Biodegradable plastics for agriculture – LIFE Multibiosol Project
Plastic has become fundamental in agriculture. The total consumption of plastic films for agricultural purposes in Europe exceeded 500.000 metric tons in 2013. Existing…
Sustainable biobased coatings for plastic packaging – HyperBioCoat Project
Most of today’s fresh as well as convenience food is sold in plastic packages. These packages need to account for a number of functions…
References BE-Sustainable Issue 9 – May 2019
Biomass and the road to a climate-neutral society: the role of science and science-based policymaking Maria da Graça Carvalho i. A New Start for…
Integrated Process and Product Design for Sustainable Biorefineries – IProPBio
IProPBio is a project funded by MSCA-RISE-2017: Research and Innovation Staff Exchange of the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme. It includes nine EU beneficiaries, seven…
Disrupting EU dependence on imported fertiliser compounds – SUSFERT Project
SUSFERTs highly sustainable bio-based fertilisers will replace conventional products, which are depending heavily on imported rock phosphate, and will valorise waste and by-products of…
From waste to reclaimed water and biomethane for transport: LIFE Methamorphosis project
Through the use of innovative technologies, the LIFE Methamorphosis project enables to obtain reclaimed water with lower energy consumption and also to produce biomethane…
From municipal biowaste to soluble bioorganic substances – LIFECAB Project
LIFECAB is a R&D project, co-funded by the EU LIFE Program (LIFE16 ENV/IT/000179), which aims to demonstrate a new process to treat municipal biowaste…
From agroforestry waste to bio-based materials: the REHAP project
The REHAP project is transforming agricultural and forestry waste into high added value products for the construction sector, reducing energy-use and CO2 emissions. Agricultural and…
New HTC plant in Italy will produce biofertilizer and biocoal from sewage sludge
Ingelia Italia S.p.a. announces the development of a commercial Hydrothermal Carbonization in Tuscany, Italy, which will process 80,000 tn/y of civil sewage sludge. The…
Lignin-based carbon fibre for lighter cars – GreenLight Project
The vision of the GreenLight project is to utilise lignin, a wood component that is a large by-product from pulp mills, as raw material…
