A strategic niche management approach for shaping bio-based economy in Europe [PDF]
, 2018 The goal of this paper is to investigate the transition towards a bio-based economy as part of a broader sustainable transition in Europe. To analyse the challenges and opportunities associated with the bio-based economy, we applied the Strategic Niche ...
Tani, Almona
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Properties of bio-based gum Arabic/clay aerogels [PDF]
, 2016 Lightweight bio-based aerogels from sustainable gum Arabic (GA) and sodium montmorillonite (Na+-MMT) clay were prepared by means of a simple freeze-drying process. GA/clay aerogels showed high porosity (87.9%–94.9%) of mainly open type and the mechanical
Abt, Tobias Martin +2 more
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Brief overview on bio-based adhesives and sealants [PDF]
, 2019 Adhesives and sealants (AS) are materials with excellent properties, versatility, and simple curing mechanisms, being widely used in different areas ranging from the construction to the medical sectors.
Ana C. Fonseca +15 more
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Gels, 2021 After entering in water, Fe3+ is enriched in the human body and along the food chain, causing chronic poisoning and irreversible harm to human health. In order to solve this problem, we synthesized citric acid POSS (CAP) from aminopropyl POSS (OAP) and ...
Zhengquan Fu +6 more
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Multi-objective optimisation of bio-based thermal insulation materials in building envelopes considering condensation risk [PDF]
, 2018 The reduction in energy demand for heating and cooling with insulation materials increases the material related environmental impact. Thus, implementing low embodied energy materials may equilibrate this trade-off.
Boer, Dieter +5 more
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Fully bio-based aromatic–aliphatic copolyesters: poly(butylene furandicarboxylate-co-succinate)s obtained by ring opening polymerization [PDF]
, 2017 Poly(butylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate-co-succinate) copolyesters (coPBFxSy) have been synthesized by ring opening polymerization (ROP). Cyclic butylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate and butylene succinate oligomer mixtures, to be used as monomers for ROP, were
Batista Ciulik, Claudio +3 more
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Efficient Conversion of Lignin to Aromatics via Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis over Niobium-Doped HZSM-5
Molecules, 2023 A niobium-doped HZSM-5 (H[Nb]ZSM-5) was prepared by a hydrothermal synthesis method. The morphology, phase structure, composition, pore structure, and acid content of the catalyst were characterized using a series of analysis techniques such as scanning ...
Zhen Li +5 more
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Synthesis of bio-based thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers containing isosorbide and polycarbonate diol and their biocompatible properties. [PDF]
, 2015 A new family of highly elastic polyurethanes (PUs) partially based on renewable isosorbide were prepared by reacting hexamethylene diisocyanate with a various ratios of isosorbide and polycarbonate diol 2000 (PCD) via a one-step bulk condensation ...
Gong, MS, Kang, MS, Knowles, JC, Oh, SY
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Delamination resistant composites by interleaving bio-based long-chain polyamide nanofibers through optimal control of fiber diameter and fiber morphology [PDF]
, 2020 In this work an innovative electrospinning system is proposed that simultaneously has an adequate temperature resistance, a high increase in mode I (þ51%) and mode II (þ96%) delamination performance and can be commercially produced.
Daelemans, Lode +5 more
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Improvement of fire reaction and mould growth resistance of a new bio-based thermal insulation material [PDF]
, 2016 In the present paper, the performance of an innovative thermal insulation rigid board is evaluated in terms of fire behaviour and fungal resistance. The board is based on vegetal pith and a natural gum (corn pith and sodium alginate) and it is completely
Giraldo, Pilar +4 more
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