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Geld verdienen mit CO<sub>2</sub>: Bietet der Klimawandel ökonomische Chancen?
© Fraunhofer IGBSeit dem 1. Januar 2021 werden die CO2-Emissionen aus der Verbrennung fossiler Kraftstoffe bepreist. Damit wirkt sich der Klimawandel direkt nachteilig auf die produzierende Industrie aus: Höhere Kosten in Produktionsprozessen, in denen...
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Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) publishes comic strip and videos to introduce renewable carbon to all
Launched in September 2020, the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) is firing up a flurry of activities, all with two goals: Firstly, to raise awareness of the renewable carbon concept and to anchor it in the political discourse. Secondly, to create new ...
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EU carbon price hits record €50 per tonne on route to climate target
The European Union carbon price hit a record high of above €50 per tonne on Tuesday (4 May), a key milestone in what analysts say is likely a long-term climb towards the price levels needed to trigger investments in innovative clean technologies.The EU...
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Bridging carbon product’s valley of death
It sounds like science fiction, but for a select few, capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from energy production emissions to create viable and economical carbon products is a hard-won reality that could breathe new life into the Powder River Basin and othe...
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Unilever expands to CO<sub>2</sub>-based surfactant raw material
My special report on Tecnon OrbiChem’s Bio-Materials newsletter this month was about fermentation-based surfactants particularly glycolipids given BASF’s recent investments in this market. Unilever was also mentioned in my report as one of the big cons...
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Neuer Katalysator für geringeren CO<sub>2</sub>-Ausstoß
Lorenz Lindenthal (links) und Christoph Rameshan (rechts)Wenn der CO2-Anteil der Atmosphäre nicht weiter steigen soll, dann muss das Kohlendioxid dort, wo es entsteht, in etwas anderes umgewandelt werden. Weil es sich bei CO2 allerdings um ein sehr sta...
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New catalyst for lower CO<sub>2</sub> emissions
Lorenz Lindenthal (left) and Christoph Rameshan (right)If the CO2 content of the atmosphere is not to increase any further, carbon dioxide must be converted into something else. However, as CO2 is a very stable molecule, this can only be done with the ...
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Neste to enable production of up to 500,000 tons/a of Sustainable Aviation Fuel at its Rotterdam renewable products refinery
Neste, the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel produced from waste and residue raw materials, will modify its existing renewables production capacity in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, to enable production of Su...
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Cellulose fibers against climate change
Cellulosefibers of the DITF as flltermaterial. © DITFProtecting the global climate is an undertaking that presents both industry and society with a major task. It will not be possible to achieve the climate targets simply by limiting global emissions, ...
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The world’s first laundry capsule made using recycled carbon emissions
Working alongside two partners – carbon recycling company LanzaTech and India Glycols, a manufacturer of green technology-based chemicals – we have produced a surfactant made from carbon emissions.Surfactants are a key ingredient for creating the foam ...
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