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Sustainable alternatives for polyacrylic acid
Polyacrylic acid (also known as Carbomer) is a versatile polymer. It is used, for example, as…
New developments in the field of PHA
Sewage water and sludge are raw materials for the production of PHA: biodegradable biopolymers made by…
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…
Circular pathways for bio-based plastics require more cooperation
The demand for plastic packaging, of which a small part is bio-based, has increased strongly in…
Confusion about biodegradability of bioplastics
What is biologically degradable, or biodegradable plastic? Is that the same as compostable? And does this…
HemCell: a surprisingly versatile biobased plastic
The combination of polylactic acid and crushed palm leaf waste results in a biobased and excellent…
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‘Certified bioplastics compost excellently’
The view that EN-13432 certified bioplastics are disruptive in the production of compost is incorrect, reports…
Researchers develop new biodegradable polymers from sugars
Researchers at the University of Birmingham (UK) and Duke University (US), have developed a new family…
“Replace conventional plastics in agriculture by bioplastics”
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has published a report assessing the…
Biobased alternatives for polyacrylic acid
Several knowledge institutions and companies based in Belgium and the Netherlands work together to contribute to…
BioSAPS develops biobased and biodegradable superabsorbing polymers
In the last decades, rapid progress was made in the field of superabsorbent polymers/hydrogels (SAP) because…
Avantium creates teaching materials about renewable chemistry
Avantium uses its scientific expertise to excite the next generation about sustainability and renewable chemistry.