Open AWE Magazine menu
Subscribe Login

Home / Articles and Press Releases / Press Release / Cutting Out Carbon

CATEGORIES

  • Latest Issue
  • Air Quality
  • Chromatography
  • Construction
  • Climate Change
  • Emissions
  • Environmental & Monitoring Technology
  • Gas Detection
  • Health and Safety Awareness
  • Humidity & Temperature
  • Laboratory Testing
  • Land Remediation
  • Marine Pollution
  • Noise Monitoring
  • Regulations & Legislations
  • Sludge and Biosolids
  • Soil Analysis
  • Spectroscopy
  • Weather Monitoring
  • Water Analysis
  • Water Monitoring

MORE

  • Press Releases
  • Events
  • Videos
  • Magazines

COMPANY

  • About
  • Advertising
  • Newsletter
  • Contact
HSI White logo
Open AWE Magazine menu
Subscribe

Home / Articles and Press Releases / Press Release / Cutting Out Carbon

CATEGORIES

  • Latest Issue
  • Air Quality
  • Chromatography
  • Construction
  • Climate Change
  • Emissions
  • Environmental & Monitoring Technology
  • Gas Detection
  • Health and Safety Awareness
  • Humidity & Temperature
  • Laboratory Testing
  • Land Remediation
  • Marine Pollution
  • Noise Monitoring
  • Regulations & Legislations
  • Sludge and Biosolids
  • Soil Analysis
  • Spectroscopy
  • Weather Monitoring
  • Water Analysis
  • Water Monitoring

MORE

  • Press Releases
  • Events
  • Videos
  • Magazines

COMPANY

  • About
  • Advertising
  • Newsletter
  • Contact

CATEGORIES

  • Article
  • Press Release
  • Air Quality
  • Chromatography
  • Construction
  • Climate Change
  • Emissions
  • Environmental & Monitoring Technology
  • Gas Detection
  • Health and Safety Awareness
  • Humidity & Temperature
  • Laboratory Testing
  • Land Remediation
  • Marine Pollution
  • Noise Monitoring
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Regulations & Legislations
  • Sludge and Biosolids
  • Soil Analysis
  • Spectroscopy
  • Weather Monitoring
  • Water Analysis
  • Water Monitoring
  • Wellbeing at work

Press Release

Cutting Out Carbon

By Euro Nano Forum

| Read Bio

Published: June 20th, 2017

Share this article

Two years ago ENF2015 welcomed Gert-Jan Gruter, CTO at Avantium and the 2014 European CTO of the Year winner. This year it welcomes back the world leader in renewable chemistry and vice president of development at Avantium, Ed de Jong.

Originating within Shell, Avantium spun out on its own in 2000. In 2005 it was entirely funded by venture capital before attracting investment from giants like Coca-Cola and Danone. Now, soon to list on European stock markets, Avantium is involved in joint ventures with key industrial partners including BASF and AkzoNobel to make PEF plastics a viable alternative to PET.

Avantium specialises in groundbreaking innovations and technologies for catalytic R&D services and systems that aim to decarbonise the global economy. Its two main strategies are the development of biomass for polymers and the conversion of CO2 into chemicals via electrochemistry. Through its YXY process, Avantium is the first company to find an economically viable route to unlocking the enormous potential of furanics-based materials. It swaps terephthalic acid (TA) used in PET for 2,5-Frandicarboxylic acid (or FDCA), obtained through the chemical conversion of plant-based carbohydrates.

The scope for using the FDCA monomer is wide, but Avantium’s lead application is polyethylene-furanoate (PEF). Hailed as the next generation polyester, PEF is one hundred percent biobased and recyclable, with superior thermal and barrier properties making it a brilliant packaging alternative.Coca-Cola and Danone have gone public with their intentions to help PEF plastics knock PET off the top spot and pursue completely renewable and recyclable materials.

In October 2016, Avantium and BASF announced a joint venture to build a reference plant at BASF’s Verbund site in Antwerp for the production and marketing of FDCA and PEF and is expected to be operational at the beginning of the next decade. Following the launch of the PEF bottles, a transitional phase has been mapped out where PEF will be mixed in the recycled PET stream, making up a small fraction of the total. In the second stage, when production is operating at much higher volumes, it is expected that PEF will be recycled on its own terms as it becomes more economically attractive to do so.

