News and calendar
News and calendar
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12 December 2023
Making plastics biodegradable by UV-light
- Although efforts to improve the collection and recycling of plastics to achieve a circular economy are increasing significantly, some (synthetic)... -
12 December 2023
Endless possibilities with the sugar beet
- In the project “Functionalised carbohydrates for replacement fossil-based ingredients”, Wageningen University & Research (WUR)... -
11 December 2023
Science: Closing the plastic cycle: bioplastic conversion into chemical building blocks
- Due to a push towards the production of more nature-based materials, biobased plastics will slowly replace traditional oil-based plastics. But... -
11 December 2023
Science: Cleaning oil-contaminated soil using bacteria and a bit of oxygen
- Using microorganisms and a smart design, PhD researcher Dilan Aydin, developed a method to effectively clean soil, contaminated with oil-derived... -
07 December 2023
Empowering Lignin research with a WikiLignin
- In a collaborative project with researchers from Wageningen Food & Biobased Research, the Library used its expertise in literature searching and... -
04 December 2023
Amazing peat
- Greenhouse gas emissions from peatlands account for 2-3% of total emissions in the Netherlands. That is a significant contribution, which is why... -
01 December 2023
Starch gives more value to the oil palm
- Oil palms are an important source of palm oil obviously, but they also contain large amounts of other valuable components such as starch. However, the... -
19 November 2023
Exploring microbial conversion of PFAS
- Researchers from Wageningen Food & Biobased Research are exploring the microbial conversion of PFAS. They also examine adsorption and oxidation... -
19 October 2023
National Growth Fund invests in transition of agricultural sector: WUR participates in Re-Ge-NL
- The National Growth Fund is investing 129 million euros in the Re-Ge-NL programme; a groundbreaking programme designed to transform the Dutch... -
28 September 2023
Aquatic animals can help purify our wastewater
- Aquatic creatures may help purify our wastewater. A team of researchers investigated how invertebrates, such as worms, non-biting midge larvae and...