Sustainability
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European Refucoat Project develops novel food packaging
The Refucoat Project has developed innovative, efficient, bioplastic food packaging production processes. One of project’s greatest innovations was the formulation of bacteriophage-based coatings.
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Green nanocomposites from Salvia-based water-borne polyurethane-urea dispersions
Researchers have synthesised stable polyurethane-urea dispersions of small particle size. The incorporation of cellulose nanocrystals modulated soft and hard domains ordering ability.
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Akzo Nobel unlocks a more sustainable way of making paints and coatings
A world of possibilities for paints and coatings has been unlocked by research being conducted by Akzo Nobel, in collaboration with the Dutch Advanced Research Center Chemical Building Blocks Consortium...
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Cellulose-based dispersants and flocculants
A new review article provides insight into the engineering pathways, the structural frameworks, and surface chemistry of “green” types of dispersants and flocculants.
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First fully automated paint factory for bio-based UV coatings
The Italian wood coatings manufacturer IVM chemicals presented the results of the EU-supported "Life BioPaint" project. The company is now running the first fully automated paint factory for wood coatings...
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Ecoat: Development of new bio-based coating materials
The overall objective of the Ecoat project is to select, extract, and functionalise molecules (proteins, polysaccharides, cutin) from highly available, low valorised biomass such as tomatoes, legumes,...
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British Coatings Federation announces winners of Coatings Care awards
Akzo Nobel Decorative Coatings and Sun Chemical have won the 2020 British Coatings Federation (BCF) Coatings Care Awards.
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OQ Chemicals again achieves Gold Status in Ecovadis Sustainability Ranking
OQ Chemicals has again been recognised for its sustainability management in the supply chain.
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Development of sustainable polyols with high bio renewable content
Researchers have examined polyols with bio-renewable content and their applications in thermoset coatings.
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Highly stretchable and biodegradable superamphiphobic membrane for antifouling
A highly stretchable and biodegradable superamphiphobic fluorinated polycaprolactone (PCL-b-PTFOA) nanofibrous membrane with a hierarchical porous surface was prepared via electrospinning.
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Developing green binding additives: Borregaard receives funding of EUR 1.5 million
Borregaard has received a commitment of NOK 15.9 million (ca. EUR 1.5 million) in funding from the Research Council of Norway (NFR) for an innovation project that is supposed to maximise the value of raw...
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Renewable Carbon Initiative: Market leaders want to take climate protection seriously
Eleven leading companies from six countries founded the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) in September 2020 under the leadership of Nova-Institute (Germany).
