Next-generation bioinsecticides move closer to market after trial success
SOLASTA Bio, a UK agritech startup, has achieved a major milestone on the path to commercialisation with successful field trials of its groundbreaking green bioinsecticides.
SOLASTA Bio’s unique micro-peptide Insect Control Agents (ICAs), based on...
scientists use laundry detergent enzyme to recycle single-use plastics
Novel method of chemical recycling achieves full degradation of plastics within 24 hours
Approach is 84 times faster than industrial composting
Breakthrough puts the circular economy for plastics within reach
Scientists at King’s College...
The chemicals industry: a barometer for clean energy transition
Outputs of chemicals in the U.S. are contracting and will continue to do so well into 2024. But there is hope – a rebound is projected for 2025. The top three opportunities from a...
The chemical industry’s sustainability ‘North Star’
The European chemical sector has been exceptionally resilient despite the significant economic uncertainty and supply chain disruptions after the pandemic. This resilience has helped mitigate the repercussions of global crises such as the conflict...
Transforming concrete from a carbon problem to a carbon solution
Demand grows apace for technologies that can reduce CO2 emissions and/or efficiently remove CO2 from the atmosphere. Proposed solutions for sequestering CO2 are plentiful, but there are serious issues around how to verify these...
Enzymatic Recycling: could revolutionary enzyme ease PET packaging pressure?
A consortium of UK universities has been awarded £11.2 million to develop enzymatic recycling and help reduce plastic pollution, with a particular focus on low-energy and low-carbon solutions.
Steve Brownett-Gale, of pharmaceutical packagers, Origin, explains,...
‘Overwhelming enthusiasm’ for green utility provision in petrochemicals
A new report and survey into utility provision in the petrochemical industry has identified overwhelming enthusiasm for sustainable practices, with almost all process engineers surveyed stating they would pay substantially more for greener equipment.
For...
Making polyurethane and nylon ‘infinitely recyclable
Protein Evolution, Inc. and Basecamp Research are developing novel enzymes to break down difficult-to-recycle plastic and textile waste and solve a major bottleneck in the fashion industry.
A collaboration between Protein Evolution, Inc., a biological...
New reactor could save millions when making plastics and rubber ingredients from natural gas
With oil production dropping, a process using natural gas is needed to avert a shortage of a workhorse chemical used for automotive parts, cleaning products and more.
A new way to make an important ingredient...
Green startup’s mission to decarbonise ammonia production
A nanotechnology climate-tech start-up eliminating emissions from ammonia production has relocated to Milton Park science park in Oxfordshire.
Following £2.3m of seed funding in 2023, Nium has taken up 7,500 sq ft of research and...