A new research from the North Carolina State University demonstrates that man-made biodegradable products that end up in landfills can do more harm than good.
Metabolix (NASDAQ: MBLX), a bioscience company focused on developing clean, sustainable solutions for plastics, chemicals and energy, today announced that Senior Scientist Dr. Rajendra K. Krishnaswamy was honored by the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) with a lifetime achievement award for his considerable contributions to the polymers industry.
Composite Technical Services LLC has introduced Polycard™ XFN, a new class of bio-based polyols with the ability to significantly improve the physical properties of applications like bio-based rigid spray foams, sandwich panels and pour-in-place insulation systems.
Svenska Aerogel, a supplier of a variety of low-cost environmentally friendly recyclable materials based on a patented version of aerogel material, has won the prestigious Nordic Cleantech Company of the Year Award for 2010.
Avantium announces the successful start-up of its polyester pilot plant at the Chemelot site in Geleen, the Netherlands. The polyester plant is the first part of the pilot plant that Avantium is building at its new site to demonstrate its YXY technology for green materials and fuels. Avantium’s monomer pilot plant is scheduled to become operational in the second half of 2011.
A recent study conducted under the auspices of the Foundation for Research Science and Technology by the scientists at the New Zealand located Lincoln University found that Biochar has the potential to reduce the nitrous oxide emissions from the intensively managed and exhaustively grazed meadows.
Opcon Bioenergy, an ancillary of Opcon, declared that it has received a repeat order from Intech Slovakia, a biomass company that is an ancillary of TTS eko and operates a number of plants located in Slovakia and Czech Republic.
Zelfo® material voted ‘Biomaterial of the year 2011’ at the Nova Institute organised ‘International Congress on Bio Plastics’ in Cologne, Germany.
A new research presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society by the scientists from Brazil indicates that body of cars can be made from pineapple or banana fibers.
Using a small block of aluminum with a tiny groove carved in it, a team of researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Polytechnic Institute of New York University is developing an improved “green chemistry” method for making biodegradable polymers.
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