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SUMMARY VOLUME 5 2023 NEW MODEL TO HELP VALORIZE LIGNIN FOR BIOBASED APPLICATIONS LITHIUM ON A STRING PLASMA AGAINST PFAS HOW TO MAKE COLOR-CHANGING ‘TRANSFORMERS’ WITH POLYMERS NANOSCALE 3D PRINTING OF METALS

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SUMMARY INNOVATIVE MATERIALS 5 2023 3D printing with coffee

Scientists from the ATLAS Institute and Department of Computer Science at the Colorado University of Boulder (CU Boulder) have now developed a method for 3D printing a wide range of objects using a paste made entirely out of old coffee grounds, water and a few other sustainable ingredients.

Transparent wood-based coating

Researchers of the Aalto-university (Helsinki, Finland) have developed a way to turn a waste material from wood into a bio-based transparent film that can be used for anti-fogging or anti-reflective coatings on glasses or vehicle windows. According to Aalto, such coatings are not only an alternative to current synthetic materials, but are also valuable as CO2 storage.

Making hydrogen from waste plastic could pay for itself

Rice University researchers have found a way to harvest hydrogen from plastic waste using a low-emissions method that could more than pay for itself. That is interesting because current hydrogen gas production processes have environmental disadvantages or are simply very expensive.

Sustainable recovery of phosphate from wastewater

Selective removal of phosphate residues from wastewater can be done in a more sustainable process, providing greater opportunities for reuse, all thanks to magnetic adsorption and desorption. At least, that is what Wageningen University & Research, together with various partners, is trying to demonstrate in the MAD project: ‘Recovery and Valorization of Phos­phorus Compositions from Wastewater Streams Using Magnetic Adsorption-Desorption (MAD)’.

Making PLA-bioplastics that are easier to compost

Scientists of the Michigan State University’s (MSU) School of Packaging have developed a way to make a promising, sustainable alternative to petroleum-based plastics more biodegradable.

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SUMMARY INNOVATIVE MATERIALS 5 2023 New insulating paint: less energy consumption, costs and CO2-emissions

Stanford University scientists have invented a new kind of paint that can keep homes and other buildings cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter, significantly reducing energy use, costs, and greenhouse gas emissions.

Wood modification boosts biomass conversion By adding a naturally occurring polymer that makes wood more porous, scientists have engineered trees easier to disassemble into simpler building blocks.

Grand for research into the possibilities of iron powder as energy carrier

Science financier NWO and organisations involved are there­ fore making 900.000 euros available for research into the potential of iron powder as an energy carrier on an industrial scale.

New bio-based asphalt binder: less toxic, more sustainable

A team from Arizona State University, led by Associate Professor Ellie Fini in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment (SSEBE), has developed AirDuo, a new, patent-pending asphalt binder that not only diminishes toxic fumes of the overall asphalt-surfaced area, but also increases sustainability.

New products from kelp

The use of kelp - seaweed - is interesting for a variety of sectors, including food, animal feed, such as degradable plastics and agriculture. The Norwegian GP Seaweed is therefore investigating options to expand kelp cultivation in Norway to production on an industrial scale, and to develop new, sustainable and climate-positive kelp products.

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SUMMARY INNOVATIVE MATERIALS 5 2023 Stretchable electronics: novel liquid metal circuits for flexible, self-healing wearables Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have recently invented a new super flexible, self-healing and highly conductive material suitable for stretchable electronic circuitry. This breakthrough could significantly improve the performance of wearable technologies, soft robotics, smart devices and more.

Recycling of refractory materials avoids 800,000 tons of CO₂

Within the European research project ReSoURCE, experts from nine different companies and institutes work together to develop sustainable solutions for the recycling of refractory materials.

Sustainable building with loam

Environmentally friendly, widely available and recyclable: loam is a clean alternative building material. Moreover, the CO2 footprint of loam is much less than that of concrete, for instance, making it more interesting for the construction sector. Swiss materialinstitute Empa is studying the possibilities of loam as a sustainable building material.

Corrugated plastic unveils a new design principle for programmable materials

Corrugated plastic turns out to be exemplary of a new class of ‘multistable’ metamaterials that can reversibly change shape.

