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Evelina Castellana
Plastic is a preferred material for manufacturing high-volume consumer products and packaging thanks to its physical, mechanical, thermal and barrier properties. However, the existing global plastic industry is mainly petrochemical-based, bringing a negative environmental footprint. In line with this existing problem, the NENU2PHAR project aims to develop innovative, performant, and sustainable PHA-based plastic products, establishing...
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On October 13th and 14th, 2022 in Brussels, the second edition of the Battery and Innovation Days (BID2022) concluded with more than 250 participants participating live at the event plus more than 650 online to create a platform for discussion among the Research community, policy makers, industry players, and end-users by enabling to reach a...
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  On September 20th, the kick-off meeting for the 4-year EU RESPECT project was held in Paris, France. The aim is to move towards a competitive and circular European battery ecosystem while highlighting green innovations in Li-ion batteries through recycling and recovering materials. The project will develop a systematic closed-loop yet the flexible process for...
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Despite public-use heavy-duty vehicles (waste collection, trucks, lorries, cranes, etc.) representing only 5% of vehicles, they contribute to 33% of the emissions produced within urban centres. Thus, the circulation of technologically obsolete heavy-duty vehicles adversely affects the cities’ quality of atmosphere throughout Europe. In this context, the LIFE CAT4HEAVY “Nano-catalysts for heavy duty applications” project...
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The Mediterranean diet is considered to be a healthy and highly nutritional solution, that unfortunately has lost attractiveness for youngsters in competition with the fast, easy to get and already prepared food. In contrast, there is an increasing trend among millennials and young population, that favours foods that are healthy, ethically, naturally sourced and less...
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