Since the last EuroNanoForum significant progress has been made regarding the PEF plant, and that’s just one of its successful ventures. Avantium’s future looks positive, but what about the EU as a whole? De Jong: “I think innovation is improving but it’s difficult from my perspective to say for sure. The industry is quite heterogeneous, after all. The European Commission emphasises the importance of SMEs and their innovative capacity but I think it’s a little bit too early to judge if the instruments it has established will fulfill their promise.”

Ed de Jong joins ENF2017’s second plenary session ‘Nanotechnology for Industrial Success’ along with Drs Michel Glotin, Klaus-Michael Weltring, Fabio Gualandris and Berthold Hellenthal to discusses the role of advanced materials, nanotechnologies and open innovation in enabling sustainable economic growth for the European industry.

For more information on the EuroNanoForum2017, go to the website – http://euronanoforum2017.eu/

Share this article

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Euro Nano Forum

The EuroNanoForum biannual conference series has grown since 2003 into the most significant European forum offering opportunities for discussions among scientists, industrialists and policy makers, focusing on the use of research results in the various nanotechnology fields and associated industrial sectors.

It is organised in close cooperation with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation and the Member State holding the Presidency of the European Union in the respective year.

Nanotechnology, being the main topic of the EuroNanoForum, is one of the Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) of the Horizon2020’s (H2020) Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies pillar, offering potential for major breakthroughs in a wide range of materials, technologies and applications. It has a strong role in supporting European competitiveness and Industrial Leadership, but also presents opportunities for the Societal Challenges of health, energy and the environment.

Visit Website

POPULAR POSTS BY Euro Nano Forum

Press Release

Cutting Out Carbon

Get email updates

Sign up for the AWE newsletter

Keep up-to-date through the power of email and receive the latest environmental monitoring product information and newsletter emails from AWE - Monitoring and Analysing the Impact of Industry on the Environment
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

FEATURED ARTICLES

Press Release

Blackline Safety and NevadaNano Reach Milestone in Deployment of Industry-First Sensors

Press Release

The Benefits of Using Refurbished Parts in Your Lab

Advertisement

SOCIAL MEDIA

AWE on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/AWEIMagazine/

Advertisement

SOCIAL MEDIA

AWE on Twitter

AvatarAWE International Magazine@AWEIMagazine·
24 May

Subscribe today and you will be able to read all about what our advertisers have to offer whilst informing yourself of all the latest environmental news!
https://www.aweimagazine.com/subscribe/

#aweinternational #MRUAIR #magazine #subscribe

Reply on Twitter 1529069713191448576Retweet on Twitter 1529069713191448576Like on Twitter 1529069713191448576Twitter 1529069713191448576

Advertisement

SUBSCRIBE

Stay up to date with our newsletter

    • Keep up-to-date with Europe’s largest audited environmental monitoring magazine

 

    • Delivering the latest information on new products and emerging technologies related to industrial environmental monitoring.

 

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Subscribe

SUBSCRIBE TO AWE MAGAZINE

5 reasons to subscribe to our digital and print package

  • Stay up to date from anywhere in the world, with instant access to the latest issue straight from your phone, tablet or laptop.
  • Trust that you’re getting the best content from our range of internationally accredited authors.
  • Get full access to our archives and see how the environmental monitoring landscape has evolved with us over the years.
  • Enjoy our monthly newsletter curated with up-to-the-minute news and a selection of editor’s top picks.
  • Hot off the press and straight to your door – look forward to your own glossy copy of AWE, delivered five times a year
Subscribe View Subscription levels

STAY SAFE & INFORMED

Subscribe to the latest environmental monitoring articles, news, products and regulations

Find out more

Stay up to date with our newsletter

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

ABOUT

  • About AWE
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us

YOUR ACCOUNT

Sign In Register Account Subscribe to AWE

RESOURCES

Request Media Pack

CONNECT

ACCREDITATIONS

Copyright Bay Publishing 2022. All Rights reserved.

Designed & Built by:
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “Accept”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies.
Cookie settingsACCEPT
Manage consent

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.
CookieDurationDescription
cookielawinfo-checbox-analytics11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checbox-functional11 monthsThe cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checbox-others11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
viewed_cookie_policy11 monthsThe cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.
Functional
Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.
Performance
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
Advertisement
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.
Others
Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet.
SAVE & ACCEPT