Shell 3D Printing
3D Printing With Waste Mussel Shells
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UMass Contributes to Landmark Study on Compostable Plastic
Polymer Science and Engineering’s Thomas Russell Contributes to Landmark Study on Compostable Plastics
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University of York Discovers Super Fungus Enzyme
‘Dominating’ fungus could be solution to producing more biofuels and chemicals
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Why Recycling Is Not Enough According to University of Denver
Assistant professor Jack Buffington, talks about “The Plastics Problem: Why Recycling Is Not Enough”
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Bioplastics Survey by Technological Institute of Philippines (FREE)
Participate to the bioplastics survey organised by the Technological Institute of the Philippines. This is a FREE article.
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US Berkeley Claims Biodegradable Plastics Discovery
New process makes ‘biodegradable’ plastics truly compostable
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QUT Funded for Renewable Biosilica Fillers from Rice Husks
QUT researchers will receive $628,447 in federal funding to investigate renewable feedstock
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Iowa State University Boost Bioplastic Professorship
New professorship in Chemical and Biological Engineering awarded to Eric Cochran
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Sustainable Palm Oil by University of Nebraska Lincoln
Husker research shows palm oil production can grow while protecting ecosystems
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Yale and Maryland Universities Develop New Bioplastic
US Universities create a new wood based bioplastics
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ABPDU and TeselaGen Partner Advance Fermentation Processing
TeselaGen Partners with Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit to Accelerate the Bioeconomy
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Recyclable Bioplastic Membrane to Clear Oil Spills from Water
Polymer scientists have developed a polymer membrane from biobased malic acid. It is a superamphiphilic vitrimer epoxy resin membrane that…
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US Grows Wood in Lab
Americans are just efficient and smart when it comes to problem solving
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New Route for Bio Polyesters with Tuneable Properties
The expanding possibilities of bio-based polymers. Researchers from the Kleij group present a new route to prepare biobased polyesters with…
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Cyanobacteria could revolutionize the plastic industry
Cyanobacteria could revolutionize the plastic industry
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WSU Researchers Develop Recyclable Composites
A WSU research team has created a recyclable carbon-fiber reinforced composite that could eventually replace the non-recyclable version used in…
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CTK Bio Canada Develops New Bioplastic
CTK Bio Canada Develops Bioplastic Resin Designed to Break Down in Soil and Seawater
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Dalhousie University Biomaterials Spin Off
Dal Spin‑Out Looks To Produce Nature’s Strongest, Lightest And Toughest Materials
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Plastic Waste Roads Overview by Yale University
A growing number of studies say that roads containing waste plastic have the potential to perform as well or better…
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Goats Gut Could Help Sustainable Chemistry
From biofuels and other commodity chemicals to methane production, genomic study peers into the mysteries of a goat’s gut
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Bioplastic Tableware at Columbia University During Covid
What was the impact of the pandemic crisis on the use of compostable tableware at the university of Columbia NY?
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Recycled Plastics is Good Feedstock Says WUR
These WUR statements should always be taken with a pinch of salt.
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Natural Molecules Provides Recyclable Polymers
Scientists from the University of Groningen (The Netherlands) and the East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST) in Shanghai…
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Building Blocks for a Biobased Future
Wageningen chemists and chemical technologists are collaborating to develop new catalysts to transform bio-resources into materials with greater efficiency. ‘As…
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Clariant and ETH Zurich Partner on Sustainable Chemistry
Clariant Signs Catalysis Research Partnership With Prestigious Eth Zurich University
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University of Oklahoma Prof Granted for Recycling Technologies
Engineering Professor Receives $2 Million NSF Grant to Explore Polymer Recycling Technologies
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Soy BioComposite for 3D Printing
UofL researchers piloting process to make healthy sugar and 3-D printable materials from soy hulls
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Princeton University to Disrupt Plastic and Recycling
Will Princeton University come with the final solution? — ECHO INSTRUMENTS, the best technology to Measure the Biodegradation of Bioplastics
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New Academic Degree in Circular Engineering
First bachelor’s programme in ‘Circular Engineering’ starting in September 2021
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DSM and TU Delft Partner on AI Bioscience
DSM and TU Delft establish artificial intelligence laboratory to drive bioscience innovation
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Scientists Make Bioplastics From Xylose
Scientists make sustainable polymer from sugars in wood, Xylose
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University of Nottingham on Green Chemicals
Dr Anabel Lanterna is Assistant Professor in the School of Chemistry and a member of the Green Chemicals Beacon.
