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Summer Special at the nova-Institute: 20 % discount on all market and trend reports starting now, until 31 August 2021


The nova-Institute’s market and trend reports are considered the benchmark reports for their sectors. They have been published and updated for many years and are standard for many brand manufacturers and chemicals and plastics companies. The portfolio ...


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Winners of the innovation award “Renewable Material of the Year 2021”: A chair made from hemp fibres and bio-resin, PET bottles made from enzymatically recycled textile waste and CO<sub>2</sub>-based household cleaners


For the first time, the nova-Institute presented highlights and innovations from bio- and CO2-based chemicals and materials as well as from chemical recycling. Or in other words: all material solutions based on renewable carbon. They have the potential...


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Transforming atmospheric carbon into industrially useful materials


Plants are unparalleled in their ability to capture CO2 from the air, but this benefit is temporary, as leftover crops release carbon back into the atmosphere, mostly through decomposition. Researchers have proposed a more permanent, and even useful, f...


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Everfuel plans 300MW HySynergy Phase II electrolyser in Fredericia


Everfuel A/S is pleased to announce the plans of the HySynergy Phase II development of a 300MW electrolyser and Power-to-X (PtX) facility adjacent to the Fredericia refinery.The HySynergyPhase II involves a significant scale-up in the production of gre...


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LanzaTech und BASF erreichen ersten Meilenstein bei der stofflichen Nutzung von industriellen Abgasen für die chemische Produktion


Aus dem Kohlenstoff in industriellen Abgasen sollen wertvolle Chemikalien werden – dies ist das Ziel einer Kooperation zwischen LanzaTech und BASF. Jetzt haben die Partner einen ersten wichtigen Erfolg erzielt: Es ist gelungen, mit Hilfe spezieller Bak...


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LanzaTech and BASF achieve first milestone in utilizing industrial off-gases for chemical production


Transforming the carbon contained in industrial off-gases into valuable chemicals is the aim of a partnership between LanzaTech and BASF. Now the partners have achieved a key first success: With the help of special bacteria, they have been able to prod...


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Alkali cations boost carbon dioxide reduction into feedstock chemical


Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide is an attractive solution to combat climate change. Now, researchers at the University of Szeged, in Hungary, have discovered an integrated solution to tackle this reaction in continuous flow, overcoming long...


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Try This Martini with a Clean Twist


A vodka martini with a clean twist may be coming to a happy hour near you. Sustainable spirits maker Air Company is getting a lot of attention for producing what Morgan Sparkes says is the world’s first carbon-negative vodka.The Brooklyn, N.Y.-based co...


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Using carbon dioxide to make greener plastics: Christoph Gürtler and Walter Leitner named European Inventor Award 2021 finalists


The European Patent Office (EPO) announces that German chemists Christoph Gürtler and Walter Leitner have been nominated as finalists in the “Industry” category of the European Inventor Award 2021 for their roles in developing a new techniq...


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