Bioplásticos
Bioplásticos
Defossilisation made visible: Why OK Renewable is becoming the reference label for renewable carbon products
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The transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy requires the replacement of virgin fossil carbon with renewable carbon derived from biomass, captured carbon, and recycling streams. As...
Simple diet changes help microbes produce higher-quality biomaterials
07/09/2026 -
Schematic illustration showing how carbon source selection influences the structure and biological properties of exopolysaccharides (EPS) produced by Bacillus velezensis AZU-A3. Sucrose-derived EPS...
Purtiso plans 2027 pilot trials for PU recycling process
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KU Leuven spin-off Purtiso plans to begin industrial pilot trials in 2027 for a chemical recycling process designed to recover virgin-quality polyols and isocyanates from polyurethane...
Ivace+i Innovación impulsa una técnica con bacterias y fagos para degradar bioplásticos
01/09/2026 -
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Bacterias que fabrican mascarillas: la revolución de la celulosa bacteriana en cosmética
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El calor, la exposición al sol o el uso continuado del aire acondicionado pueden favorecer la deshidratación de la piel durante los meses posteriores al verano. En este contexto, AIMPLAS,...
Agua sólida, una alternativa biodegradable para mantener las plantas hidratadas
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Con la llegada del verano y las vacaciones, mantener las plantas hidratadas durante varios días se convierte en un reto para muchas personas. Para dar respuesta a esta situación, AIMPLAS ha...
La Xunta destina cinco millones para la gestión de residuos municipales
14/07/2026 -
Estas subvenciones han servido para financiar 170 actuaciones, con especial foco en la recogida separada y tratamiento de biorresiduos.Visita de la conselleira Ángeles Vázquez al punto...
Comienza el proyecto europeo SOWISE+ para convertir los residuos urbanos en materiales biobasados
22/07/2026 -
La iniciativa, coordinada por la italiana Contarina, desarrollará una biorrefinería demostrativa capaz de valorizar biorresiduos urbanos y productos higiénicos absorbentes usados para obtener...
Desarrollan un plástico «vivo» capaz de degradarse por completo en seis días sin generar microplásticos
21/07/2026 -
El material incorpora esporas bacterianas que, al activarse, producen enzimas capaces de descomponer el polímero hasta sus componentes básicos, una estrategia que podría aplicarse a plásticos de...
La Xunta lanza un programa para fomentar el reciclaje entre estudiantes de pisos compartidos
23/07/2026 -
La iniciativa, dirigida a estudiantes de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, prevé llegar a unas 250 viviendas durante un año con acciones de sensibilización, formación y seguimiento para...
Bambooder, Roode Boards extend bamboo fibers to kiteboard prototype progression
10/06/2026 -
Together with Netherland kiteboard developer Roode Boards (Eindhoven),
Recycling of end-of-life wind turbine blades
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Starting in 2026, Europe’s wind energy industry has committed itself to ensuring that wind turbine blades do not end up in landfills once they reach the end of their service life.The...
Sukano signs capacity reservation agreement for releaf® with Avantium
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Avantium, a leader in renewable and circular polymer materials, announces that Sukano, a global specialist in additive and colour masterbatches for polyesters, biopolymers, and specialty resins, has...
Italy locks in Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation requirement for organic recycling
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Brussels, 6 August 2026 – European Bioplastics welcomes the Italian decree- law introducing mandatory compostability requirements for selected packaging used for fresh fruit and...
Mit Biopolymeren zu stabileren Böden
01/09/2026 -
Wüstensand ist als Ackerland denkbar ungeeignet – doch vielleicht lässt sich das ändern. Forschende der Empa und der «Khalifa University» in Abu Dhabi haben einen ersten Schritt...
US media spotlight CJ CheilJedang’s biodegradable PHA material
01/09/2026 -
The Associated Press recently published a story presenting bioplastics as a solution to petroleum-based microplastic pollution, spotlighting PHA's biodegradability and…Full text:
Biopolymers for better soil
01/09/2026 -
Desert sand is not suited for agriculture – but perhaps that might change. Researchers at Empa and Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi have investigated a first step in this direction by...
Michelin and Axens want to accelerate PEF precursor HMF
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Michelin ResiCare and Axens announced they have entered exclusive discussions toward a strategic partnership around an innovative production technology for 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF), a key...
Envalior and SECARA collaborate to deliver circular PA6 for automotive applications
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Envalior has announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SECARA, a fast-growing technology scale-up specializing in the development of industrial-scale solutions for closed-loop polymer...
Mitsui Chemicals invests in Materia Bioworks AI technology
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Mitsui Chemicals (Tokyo, Japan) recently announced that it has made a minority investment in Materia Bioworks Inc. (Toronto, Canada).Materia Bioworks is a startup utilizing computational...
Czech researchers develop more efficient conversion of CO2 into ethanol
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Czech researchers from Charles University, Prague, led by Pavla Eliášová, have developed an advanced photocathode that helps convert the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into pure ethanol using...
