Biobased Chemistry & Technology To expand the potential of global resources, BCT enables the transition from a fossil- based to a bio-based economy by developing efficient and sustainable (catalytic) conversion processes, products and chains. Chair holder prof.dr. JH (Harry) Bitter Professor Latest news Building blocks for a biobased future 04 February 2021 - Wageningen chemists and chemical technologists are collaborating to develop new catalysts to transform bio-resources into materials with greater... NWO Take-off grant for former PhD student Dimitri Karefyllakis 23 June 2020 - Dimitri Karefyllakis, former PhD student of the Biobased Chemistry and Technology (BCT) and Food Process Engineering (FPE) chair groups, received a... Simone Verhagen receives scholarship from dr. ir. Aalt Dijkhuizen Fund 22 June 2020 - Simone Verhagen, Master student in WUR's Biotechnology program, received one of two scholarships from the dr. ir. Aalt Dijkhuizen Fund. Simone is... Greencovery: Start-up to recover useful products from waste streams 31 January 2020 - In this series on the website Wageningen Campus, we speak to start-ups, companies, and inhabitants of the campus about their activities and why they... BCT research featured on backcover of Soft Matter 19 December 2019 - Costas Nikiforidis' latest research on oleosomes was featured on the backcover of RSC's Soft Matter. BCT at annual Dutch chemistry meeting CHAINS 11 December 2019 - Biobased Chemistry & Technology contributed again to the annual Dutch chemistry meeting CHAINS in Veldhoven. Wageningen students win Holland Chemistry Student Competition 2019 10 December 2019 - Team NanopLESStic was announced as winner of the Holland Chemistry Student Competition 2019 at the national chemistry meeting CHAINS. Wageningen student team successful in European competition on bio-materials 12 November 2019 - After winning the national competition, team Biosilence from Wageningen University finished as runners-up in the Bio–based Student Challenge... PhD defence Sanne N. Moejes 01 November 2019 - Sanne N. Moejes will defend her PhD thesis on "Redesign of the milk powder production chain: assessment of innovative technologies". Harry Bitter gives expert view on bio-ethanol in Quest 02 October 2019 - Harry Bitter, chair of Biobased Chemistry and Technology, gave his expert view on biobased fuels and their sustainability in a recent Quest article. 123Next