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Texas University Converts Sludge into Bioplastics
Salt-tolerant bacteria with an appetite for sludge make biodegradable plastics
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University of Liverpool Research Smart Sustainable Packaging
Liverpool researchers awarded £965k smart sustainable packaging
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Plastic Waste Solution by University at Buffalo
To address plastic pollution crisis, researchers turn to AI-guided robots, chemical recycling
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UK Scientists Awarded Millions to Examine Bioplastics
Scientists awarded £2.6million to examine environmental impacts of biodegradable plastics
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Bioplastics at TU Graz
TU Graz researcher Samir Kopacic would like to contribute to less plastic and more biodegradable materials being used in the…
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Chemical Recycling by University of Wisconsin Madison
New solvent-based recycling process could cut down on millions of tons of plastic waste
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UCSD Granted for Renewable Plastic Research
UCSD Scientists Receive DOE Grant for Renewable Plastic Research
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European Bioeconomy University
European Bioeconomy University brings together bioeconomy studies from different sectors
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University of Hohenheim Searches for Blue Bioplastic Packaging
EU research project with the participation of the University of Hohenheim searches for new, sustainable food additives and packaging materials…
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Florida Researchers Find Potential Future for Sustainable Plastics
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers find potential future for sustainable plastics
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New German Bioplastics
The new plastic is bio-degradable.
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Poland Spring Partners with UMaine to Develop Bio Materials
This collaboration supports the development of technologies to identify and assess viable alternative materials that will reduce the environmental impact…
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Plant Science at Purdue University
Center for Plant Biology boosts Purdue’s plant sciences profile
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Better Catalysts for a Sustainable Bioeconomy
Swiss Researchers want to make so-called zeolites more efficient. Today, these compounds are already indispensable additives in the chemical industry…
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University of Queensland and Bioplastics
How the School of Chemical Engineering from The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia is looking at bioplastics
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US Research on Environmental Impact of Nanomaterials
A dozen US universities are working together on this topic.
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Human Created CO2 is Unprecedented
Even in earlier warm periods there were pulse-like releases of CO₂ to the atmosphere. Today’s anthropogenic CO₂ rise, however, is…
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Bioplastic False Solution According to Yale University
Bioplastic False Solution According to Yale University.
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Upcycling Plastic Waste
American researchers found a way to convert plastic waste into something more valuable. We’re opening the door to Sci-Fi recycling.
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Academia and Industry Partner to Develop Japanese Circular Economy
Agreement between Japanese university and industry to collaborate on circular economy.
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University of Portsmouth Funded to Innovate Recycling
The Solent LEP will use the Government’s ‘Getting Building Fund’ allocation to finance the expansion of the Centre for Enzyme…
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Lignin Research at University of Delaware
Alice Amitrano is a chemical engineering major from Rome, Italy. She also is working on a minor in chemistry and…
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US Universities Funded for Biopolymers Research
US Universities Receive Millions for Biopolymers Research. The race is on!
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Israel Patents Enthanol from Lignin Technology
A Tel Aviv University breakthrough allows, for the first time, a local production of ethanol — and hand sanitizer –…
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MSU Develops Styrene Alternative with PLA
Research at Michigan State University is developing new styrene-free bio renewable resins with broad applicability in the construction of countertops,…
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Chinese Prove Plant Absorb Nanoplastic
US and Chinese Universities confirm that plant absorb nanoplastics.
