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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17-01-2022
Bright Coatings Project: Pre-commercial demonstration of bio-aromatic MPA in a 100% sustainable alkyd coating
Biorizon’s spin-off company Relement is coordinator of the recently started Bright Coatings project. Biorizon co-initiator TNO participates as well. Objective of the project is the realization of a pre-commercial demonstration for the production and application of the ‘missing-link’ in a 100% sustainable alkyd coating application: the biobased aromatic MPA, based on locally available starting materials.
Read more11-01-2022
VIABLE project: manufacturing bio-based epoxy resins by partially replacing BPA with lignin biomass
Biorizon co-initiator VITO coordinates the new LIFE VIABLE project that stands for ‘Valorization of lignin bIomass into competitive components grAdually replacing BPA in the formuLation of Epoxy resins’. The project aims to improve the sustainability and the environmental impact of epoxy resins manufacture by lowering the BPA content in the formulation of epoxy resins by 20 to 50%.
Read more03-12-2021
Event Report: Scaling up bio-aromatics research and application development with the industry
It was supposed to be a physical meeting place, but the 8th Biorizon Annual Event in Rotterdam turned out differently than expected. In front of 300 online followers, but in an empty conference room, the Biorizon team (and a speaker from LEGO) presented the progress in developing value chains for bio-aromatics. This development is progressing well.
Read more30-11-2021
10 Calls for Participation!
Biorizon Shared Research Center has recently launched 10 calls for participation.
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02-02-2022 - 03-02-2022 /
Helsinki, Finland
Lignofuels 2022
Biorizon's Roel Vleeschouwers will be giving a presentation during Lignofuels 2022.
Read more08-02-2022 /
Online
[DUTCH] Biorizon Webinar - Week van de Circulaire Economie: superieure verf, lijm & rubber met bio-aromaten
Tijdens de Week van de Circulaire Economie geeft Biorizon directeur Joop Groen op dinsdag 8 februari in een interactief webinar met onder meer een animatiefilm en drie video’s een kijkje in de keuken van de ontwikkeling van bio-aromaten. Een unieke kans om in een uur kennis te maken met de mogelijkheden voor de verduurzaming van producten als verf, lijm, rubber en plastic. Kostenloos aanmelden kan hier.
Read more15-03-2022 - 17-03-2022 /
Lille, France
BIOKET 2022
On March 16th 16h30-18h15 Biorizon's Sugar Horizon Manager Paul Könst will be giving a pitch entitled 'Biorizon bio-aromatics – Platform established, time for impact' during BIOKET 2022.
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