Biomaterials & Eco-Design

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During the early discussion on the transition from fossil feedstock to more sustainable alternatives, much focus was given to energy and fuel production. However, most of the materials we use on a daily basis are also made from fossil sources and should also be substituted by renewable ones to allow for the circular economy to evolve.

In this sense, the use of bio-based materials, such as natural fibers or polymers based on lipids, proteins or sugars, amongst others, can result in more sustainable and eventually biodegradable materials that will cause a lower impact to the environment. Moreover, not only the choice for sustainable materials is necessary, but also the product design should be more attentive to environmental impacts, allowing for greener process and ease of recycling, resulting in an “eco-design”.

News

Bionanopolys is looking for Advisory Board Members!
31 10 2023
The H2020 Bionanopolys project (www.bionanopolys.eu) aims at building a reference ecosystem for the...
Call for biomass suppliers!
03 07 2023
Bionanopolys is a Horizon Europe project aiming at manufacturing innovative bionanocomposites from s...
Report on continuous operation of the TORWASH® pilot plant for the treatment of fruit & vegetable waste
31 03 2023
TNO have submitted their report on the installation and testing of the F-CUBED pilot plant at the De...

Events

RRB 2023 – Renewable Resources and Biorefineries

The 19th edition of the International Conference on Renewable Resources & Bi...

Meet the project. The role of biomaterials in circular economy (7 November 2022)

The Biorefine Cluster Europe is delighted to invite you to the first episode of its 'Meet the...

Natural Fibertastic 2022 (13 October 2022)

For the sixth time, the Natural Fibre Application Centre in the Nethe...

Publications

UNLOCK D3.2: Report on supply chain solutions for the main scenarios detected in the target countries
UNLOCK D8.3: Stakeholder and related projects mapping
Biorefine Cluster Bulletin ‘January – February 2024’

Relevant projects

AgriLoop

The AgriLoop consortium aims to extend the agricultural production value of two major players of...

UPLIFT – Sustainable Plastics for the Food and Drink Packaging Industry

UPLIFT project is developing scalable enzymatic and microbial conversion processes to selectively...

BioReCer – Biological Resources Certifications Schemes

BIORECER aims to ensure the environmental performance and traceability of the biological feedstoc...

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