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14-03-2023

PROMIS Project: sustainable PROduction of bio-based Multi-reactive ISocyanates

PROMIS will help the chemicals and materials industries in the production of more sustainable polyurethanes (PUs). Using inventive organic chemistry and catalysis, novel bio-based PU building blocks, called isocyanates, will be designed. As a result, current challenges in polyurethane industry will be addressed through closely interlinked valorisation goals.

DELICARE Project: DEpolymerisation of hydrolysis LIgnin for Conversion to Acrylic REsins

The DELICARE project maximally exploits the potential of hydrolysis lignin (HL) as a sustainable source of reactive bio-aromatic compounds. Using a catalytic depolymerization we target applications in acrylic resins. DELICARE will link upstream HL producers and downstream acrylic resins and polymer stakeholders, resulting in an optimized value chain, new economic opportunities and new synergetic partnerships.

Publication: Elucidating the effect of the physicochemical properties of organosolv lignins on its solubility and reductive catalytic depolymerization

Lignin, a bio-aromatic polymer with immense potential to replace petroleum for fuels, chemicals, and materials. One main obstacle to its full industrial exploitation is its complex structural variations after isolation from woody biomass. Biorizon co-initiator VITO and KU Leuven recently published a study about a way forward to address this challenge.

Biorizon teams up with Kaneka to create hard bio-based coatings based on lignin and MS Polymer

Researchers from Biorizon co-initiator VITO and chemical company Kaneka Belgium joined forces to conduct research to create hard bio-based coatings based on lignin and MS Polymer™ with excellent adhesive properties. This research was published in the Polymers Paint Colour Journal (PPCJ).

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