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Currently, there is no clear regulatory framework for Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) at the European level. However, a well-developed EU regulatory framework that reduces the barrie...

This perspective examines the potential of lignin from lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) as an alternative feedstock for producing naphthenes and aromatics through lignin hydrodeoxygenation (...

Currently, bio-based and compostable plastic packaging is generally not sorted at material recovery facilities (MRFs) due to its limited market penetration. Instead, such bioplastics are ...

This first yearly Antwerp Declaration Monitoring Report, commissioned by Cefic and prepared by Deloitte, provides a data-driven, evidence-based assessment of the EU’s progress in implemen...

Innovation policy helps turn research into new products and services that create jobs, strengthen the EU’s global competitiveness and improve people’s quality of life. The EU supports inn...

Catechol, an important aromatic platform molecule which can be derived from biomass, was carboxylated by mechanochemical Kolbe–Schmitt reaction of disodium catecholate with CO2, providing...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent, bioaccumulative chemicals widely used in industry and consumer products, and now detected across environmental media and human p...

The PlastChem project synthesizes the evidence on more than 16 000 chemicals potentially used or present in plastics. It provides a comprehensive overview of the current scientific unders...