Advanced materials

 

Advanced materials

AustroCel plans to produce hydrogel granulate in early 2025
02/09/2024 - The new hydrogel granulate is marketed under the brand name Retentis®. It is based on a patent-pending innovation from the start-up company Agrobiogel GmbH, with which Austrocel has...
AIMPLAS incorpora microorganismos en productos de plasticultura para mejorar la eficiencia de los cultivos y reducir los fertilizantes químicos
- AIMPLAS incorpora microorganismos en productos de plasticultura para mejorar la eficiencia de los cultivos y reducir los fertilizantes químicosEl proyecto...
Bioplásticos para mejorar la agricultura gracias a AIMPLAS
20/05/2024 - Trabajos de AIMPLAS. Imagen: AIMPLASEl uso de microorganismos en productos biodegradables para agricultura hace que estos probióticos ambientales enriquezcan la tierra a medida que dichos...
New Medical Adhesive Derived From Shellfish Has Potential to Advance New Solutions for Unmet Clinical Needs
01/03/2024 - Harvard researchers have found that chitosan films, a fibrous, sugar-based material derived from the processed outer skeletons of shellfish, achieved rapid and strong bonding of hydrogels through...
Novel chemical recycling system for vinyl polymers
- Chemical recycling of widely used vinyl polymers (VPs) is one of the key technologies required for realizing a sustainable society. In this regard, a team of researchers from Shinshu...
Sulzer launches SULAC™ – a new technology for lactide production 
05/01/2024 - The licensed technology completes Sulzer’s portfolio of licensed technologies for the manufacture of polylactic acid (PLA), an eco-friendly bioplastic. SULAC™ supports the conversion...
Sulzer launches new technology for lactide production
- The licensed technology completes Sulzer’s (Winterthur, Switzerland) portfolio of licensed technologies for the manufacture of polylactic acid (PLA), an eco-friendly bioplastic.SULAC™...
Sulzer expands bioplastics portfolio with new biodegradable polymer
- Sulzer (Winterthur, Switzerland) is launching a new end-to-end licensed technology – CAPSUL™ – for the continuous manufacturing of polycaprolactone (PCL), a biodegradable polyester often used...
Dutch project BIOTTEK aims to develop new biopolyester with 6.6 million EUR investment
18/10/2023 - A consortium of Senbis and Dutch universities and research institutes plans to invest 6.6 million EUR in the development of a new biodegradable...
Dutch project BIOTTEK aims to develop new biopolyester with EUR 6.6 million investment
- A consortium of Senbis (Emmen, the Netherlands) and Dutch universities and research institutes plans to invest 6.6 million EUR in the development of a new biodegradable polyester The consortium...
A new era of renewable carbon materials
- Conagen (Bedford, MA USA), and Sumitomo Chemical (Tokyo, Japan) have announced to jointly develop p-hydroxystyrene (HS) and its polymer, poly p-hydroxystyrene (PHS), using a combination of...
Scientists Use Bacterial Cellulose in Composites
- Scientists have reviewed current progress in the synthesis of bacterial cellulose-based nanocomposites and their potential applications. Their findings have been published in the journal...
Sumitomo claims breakthrough in synthesizing biopolymers using tomato enzymes
04/11/2022 - KOBE, Japan—Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. has claimed a breakthrough in synthesizing biopolymers through a selective polymerization process.As part of its research, SRI scientists...
Trinseo launches 80 % bio attributed ABS
- Trinseo (Berwyn, PA, USA) recently announced the launch of a more sustainable version of its established MAGNUM™ ABS resins for automotive applications.During polymerization, fossil-based...
A new solution for wastewater remediation
- Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Synthetic dyes are used across a wide variety of industries and constitute a serious concern when it comes to water pollution. These dyes...
Yangzhou Huitong Biological New Material setzt in seiner neuesten Anlage auf Sulzer Technologie zur Herstellung von Biokunststoffen
22/03/2022 - In der Anlage kann eine Vielzahl unterschiedlicher PLA-Produkte mit hohen Reinheitsgraden hergestellt werden. Sie eignen sich für verschiedenste Endanwendungen, von...
3D Printing with Biodegradable Polyester
- 3D printing, otherwise known as additive manufacturing, has become a key technology in the 21st century driving progress in several industries. A pre-proof which will appear in the journal...