Composites
A car, complete facades of homes and street furniture. Just some examples of the use of bio-composites. Conventional composites are slowly replaced by their ‘green’ little brother. A quest for a sustainable alternative that’s just as strong and easy usable. In this dossier you’ll find a range of articles related to this subject.
“We have started harvesting”
Shared Research Centre Biorizon will celebrate its 10th anniversary on 29 and 30 November with the…
Biorizon partner VITO opens LignoValue pilot plant in Flanders
In Mol (Flanders, Belgium), LignoValue was officially opened on 6 October. It is the first and…
Wind turbines: bridge to and from the future
Since 2009, Eemshaven has been one of the most important offshore wind ports along the North…
‘Consider plastics from a fundamentally different perspective’
‘We need to consider plastics from a fundamentally different perspective. Not as waste but as man-made…
Chemport Connect connects bio-economy experts
The Northern Netherlands is a prime location for the development of biopolymers, green chemistry and circular…
Biodegradable biopolymers for 3D Printing and micro-injection moulding
For more and more fossil plastics, there are green alternatives. For example, 3D printer filaments from…
Getting acquainted with biobased materials in The Growing Pavilion
Biobased materials are different. They cannot be compared to stone or steel or traditional plastics. They…
Tiny House Emmen opens its doors
Is it possible to construct a modern home without wood, concrete or steel structures? In Emmen…
‘Our research has impact’
For most petroleum-based materials, it is possible to invent biobased alternatives with similar or even better…
Zoomland viaduct: bio-based showcase across the motorway
Field voles, pine martens and foxes already know where the Zoomland viaduct is. The Brabant Landscape…
Fryslân gets a 66 metre-long moveable bicycle bridge made from biocomposite
The existing moveable traffic bridge over the Van Harinxma Canal at Ritsumasyl, consisting of a steel…
An eye to the future
The Biobased Delta recently published its 2018–2020 long-term plan. This plan mainly looks to the future.…
Distinction based on functionality
A large share of biomedical materials is based on fossil resources and metals, but biobased biomedical…
Ample opportunities and challenges
Slowly but surely, natural fibres are finding their way into widely varying markets such as construction,…
Scaling up: from customer to plant
The decision has been made. On 30 March, the construction of the Bio Treat Center at Brightlands…
Jalila Essaïdi: Enough talk, now action!
Jalila Essaïdi reached the world press with a so-called bulletproof skin, a project that is being…
Back to basics
Biobased building started when the first Homo Sapiens Sapiens appeared. The first industrial revolution caused a…
BBI opens third call
The Bio-based Industries (BBI) Joint Undertaking (JU) recently publicized its third call, with room for three…
Biobased procurement tool and app for better business
The Province of Zeeland, leader when it comes to biobased procurement, organised a meeting together with…
‘Everyone wants bio, but not at extra expense’
A trial section of bioasphalt lies in front of the H4A office in Sas van Gent,…
From paper to nanocellulose
The world of paper and wood pulp is undergoing rapid change. That is why a traditional…
Chain-wide, multidisciplinary
Further development of the biobased economy requires employees with competences and skills which the usual courses…
Flax fibre as outer wall
300,000 housing units belonging to housing corporations and owner associations can be remodelled sustainably in the…
Clusters are making headway
As the Monitor Biobased Economy 2014 published in the summer shows, the biobased clusters are making…
Composites
A car, complete facades of homes and street furniture. Just some examples of the use of…
“We have started harvesting”
Shared Research Centre Biorizon will celebrate its 10th anniversary on 29 and 30 November with the…
Biorizon partner VITO opens LignoValue pilot plant in Flanders
In Mol (Flanders, Belgium), LignoValue was officially opened on 6 October. It is the first and…
Wind turbines: bridge to and from the future
Since 2009, Eemshaven has been one of the most important offshore wind ports along the North…
‘Consider plastics from a fundamentally different perspective’
‘We need to consider plastics from a fundamentally different perspective. Not as waste but as man-made…
Chemport Connect connects bio-economy experts
The Northern Netherlands is a prime location for the development of biopolymers, green chemistry and circular…
Biodegradable biopolymers for 3D Printing and micro-injection moulding
For more and more fossil plastics, there are green alternatives. For example, 3D printer filaments from…
Getting acquainted with biobased materials in The Growing Pavilion
Biobased materials are different. They cannot be compared to stone or steel or traditional plastics. They…
Tiny House Emmen opens its doors
Is it possible to construct a modern home without wood, concrete or steel structures? In Emmen…
‘Our research has impact’
For most petroleum-based materials, it is possible to invent biobased alternatives with similar or even better…
Zoomland viaduct: bio-based showcase across the motorway
Field voles, pine martens and foxes already know where the Zoomland viaduct is. The Brabant Landscape…
Fryslân gets a 66 metre-long moveable bicycle bridge made from biocomposite
The existing moveable traffic bridge over the Van Harinxma Canal at Ritsumasyl, consisting of a steel…
An eye to the future
The Biobased Delta recently published its 2018–2020 long-term plan. This plan mainly looks to the future.…
Distinction based on functionality
A large share of biomedical materials is based on fossil resources and metals, but biobased biomedical…
Ample opportunities and challenges
Slowly but surely, natural fibres are finding their way into widely varying markets such as construction,…
Scaling up: from customer to plant
The decision has been made. On 30 March, the construction of the Bio Treat Center at Brightlands…
Jalila Essaïdi: Enough talk, now action!
Jalila Essaïdi reached the world press with a so-called bulletproof skin, a project that is being…
Back to basics
Biobased building started when the first Homo Sapiens Sapiens appeared. The first industrial revolution caused a…
BBI opens third call
The Bio-based Industries (BBI) Joint Undertaking (JU) recently publicized its third call, with room for three…
Biobased procurement tool and app for better business
The Province of Zeeland, leader when it comes to biobased procurement, organised a meeting together with…
‘Everyone wants bio, but not at extra expense’
A trial section of bioasphalt lies in front of the H4A office in Sas van Gent,…
From paper to nanocellulose
The world of paper and wood pulp is undergoing rapid change. That is why a traditional…
Chain-wide, multidisciplinary
Further development of the biobased economy requires employees with competences and skills which the usual courses…
Flax fibre as outer wall
300,000 housing units belonging to housing corporations and owner associations can be remodelled sustainably in the…
Clusters are making headway
As the Monitor Biobased Economy 2014 published in the summer shows, the biobased clusters are making…