The Profitable Way to Biobased Functionalized Aromatics
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Industry driven Shared Research Center Biorizon focuses on technology development for the production of functionalized biobased aromatics for performance materials, chemicals & coatings. Supported by a roadmap & inspired by our community.
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15-03-2022
Flemish Prime Minister visits VITO’s LignoValue Pilot
Recently, Flemish Prime Minister Jan Jambon paid a working visit to Biorizon co-initiator VITO. During a guided tour, the guests were presented with a number of projects that have outgrown the test tube, among which the LignoValue Pilot, a pilot installation that can produce more than 100 kg of innovative bio-aromatics a day from lignin.
Read more22-02-2022
Biorizon scientists publish in Angewandte Chemie IE
We are proud that, once again, Biorizon’s senior scientists Marc Crockatt and Jan Kees van der Waal contributed to work recently published in the leading journal Angewandte Chemie IE. The article by Biorizon co-initiator TNO and Dr. Razvan Cioc and Prof. Dr. Pieter Bruijnincx of Utrecht University is entitled “The Interplay between Kinetics and Thermodynamics in Furan Diels-Alder Chemistry for Sustainable Chemicals Production.” It assesses the state of play in this rapidly evolving field.
Read more17-02-2022
Revolution in the paint industry: Relement replaces petroleum with plant residues
Recently, the Dutch newspaper BNDeStem published an interview with Monique Wekking, CCO at Biorizon's spin-off company Relement. "At Relement, we are now able to convert raw material furfural, made from bagasse biomass, into a chemical compound called aromatics, a full-fledged alternative to fossil aromatics used in paint. The great thing is, it makes the paint not only bio-based, but also better in quality," Monique Wekking explains. "It improves the scratch resistance, for example."
Read more31-01-2022
ZCORE: Greening the chemical industry with seaweed-based bio-coatings
Recently, Phyconomy published an article about Biorizon's ZCORE project that aims to to demonstrate that seaweed residues can be utilized for the production of biobased coatings (paints) with superior application properties.
Read moreBiorizon Agenda
01-06-2022 - 03-06-2022 /
Wageningen, the Netherlands
LignoCOST Lignin Conference
Biorizon will be present at the LignoCOST Lignin Conference in Wageningen.
Read more08-06-2022 - 09-06-2022 /
Barcelona, Spain
World Bio Markets 2022
Biorizon will be present at World Bio Markets in Barcelona.
Read more31-07-2022 - 05-08-2022 /
Easton, MA, United States
Lignin Gordon Research Conference
Biorizon will be present at the Lignin Gordon Research Conference in Easton.
Read more10-08-2022 - 12-08-2022 /
Vancouver, Canada
6th LignoBiotech symposium
Biorizon will be present at the 6th LignoBiotech symposium in Vancouver.
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