Renewable source, high performance: why brands should switch to bio-based plastics
A great deal is required of today’s packaging materials. Brands are expected to be on top of things, choosing packaging with many factors – …
Circular Bioeconomy
Green Chemistry
The chemical sector is responsible for about 7% of global greenhouse gas emissions and most chemical components are currently processed from fossil-based raw materials.
Green chemistry searches for new sustainable developments in the design and production of chemical products, to reduce use of hazardous compounds and halt environmental contamination. Sustainable and green chemistry practices are at the core of an efficient transition towards a circular bioeconomy paradigm.
Innovative Green care initiatives are emerging within the bioeconomy including:
Stories
Green chemistry from forest: innovative processes products
This research project develops methods to improve and increase the use of forest biomass, focussing on the main components of biomass, cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin and extractives.
Lignin – a natural resource with huge potential
Lignin is a wood component that is proving to be a particularly promising resource. Though currently almost exclusively used for generating energy, its potential goes far beyond.
The 12 Principles of Green Chemistry on video
Watch this series of videos covering the principles of green chemistry in 20-minute bite-sized chunks.
12 Principles of Green Chemistry
12 principles of “green chemistry” underpin more environmentally benign chemical processes with less waste, higher efficiency and toxicity to human health and the environment.
News
UPM and Dongsung Chemical announce strategic partnership to develop renewable products using bio-based raw materials
UPM and Dongsung Chemical announce a development partnership that will accelerate the introduction of renewable, sustainable forest-sourced materials into the Asian market and reduce …
Innovation, forest products and circular bioeconomy
A new study by the European Forest Institute and SweTree Technologies points out to the many innovative forest products developed in the circular bioeconomy. …
New bioeconomy models in the Basque Country
GAIKER, technological centre from the Basque Country, leads the Circular Biobased project which will focus its activity on the development of biorefinery processes and …
