29 Search Results for biodegradation

  • MY-FI Reinventing a smart, circular and competitive textile industry with advanced mycofibres Term November 1st, 2020 – April 30th, 2024 Project The aim of MY-FI is to provide the textile industry with a new nonwoven fabrics made of mycelium fibres, with improved performances and reduced environmental impact in comparison with current commercially available fibres. Mycelium fibres […]
  • PRESERVE PRESERVE High performance sustainable bio-based packaging with tailored end of life and upcycled secondary use Term January 1st, 2021 – December 31st, 2024 Project PRESERVE aims at boosting the circular use of bio-based packaging. To shift from the current situation (fossil-based, limited recycling), we build on award-winning upcycling strategies from past and on-going projects. We […]
  • RECOVER Development of innovative biotic symbiosis for plastic biodegradation and synthesis to solve their end of life challenges in the agriculture and food industries Term June 1st, 2020 – May 31st,2024 Project RECOVER is a disruptive RIA proposal built upon the actual needs to solve the contamination of agro-fields with non-biodegradable agro-plastics as well as to […]
  • TERMINUS TERMINUS – in built Triggered Enzymes to Recycle Multi layers: an Innovation for Uses in plastic packaging Term January 1st, 2019 – January 31st, 2023 Project TERMINUS addresses the challenge of recycling and reuse of flexible multi-layer and multi-compounds packaging materials used for food, beverages, cosmetics, pet food, fertilisers and any perishable goods in general. Due […]
  • Expert statement : (Bio)degradable mulching films OWS’ most recent expert statement on the possible accumulation of plastics in the soil is now available for download
  • Expert statement : (Bio)degradable mulching films The first part discusses the biochemical pathway of biodegradation and more particularly the meaning of complete biodegradation in soil. The second part touches on the possible accumulation of plastics in the soil as a result of repetitive use of both non-biodegradable and biodegradable mulching films.
  • Open-Bio Opening bio-based markets via standards, labelling and procurement Term November 1st, 2013 – October 31st, 2016 Project Open-Bio is the follow-up project to the FP7 research project called KBBPPS (Knowledge Based Bio-based Products’ Pre-Standardization) and kicked off in November 2013. It comprises a broader consortium consisting of the KBBPPS group and a number of new […]
  • Drius Industrial implementation of a biodegradable and compostable flat micro-irrigation system for agricultural application Term November 1st, 2013 – October 31st, 2015 Project DRIUS is the continuation of a previous project called HYDRUS (FP7/2007-2013-Grant Agreement 231975), where new biodegradable micro-irrigation pipes were developed and satisfactorily manufactured in industrial extrusion lines. The main focus of the present […]
  • Compostage Industriel Après plusieurs années de développement et de discussions intensives au sein de comités de normalisation, des exigences industrielles de compostabilité ont été définies et définitivement fixées dans plusieurs normes. Toutes les normes mentionnées ci-dessus comprennent 4 exigences essentielles identiques: La biodégradation montre, quantitativement, la caractéristique inhérente de la matière à être consommée par des micro-organismes […]
  • Compostage à domicile Alors que les premières normes sur la compostage industriel ont été publiées au tournant de ce siècle, il a fallu dix ans de plus pour donner naissance à une norme sur le compostage à domicile. Sur la base de la norme AS 4736, la norme australienne sur le compostage industriel, les organismes de normalisation australiens […]

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