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- Issue 03 | 2022
Starch: A pillar of society
Starch is one of the first and most versatile biopolymers used and was cultivated by mankind already in the very first settlements. While first being used for food almost exclusively, starch was one ... - Issue 03 | 2022
The biocompatibility of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) is a family of microbial linear polyesters, biosynthesized using multiple species of bacteria including Cupriavidus, Pseudomonas, Alcaligenes, Halomonas, Bacillus and ... - Issue 02 | 2022
Plastic or no plastic – that‘s the question
Initially announced as a Basics article, this turns out to be more an opinion article. However, this article shall serve as food for thought. I explicitly encourage stakeholders in this topic to ... - Issue 01 | 2022
Biodegradation: One concept, many nuances
Basics article exploring the concept of biodegradation and its many aspects - Issue 05 | 2021
CO2 based plastics
One of the biggest challenges of our time is climate change and how to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. One of the most talked about GHGs is CO2 (carbon dioxide) giving it a bad reputation as ... - Issue 04 | 2021
Biobased polypropylene
Among the most important and most commonly used plastics are polyolefins (polyethylene PE and polypropylene PP). They are easily recognised by the fact that their density is less than 1 g/cm³ – i.e. ... - Issue 03 | 2021
Carbon Capture & Utilisation
This article is an edited excerpt from the nova-Paper #12 on renewable carbon: “Renewable Carbon – Key to a Sustainable and Future-Oriented Chemical and Plastic Industry.” The full report can be ... - Issue 02 | 2021
The Mass Balance Approach
T his article is based on a comprehensive new report published by nova-Institute, titled “Bio-based Naphtha and Mass Balance Approach” [1] - Issue 06 | 2020
Eutrophication
When talking about bioplastics, every now and then the term eutrophication or eutrophication potential is heard. This article will try to explain the term. The Merriam Webster online dictionary ... - Issue 05 | 2020
Resorbable biopolymers
Bioresorbable polymers, such as polylactic acid (PLA), polyglycolic acid, (PGA), combinations of these in the form of a copolymer called poly(DL-lactic acid-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) [1], ... - Issue 02 | 2020
How much biomass do bio-based plastics need?
An update on the “Land use” debate and facts on biomass use in general - Issue 06 | 2019
Multilayer Packaging
The demands on film packaging have increased enormously in recent years. This applies both to the functional requirements regarding actual product protection as well as to its aesthetic ... - Issue 04 | 2019
Compostable Plastics & Home Composting - Food for thought!
Certified, verifiable compostable plastics is the “enabling technology” to efficiently and efficaciously divert food and other organic wastes from landfills & open dumps (mismanaged wastes in the ... - Issue 03 | 2019
Plastic microparticles
Small particles of plastic were first reported in marine environments in the early 1970s. However, it wasn’t until the term ‘microplastics’ was coined in 2004 that the issue started to generate ... - Issue 03 | 2019
Mind the right terms
Biodegradable vs. compostable vs. oxo-degradable plastics: A straightforward explanation - Issue 03 | 2019
Captured carbon vs. biobased
Can products made from captured/recycled CO2 be called biobased? - Issue 02 | 2019
The future of biobased packaging
W orldwide, more and more packaging is being used. Seeking to reduce this, various European member states are looking into options for Plastic Pacts: agreements between governments and the packaging ... - Issue 01 | 2019
Green public procurement
Green public procurement refers to the practice by public authorities of sourcing, where possible, goods, services or works with a reduced environmental impact. From central governments to ... - Issue 05 | 2018
Industrial composters: Where does your shoe pinch
For compostable plastic products international standards, such as EN 13432 or ASTM D 6400, have been in place for many years already. However, the acceptance of – even certified – compostable plastic ... - Issue 04 | 2018
PEF and PET bottle recycling
Last year Synvina, the joint venture of Avantium and BASF, received interim approval from the European PET bottle platform (EPBP) for the market introduction of PEF up to 2 % of the total European ... - Issue 04 | 2018
Biocatalytic process to produce FDCA
PEF has become the popular new plastic on the block, and companies like Corbion (Gorinchem, The Netherlands) are working hard on its market introduction. The new monomer FDCA is key to the plastic, ... - Issue 03 | 2018
Castor oil
Castor oil is the raw material of choice for the production of biobased sebacic acid. A number of biobased plastics, for example several partly or fully biobased polyamides are manufactured using ... - Issue 02 | 2018
Mechanical recycling of bioplastics
Part I: recycling of production waste of biodegradable plastics