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“The time is ripe for polyASPs”
Polyacrylic acid is widely used in applications that are almost never recycled at end-of-life. This is…
Sustainable alternatives for polyacrylic acid
Polyacrylic acid (also known as Carbomer) is a versatile polymer. It is used, for example, as…
New eco-friendly coating for boats based on shellfish waste
Researchers from the GREEN-CHEM network at Ghent University have developed a new coating for boats based…
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Oleon starts up biobased production plant for esters in Oelegem (B)
Chemical company Oleon has commissioned a production plant in Oelegem near Antwerp, along the Albert Canal,…
Ghent coal terminal becomes carbon negative business cluster
On the site of a former coal terminal in the port of Ghent (Belgium), energy company…
Consortium develops new portfolio of biosurfactants
On August 1st, the AppliSurf project will start in Flanders: the development of an innovative and…
Green-Chem launched in Ghent
At the beginning of this month Ghent University launched the GREEN-CHEM network. The network is founded because…
New eco-friendly coating for boats based on shellfish waste
Researchers from the GREEN-CHEM network at Ghent University have developed a new coating for boats based…