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OrganoClick has, by using its innovative fiber modification technology and production process, developed a 100 %bio-based, recyclable and fully  biodegradable biocomposite material , OrganoComp®. The biocomposite is made of 3D-moulded biofibers, wheat bran, and food waste. 3D-molded Biocomposite Made of Wheat Bran and Biofibers Fredahl Rydéns, the Nordics largest supplier of funeral products launches the burial coffin Saga made of OrganoComp®. The strength of the biocomposite enables a 50 %reduction of raw material, reducing the weight from 40 to 20 kg compared with a traditional coffin. Replace Hard Plastics The launch of the burial coffin Saga marks the next step in a journey that started 10 years ago when the development of OrganoComp® was initiated. By using OrganoClick’s patented technology for modification of biofibers, a unique biocomposite has been developed, based on modified cellulose fibers, wheat bran, and biopolymers from food waste such as orange peels and ...

Teijin Limited  has announced that it will participate in Chinaplas 2019, Asia's largest exhibition for the plastics and rubber industries, which will be held at the China Import & Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou, China from May 21 to 24. Advanced Technologies & Materials for Automotives Teijin, marking its 20th appearance at the event, will operate a booth (No. 11.2K41) to introduce solutions for  automotive parts  and components that combine its advanced technologies and materials. The booth will also present Teijin's high-performance materials for multi-material parts that contribute to weight reduction and improved performance in automobiles. In addition, seminars to introduce advanced resin-processing technologies and solutions for automotive components will be held again this year, following last year' favorable reception. Specific Exhibits from Teijin TENAX® carbon-fiber-reinforced thermoplastics (CFRTP) Teijin will showcase carbon fiber ...

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has selected MultiMechanics, a developer of multiscale modeling and simulation software for advanced materials, to perform advanced crack prediction during the manufacturing of ceramic matrix composite (CMC) components. The simulation group at DLR’s Institute of Structures and Design in Stuttgart has begun to model the process of pyrolysis, an intermediate step in production of ceramic matrix composites. Within this process, carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) are heated to temperatures up to 1,600 degrees Celsius and then cooled down. The team wants to understand how temperature change would affect the material’s microstructure and consequently the material behavior. This analysis is crucial for future CMC components produced by DLR, including nozzles for rockets and thermal protection systems for re-entry vehicles amongst other applications. Neraj Jain, Group Leader in Simulation and Engineering at the Department of Cerami...

AmSty and Agilyx have announced that they have formed a joint venture, Regenyx LLC, dedicated to fully recycling post-consumer polystyrene materials back to new polystyrene products. Regenyx will utilize Agilyx’s chemical recycling process to convert used polystyrene products back to their original liquid form, styrene monomer. AmSty can then take that styrene monomer and work with its supply chain partners to make new polystyrene products with a favorable environmental profile without any degradation of quality or value. This form of circular recycling is known as the PolyUsable™ process. Plans for a Larger Regional Facility Regenyx will assume the assets of Agilyx’s Tigard, Oregon, facility, which is currently scaled at 10 tons per day and already shipping recycled styrene monomer to AmSty. In addition, AmSty and Agilyx will work together to develop plans for a larger regional facility scaled to 50 tons per day, currently envisioned for the West Coast. “ We are excited to ta...

Ampacet's carbon black-free masterbatch range REC-NIR-BLACK has been named a Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2019 winner in the category of Product Technology Innovation of the Year. Award winners were announced April 11 during the Plastics Recycling Show in Amsterdam. Reducing the Carbon Footprint with NIR Technology "We are honored to receive the Plastics Recycling Award, says Philippe Hugele, Ampacet Strategic Business Manager, Europe. "These carbon black-free solutions are part of our sustainable development program and can help to significantly reduce the carbon footprint by giving black plastic packaging a second life." While most black packaging cannot be sorted by recycling companies and can only be disposed of in a landfill or used for energy recovery, packaging using Ampacet's REC-NIR-BLACK carbon black-free masterbatch is near-infrared (NIR) transparent to allow scanning by NIR technology for automated sorting at recovery facilities. So...

PLASTIC ENERGY has reached an agreement with the province of West Java (Indonesia) to build five chemical recycling plants. Addressing the Plastic Waste Issue The MOU signed by the Governor of West Java, Ridwan Kamil, follows campaigns – including the United Nations (UN) Clean Seas, the Global Plastic Action Partnership, Our Ocean Conference – to reduce plastic pollution and, in particular, plastics reaching the ocean around Indonesia, a country which is second only to China for leaking plastic into the sea. The Indonesian government has made addressing the plastic waste issue a priority, with an ambitious commitment to reduce marine plastic debris by 70 per cent by 2025. Exploring Partnerships The waste management industry in Indonesia is still in its early stages of development, and as such infrastructure development still faces a range of challenges. Plastic Energy is exploring partnerships with a range of public and private sector organizations to address these challenge...

A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has unveiled a new way to turn discarded eggshells into hydrogen, an innovative and alternative energy for the future. The new method, which is used as a catalyst for the conversion of alchohols to hydrogen, is used for the synthesis of graphene on the shell after the reaction. This technique of producing value‐added graphene and pure hydrogen, while recycling food waste is a way to “kill three birds with one stone”. Converting Alcohol into Valuable Products This work, led by Professor Jong‐Beom Baek and his research team in the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST, introduces the fundamental mechanism of the selective catalytic reaction and also presents a new environmentally friendly approach for the energy‐efficient conversion of alcohols into valuable products (graphene and H 2 ). In this study, the team produced calcium oxide (CaO) with calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ), the main ingredient of an eggshell, and discovered that this...

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