Completed 2015

LigniFAME: biobased fuel additives, materials and energy from lignin

The development of innovative biomass conversion technologies is of major importance in realising the European goal of 16% sustainable energy in 2020....

Solar cells for sustainable production of methanol from CO2

In the BIOCOMET project, researchers from Wageningen UR Food & Biobased Research and Plant Research International, part of Wageningen UR, together...

Seaweed as feedstock for biodegradable bioplastics

SEABIOPLAS (Seaweed from sustainable aquaculture as feedstock for biodegradable bioplastics) is an EU Seventh Framework Programme (FP 7) funded...

The CatchBio project: one step closer to renewable alternatives for fossil feedstocks

Many modern industrial chemical processes are optimised for raw materials from petrochemistry. Renewable raw materials can only serve as a viable...

EU research on biobased product standards

To provide the European and global market with horizontal standards on biomass content and biodegradability for biobased products.

InteSusAl: algae for biofuel

Algae are one of the most promising sources of biofuels, with high yields and lower greenhouse gases than traditional fuels. Wageningen UR Food &...

Further increasing the percentage of recycled glass in the Netherlands

Glass containers have been a great success and most glass packaging material is finding its way back to the glass industry. Leveraging on its...

Sugar beet as a raw material for soft drink bottles

The soft drink industry is closely following the developments in the biobased plastics sector.

Water and Energy for Climate Change

We use membrane distillation and desiccant recovery systems to turn low-grade waste heat or renewable solar PVT heat into high-quality and indoor air....