This insight can lead to new applications, from robots to medical devices.

New model to help valorize lignin for bio-based applications

A major issue with producing chemicals from lignin though is that the properties of lignin vary from source to source and from season to season. Such variability can affect the yield and quality of the chemicals produced from lignin. In a TU/e-led study, researchers have developed and tested a new and efficient model to predict the yield of lignin with specific chemical properties that are important to produce biobased chemicals, materials, or fuels.

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SUMMARY INNOVATIVE MATERIALS 5 2023 Self-disinfecting gloves burn viruses but is safe for skin

A team of scientists from Rice University developed a new material that heats up so much on the outside that it kills viruses but at the same time remains cool on the inside. According to Rice, the material could play an interesting role in the development of personal protective equipment (PPE) in future.

Lithium on a string

Researchers at Princeton have developed an extraction technique that slashes the amount of land and time needed to produce lithium, a vital component of the batteries at the heart of electric vehicles and energy storage for the grid.

Plasma against PFAS

Harmful PFAS chemicals in both soil and surface water are a growing problem. Removing them using conventional filter techniques is costly and almost infeasible. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB are now successfully implementing a plasma-based technology in the AtWaPlas joint research project.

How to make color-changing ‘Transformers’ with polymers

Shape and color changing are key survival traits for many animals. Chameleons can change their body to hide from predators, to reflect their moods, or even to defend their territory, while some soft-bodied animal-like octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish can change both their color and shape to signal or camouflage. Mimicking these capabilities using artificial polymer materials holds great potential in sensing, soft robotics, and the fashion and art industries.

Nanoscale 3D printing of metals

Late last year, Caltech University researchers revealed that they had developed a new fabrication technique for printing microsized metal parts containing features about as thick as three or four sheets of paper. The team recently presented the technique that allows objects to be printed a thousand times smaller: 150 nanometers, comparable to the size of a flu virus.

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SUMMARY INNOVATIVE MATERIALS 5 2023 3D printed, compositionally graded alloys for extreme environments

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a new technique for making materials consisting of non-weldable superalloys combined with refractory alloys.

MAKE IT MATTER MAKE IT MATTER is compiled in collaboration with MaterialDistrict (MaterialDistrict.com). In this section new, and/or interesting developments and innovative materials are highlighted.

Sustainable structures made of 3D printed wood

A ‘living facade’ made of aluminium panels

Nature inclusive facade of biocomposite

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EVENTS

Sustainable packaging summit 2023 14 - 15 November 2023, Amsterdam

Silicone expo Europe 2024 28 - 29 February 2024, Amsterdam

Beton Event & Experience 2023 16 November 2023, Rotterdam

Internationale Eisenwarenmesse 3 - 6 March 2024, Cologne

Vakbeurs Recycling 21 - 23 November 2023, Gorinchem

JEC World 2024 5 - 7 March 2024, Paris

Hagener Symposium Pulvertechnologie 24 - 25 November 2023, Hagen

MaterialDistrict Utrecht 2024 6 - 8 March 2024, Utrecht

The Advanced Recycling Conference 2023 28 - 29 November 2023, Cologne

BLE.CH 2024 13 - 15 March 2024, Bern

Münchener Forum Verbindungstechnologie 29 - 30 November 2023, Unterhaching

Cellulose Fibres Conference 2024 13 - 14 March 2024, Cologne

ARCHITECT@WORK Düsseldorf 6 - 7 December 2023, Düsseldorf

Fensterbau Frontale 19 - 22 March 2024, Nuremberg

EBC 23 - The European Bioplastics Conference 2023 12 - 13 December 2023, Berlin

Silicon PV 2024 15 - 19 April 2024, Chambery

Materialen NL Conference 12 December 2023, Arnhem

Maintenance Gorinchem 16 - 18 April 2024, Gorinchem

EUROGUSS 16 - 18 January 2024, Nuremberg

Ceramitec 23 - 26 April 2024, Münich

Batibouw 2024 17 - 25 February 2024, Brussels

Schweissen 2024 23 - 26 April 2024, Wels

Maintenance Dortmund 2024 21 - 22 February 2024, Dortmund

Intermat 2024 24 - 27 April 2024, Paris

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