NEW SCIENTIFIC PAPER: "Worlds apart? Investigating acceptance and usage demands of carbon-based cosmetics and clothing across European countries" Thanks to Carbon Capture and Utilization (#CCU) technologies, #CO2 can be captured and processed into valuable products instead of being emitted into the atmosphere. While the chemical industry is developing these solutions to transition towards a circular carbon economy, it is essential to investigate the consumers' perception of CO2-based products. Wiktoria Wilkowska, Imke Haverkämper and Martina Ziefle, experts at RWTH Aachen University, explored the public perception of CCU-based products such as #clothing and #cosmetics in a study that was recently published in “Energy, Sustainability and Society” (Springer Nature Group). Conjoint measurements were realized as an online experiment, addressing #acceptance patterns and preferences in four European countries (Germany, Norway, Spain, and Poland), involving more than 800 participants. The outcome provides insights into differences in Pan-European comparison and helps to understand the public motives and country-specific terms of use for CCU-based products, effectively establishing recommendations for policy and governance. Find out the results in open access at https://bit.ly/3wDg1W8.
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🌐We have published a new scientific paper on our website! 📑Efficient Depolymerization of Poly(ethylene 2,5-furanoate) Using Polyester Hydrolases ✍“Poly(ethylene 2,5-furanoate) (PEF) is considered to be the next-generation green polyester and is hailed as a rising star among novel plastics. It is biobased, is nontoxic, and has comparable or improved properties compared to polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Biobased PEF offers lower life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions than PET. However, with its industrial production starting soon, relatively little is known about its actual recyclability” ➡Read the full document here: https://lnkd.in/dPYkZhUa #upcycling #foodandbeverage #packaging #valuechain #recycling #polimers #circulareconomy Aalborg University Forschungszentrum Jülich acib GmbH DTU - Technical University of Denmark Lund University TECNARO GmbH Bio-Mi Sustainable Solutions Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute AIMPLAS · Technological Institute of Plastics University College Dublin #Bioplastech Sustainable Innovations (SIE) RWTH Aachen University Vestforbrænding Susana XARÁ European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) VIRENDER KUMAR, Alessandro Pellis Cristiano Varrone (万思诺)
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PHBV cycle of life using waste as a starting point: from production to recyclability
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