News and calendar
News and calendar
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Replacing fossil-based plastics with bio-based and biodegradable plastics: it’s complicated, but it can be done!
- This is the sixth blog in a blog series on the Circular & Climate-neutral research programme. This programme (KB-34) focuses on research that... -
Position Paper: only a realistic perspective on the future of plastics leads to sustainable progress
- At Wageningen University & Research we believe in the power of biobased plastics. Not as a one-size-fits-all solution for every plastic challenge... -
PFAS: stubborn and hard to replace
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), make clothing waterproof and paper grease-resistant, but they are so persistent that you find them in... -
RECOAT Kicks Off: Biobased Materials for the Coatings Industry
- On Thursday, September 26, the RECOAT project began—a collaboration between the Dutch Association of Paint and Printing Ink Manufacturers... -
One tool to evaluate all sustainability certification schemes and labels for biobased systems
- In a world where transparency about the sustainability of products becomes more and more important, reliable and robust sustainability standards are... -
Nature Building Kit: the tangible way to experience biobased materials
- At Wageningen Food & Biobased Research, part of Wageningen University & Research (WUR), we conduct a lot of research into the properties of... -
A world of new foaming opportunities thanks to expanded extrusion pilot line
- At Wageningen Food & Biobased Research, part of Wageningen University & Research, the recently expanded modular pilot line to develop foams... -
New circularity tool reveals possibilities for valuable use of residual flows
- The Ministry of LVVN commissioned researchers at Wageningen University & Research to develop a Circularity Assessment Tool for bio-based raw... -
Award for technology that removes pharmaceutical residues from water
- A water purification technology developed in Wageningen has won the Vernufteling, an annual engineering award. The technology uses microorganisms and... -
Biobased construction profitable up to sixty meters
- Materials like bricks, concrete, and steel, which are currently used for building homes and other structures, contribute significantly to CO2...