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RENEWABLE MATTER
Issue 52 of Renewable Matter is available
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.
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Startup, Urban Machine: robotics and AI for recovering waste wood

by Antonella Ilaria Totaro 04 SEP 2024 17:30

Urban Machine is a start-up leading the way in sustainable wood recovery. The US-based company uses artificial intelligence and robotics to remove metal fasteners from waste wood generated by constr...

Giving New Life to Wooden Packaging

by Emanuele Bompan 16 FEB 2024 09:30

The wooden packaging recycling sector is not very well-known. Perhaps because it’s rarely disposed of at home, or because there are no dedicated bins or door-to-door collection, this type of w...

Lucart Finds Sustainability in the Balance Between Virgin and Recycled Cellulose

by Lucrezia Lenardon 06 FEB 2024 17:00

Some materials can be infinitely recycled. This, unfortunately, does not apply to paper, which is usually recycled up to a maximum of seven times. However, a recent study, carried out by Graz Univer...

Startup, Ecococon: Straw and Wood Panels from Slovakia

by Antonella Ilaria Totaro 17 JAN 2024 11:00

“We are revolutionising the construction sector by providing a building system that is climate neutral, healthy, effective and designed to be safely returned to nature after use,” says E...

Building a Wood Construction Culture in Italy with ARCA

by Giorgia Marino 20 NOV 2023 10:30

Health, energy efficiency, sustainability, beauty. The advantages of wood construction are well known, and, with the development of new building technologies and constant materials research, they ar...