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Researchers Recycle Copper from Solar Panels into Useful Nanoparticles

In a recent article published in Catalysts, researchers highlighted a new method for recycling copper from waste solar panels and converting it into copper oxide nanoparticles (CuONPs) using an eco-friendly synthesis approach.

2 Aug 2024

Eco Start-Up Makes Waves to Give Sailing Waste a Second Life

Waste textiles from sailing boats could be given a new lease of life as a result of a research project upcycling plastic fibers from sails into new chemicals such as vanillin – the compound used in cosmetics and food products for a vanilla flavour and smell.

From IBioIC 30 Jul 2024

Machine Learning Revolutionizes Biological Waste Management

A research team from Tongji University published a review in Circular Economy that examined the use of ML in the biological treatment of organic wastes.

25 Jul 2024

New Nature Publication Confirms CARBIOS’ Leadership in Enzymatic Degradation of Plastic

CARBIOS, a pioneer in the development and industrialization of biological technologies to reinvent the life cycle of plastic and textiles, announces the publication of a new article entitled “An engineered enzyme embedded into PLA to make self-biodegradable plastic” in Nature, widely regarded as the most influential scientific journal, and co-authored with its longstanding collaborator, the Toulouse Biotechnology Institute (TBI).

From CARBIOS 18 Jul 2024

Developing an Eco-Friendly Method to Extract Europium from Waste

Researchers at ETH are creating a nature-inspired technique that effectively recovers europium from outdated fluorescent lights.

10 Jul 2024

New Strategies to Increase PET Recycling Efficiency

A national bottle deposit fee could make a dramatic difference in reducing plastic waste, MIT researchers report.

3 Jul 2024

Researchers Highlight Cost-Effective Natural Biosorbents for Global Clean Water Solutions

An international group of researchers from the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology have conducted a thorough examination of the potential cost-effectiveness of natural biosorbents as a wastewater treatment solution.

18 Jun 2024

The LIFE eGymer Project Successfully Tested Different Kinds of Chemical-Free Traps to Control the Gypsy Moth in Southern Europe Forests

The gypsy moth is an indigenous species that infects oak forests in Central and Southern Europe, Asia and Africa. The larvae’s voracious appetite poses a major environmental problem because the species can completely defoliate trees and cause health problems to humans and animals in the form of allergies and skin irritation such as dermatitis and hives, as is widely reported after contact with caterpillars.

From AIMPLAS 7 Jun 2024

L’OCCITANE en Provence and CARBIOS Present a PET Bottle Made From Enzymatic Recycling, the Result of a European Circular Economy

CARBIOS, a pioneer in the development and industrialization of biological technologies to reinvent the life cycle of plastic and textiles, and L’OCCITANE en Provence, an international cosmetics brand using natural and organic ingredients, a long-term partner of CARBIOS, present a bottle in transparent PET made entirely from enzymatic recycling for a shower oil from the Amande range.

From CARBIOS 4 Jun 2024

Valio’s New Heat Pump System in Seinäjoki Factory Promotes Energy Recycling

A new modern heat pump system was commissioned at the Seinäjoki production plant at the beginning of 2024, with the aim of achieving annual savings of around 12-14 percent in heating at the plant.

From Valio Ltd 30 May 2024