Compostability of bionanomaterials
The analysis of compostability and recyclability is one of the services that are offered by the Bionanopolys team. For a sustainable approach it is important to characterize materials in terms of their biodegradation, disintegration behaviour and their compost quality.
Let’s ask Jordi Palau and Hector Torres from ITENE, who are our experts in this field:
Bio-based injection and 3D printing
Author: CIDAUT 3D printing technology is an additive manufacturing technique that has progressed significantly in the recent years. Some of the advantages of additive manufacturing include the possibility to manufacture free-form complex components that would otherwise be impossible to build with subtractive manufacturing processes. For example, 3D printing offers the possibility to make accurate and […]
OITB News No 2
Our second issue of OITB news is out! Find out what Bionanopolys has to offer and get to know the people behind. Join our network and see you soon!
Textiles and non-woven fabrics on a bio-based product market – A podcast Interview with STFI
Author: acib & STFI Which topics are currently relevant in textile research? Which bio-based materials are on the rise and what does efficient textile recycling look like? Our experts from the Saxon Textile Research Institute (STFI), Romy Naumann, Anna Große and Johannes Leis give us insights into their work. We also discussed how to recognise […]
Flexible plastic packaging: the challenges of producing bio-based multilayer films or monolayers with bioadditives
The use of plastic materials due to their great variety of properties and structures, has caused the plastic packaging sector to represent around 44% of the plastics market . However, these packaging systems, many of which involve the use of multilayer structures for high requirement applications, present issues to be classified and/or recycled (heterogeneity of waste, separation difficulties, degradation, contamination, etc.), with the potential loss of resources, as well as problems in the management of packaging waste.
Essentials for a business plan – Doing a Business Model Canvas
During the two-part webinar on Business Model Canvas organised by EBAN (European Business Angels Network), Zdenek Fred Fous, co-founder of Encubate, explained how to work with this effective tool to design or adjust a company’s business model.
Environmental, health and safety and regulatory considerations of nanomaterials
Nanotechnologies and nanomaterials have created a high interest in recent years due to their unusual mechanical, electrical, optical and magnetic properties and a wide range of potential usages that could produce advancements in medical treatment, pharmaceutical technologies, food transportation and electronics. However, as their production and utilization proceed to develop, so do worries about its effect on people (e.g. health and safety threat to exposed workers and consumers) and the environment.
Upgrading of pilot lines for the processing of bionanocomposites
In Bionanopolys project, the objective of work package 4 is to upgrade the pilot lines involved in the development of bionanocomposites from the use of the nanomaterials synthesized in WP3, solvents, and organic compounds, extracted from different biomass sources. These pilot plants are part of the network 2 and once upgraded they will propose their services in the Bionanopolys OITB.
The application potential of Bionanopolys – an overview about use cases
The BioNanoPolys industrial partners role in the project focus on the development of different user cases by using the biomaterials obtained by the BioNanoPolys partners during the project development and the pilot plants available in the OITB. Therefore, the main goal is the demonstration of the technical feasibility of BioNanoPolys services and pilot plants.
Characterization, process monitoring and modelling activities
Several partners of Bionanopolys joined the project to bundle expertises on all important aspects about the develeopment of bio-based nanomaterials. Technical support activities will allow to improve the production processes of the pilot lines.
