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RENEWABLE MATTER
Issue 53 of Renewable Matter is available
From soil regeneration to green infrastructures, from water management through reforestation to sand barriers defending our coastlines: re-establishing a partnership with nature is the path to securing the wellbeing of both people and the planet. RM53 is a journey around the world to explore the concept of Nature-based Solutions and its application across numerous areas of the economy and sustainable development.
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Issue #52

RENEWABLE MATTER

2024 Chemicals

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17 SEP 2024

Today, the world of chemistry is facing a sustainability and circularity revolution. From process decarbonisation and new chemical building blocks to nanotechnology, chemical recycling, biorefineries, chemical-as-a-service, and artificial intelligence, RM52 provides an in-depth analysis of a core sector of the industry, which is being called upon to play its part in the transition.

Summary

EDITORIALS

The Periodic Table
by Emanuele Bompan
The Circular Economy in the Chemical Industry
by Marco Frey
At the Basis of Matter
by Anna Pellizzari


READING MATTER
Chemistry to Read
Reading tips from the Editorial Staff


THINK TANK

Decarbonise the Chemical Industry? No, the Key Is to Defossilise It
Interview with Michael Carus
by Antonella Ilaria Totaro

Alien Entities: How Chemical Pollution Threatens the Global Ecosystem
Interview with Sarah Cornell and Patricia Villarrubia-Gomez
by Marco Moro


INSIGHT

Changes of State
by Emanuele Bompan

Chemical Leasing, a Business Model for Companies and the Environment
by Antonella Ilaria Totaro

Nanotechnology and the Environment: the Future Has Ancient Roots
by Antonio Piemontese

Biorefineries: At the Core of the Global Competition for Bioeconomy
by Mario Bonaccorso

Artificial Intelligence Revolutionises the Lab
by Giorgia Marino

Bhopal, 40 Years Later
by Lorenzo Tecleme

A Circular Breakthrough for the Pharmaceutical Industry
by Ølafur Eriksson

Opportunities and Challenges of Using Captured CO2 as a Chemical Building Block
by Elisabetta Gaia Scuri

Removing CO2 from the Ocean: One Action, Multiple Benefits
by Lucrezia Lenardon

Plastic Recycling is on a Quest to Find the Right Chemistry
by Simone Fant


CASE STUDIES

Novamont’s Bioeconomy for Farming
by Editorial Staff

Henkel: Accelerating the Energy Transition
by Editorial Staff

Decarbonising Cement Thanks to Carbon Capture
by Giorgio Kaldor
Corepla: Testing the Recyclability of Plastic Packaging
by Simone Fant

Textile and Chemical Industries: See you at Ecomondo
by Antonella Ilaria Totaro

Waste-to-Chemical: Chemistry in the Service of Circularity
by Emanuele Bompan


STARTUP
by Antonella Ilaria Totaro

Again: Turning CO₂ Emissions into Carbon-negative Chemicals
Plant-based Plastics for Complex Uses with Floreon
100% Bio-based Thermoset Resins with Plantics
Reselo: Bio-based Rubber from Birch Bark for the Fashion and Automotive Sectors


OUROBOROS
Transform the Chemical Industry, Transform the World
by Ana Birliga Sutherland


CIRCULAR BY LAW
The Chemicals Industry’s Difficult Search for a More Sustainable Future
by Francesco Petrucci