The fossil economy is rapidly nearing its expiry date. The world therefore needs a new paradigm. Transformation towards a biobased society where raw materials, production and waste are elements in a sustainable cycle. And where biomass is fundamental for innovation. For progress. And for success.
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2021.06.18 | Research
In a new report, blue biomass is the term for resources from the sea, which we can exploit much more sustainably both on the dinner table and as tool for environmental restoration. Still, the report concludes, green transition towards increased use of blue biomass such as seaweeds and mussels calls for the will and ability to solve challenges if…
2021.06.10 | Research
Too much bread ends up in the trash, but what if, instead, it could return to the supermarket in as high-performing and fully biodegradable packaging? In a new project, a researcher from Aarhus University will try to develop a green chemical process that can turn stale bread waste into packaging material. The project has just received 2.9 million…
2021.05.27 | People
During her PhD studies, Xueqian Zhang aimed to evaluate the emerging seaweed farming and biorefinery systems and provided science-based decision support for relevant stakeholders in academia, private sector, and non-governmental and governmental institutions to drive the developing seaweed blue bioeconomy in the direction of increased…