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University of Wisconsin Will Upcycle Plastic Through Pyrolysis
Many of us fastidiously clean and sort our yogurt containers, milk jugs and mountains of other plastic waste each week,…
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Bio-Adhesive Research in Florida
Florida A&M and Florida State Universities are leveraging their unique partnership through the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering to create more…
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Cellulose Bioplastics Developed by South Dakota State University
Strength and biodegradability—these are the benefits of using cellulose to make plastics and other packaging materials. The cellulose can be…
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MIT University Unlocking the Secrets of Plastic-Eaters
Graduate student Linda Zhong and professor of biology Anthony Sinskey are studying the plastic-devouring enzyme PETase as a way to…
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Russian Polymers Improve Thermal Stability of Bioplastics
A paper was published by Kazan Federal University’s Organic Compounds Lab in Reactive and Functional Polymers. One of the key…
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Chemical Recycling of PLA by UK Universities
A faster, more efficient way of recycling plant-based “bioplastics” has been developed by a team of scientists at the Universities…
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Supercritical CO2 Knowledge Centre in NL
In a collaboration, seven companies, the University of Groningen and the Hanze University of Applied Sciences, partially based on Campus Groningen,…
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Harvard to Disrupt PHA Technology
Engineered microbes can produce biodegradable plastics at lower cost and environmental impact than plant-based plastics.
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Marine Bioplastics by Cornell University
To address the plastic environmental crisis, Cornell chemists have developed a new polymer with ample strength in a marine setting…
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EASAC Warns Against Biobased and Biodegradable
The European Academies of Science (EASAC) warn that current efforts to resolve the plastics crisis are ineffective and misleading.
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Biobased Super-Glue
Plant-based cellulose nanocrystals have remarkable inherent properties, and when combined with water, a powerful adhesive is formed that competes in…
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Podcast on Bioplastics by the Dpt Chair of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at NDSU
Plastic made life more convenient. But that convenience comes at an environmental cost. Dr. David Grewell chairs the department of…
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Methane Eating Bacteria Produces Bioplastics
Unconventional greenhouse gas reduction research brings biology and chemistry together in engineering.
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Boston University Chemists Develop New Biodegradable Adhesive
Provides environmentally friendly option to traditional plastic adhesives. Boston University professor Mark Grinstaff, and his team of researchers, are working…
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NREL Discovers Superhero Algal Strain
US Researchers Discover Fast-growing, Resilient Algal Strain. Will the Americans become the leaders in algae and seaweed bioplastics?
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McGill Prof Making Bioplastics From Shells of Pesky Crabs
Will that be paper, or bio-plastics created from the shells of European green crabs?
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University of Florida Scientist Creates Guide to Bioplastics
The term “bioplastics” describes plastics made of a biological source, as opposed to traditional plastics made of petroleum. But as…
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Colorado State University Discover New Route to PHA Bioplastic
A tide of public momentum is swelling against the crisis of petroleum-based plastics, which are sitting in our landfills, floating…
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NDSU Researchers Test New Bioplastics for Bottles and Car Parts
In a noisy industrial lab at North Dakota State University, graduate students make dog bones with an injection molding machine…
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Buying Less is Better for Your Happiness Than Buying Green According to US Study
A new study found that people who consume less are happier than those who engage in other pro-environmental consumer behaviors,…
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Scientists Create Bioplastic for Food Packaging Which Degrades in Two Years
A group of scientists at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) Lithuania have created biodegradable plastic, which decomposes in a compost…
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Green Plastic Production Made Easy
A one-step method enables scalable and more environmentally friendly production of plant-derived plastic monomers, paving the way towards the mass…
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ASU Researcher Uses Algae to Make Biodegradable Plastic
ASU professor Taylor Weiss works on developing bio-plastics in a lab on ASU’s Polytechnic campus
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Technology Turns Wastewater Algae into Biofuels and Bioplastics
Startup receives support from two environmental accelerator programs
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Alagappa University To Set Up Bioplastic Facility
The Department of Microbiology and Alagappa Institute of Skill Development, in collaboration with Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR),…
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Swedish Researcher Makes Bioplastic from Fruit Waste
Even disposable items can be environmentally friendly, as shown by research at the University of Borås into making bioplastic out…
