Imprint Content 34 Porsche launches cars with biocomposites Automotive 10 Strategic Partnership 11 Luca 12 Car headliner from plastic waste and old tyres From Science & Research 13 Clean-up ships fuelled by garbage 14 Closing the Circle 17 A change of tune for the chemical industry 18 The polymer of squares 20 Microalgae to PHB 22 Turning CO 2 emissions into bioplastics 25 Engineered bacteria 26 Print, recycle, repeat – biodegradable, printed circuits Fibres / Textiles / Nonwovens 28 From cotton rag to modern functional textiles 29 Enzymatic degradation of used textiles for biological textile recycling 30 First fabric created using recycled carbon emissions 31 Enzymatic recycling technology for textile circularity 32 Upcycling process for PAN from textile waste Feedstock 33 Biogenic carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) for plastic production 34 The future of Japan’s waste Application 36 Zero Compromise? Beautiful. 37 Protective furniture packaging from pyrolysis oil Blow Moulding 38 R-Cycle optimizes recycling 40 First PET bottles from enzymatically recycled textile waste 41 The world’s first HDPE Milk Bottles from advanced recycling Polyurethanes 42 Climate-friendly polyols and polyurethanes from CO 2 and clean hydrogen 44 Chemical recycling of polyurethane 45 Biobased or renewable carbon based coatings 46 Mattress recycling now a reality 48 Melt spinning of CO 2 -based thermoplastic polyurethanes 50 Converting plastic waste into performance products 3 Editorial 6 Shorts 10 Automotive 13 From Science & Research 28 Fibres / Textiles / Nonwovens 33 Feedstock 36 Application 38 Blow Moulding 42 Polyurethanes 51 Report 59 Renewable Carbon 64 Technology 70 Basics 74 10 years ago 76 Opinion 78 Articles in this issue Report 51 Patent situation 52 Advanced recycling technology developing at a fast pace 54 Carbon dioxide utilization 56 Innovative recycling solutions for thermoset plastics Renewable Carbon 59 Bioeconomy is not alone 60 The Renewable Carbon Initiative 62 Renewable Materials Conference Technology 64 Merging high-quality recycling with lowered emissions 66 New world-scale plastic-to-plastic molecular recycling facility 67 Not all plasics are recycled equally 68 Molecular recycling Basics 70 CO 2 based plastics 72 Carbon Capture & Utilisation Publisher / Editorial Dr Michael Thielen (MT) Alex Thielen (AT) Samuel Brangenberg (SB) Head Office Polymedia Publisher GmbH Hackesstr. 99 41066 Mönchengladbach, Germany phone: +49 (0)2161 664864 fax: +49 (0)2161 631045 info@bioplasticsmagazine.com www.bioplasticsmagazine.com Media Adviser Samsales (German language) phone: +49(0)2161-6884467 fax: +49(0)2161 6884468 sb@bioplasticsmagazine.com Michael Thielen (English Language) (see head office) Layout/Production Michael Thielen / Philipp Thielen Print WIRmachenDRUCK GmbH bioplastics MAGAZINE is printed on chlorine-free FSC certified paper. bioplastics MAGAZINE special Edition - 2022 bM is published 6 times a year. This publication is sent to qualified subscribers (179 Euro for 6 issues). bioplastics MAGAZINE is read in more than 100 countries. Every effort is made to verify all information published, but Polymedia Publisher cannot accept responsibility for any errors or omissions or for any losses that may arise as a result. All articles appearing in bioplastics MAGAZINE, or on the website www.bioplasticsmagazine.com are strictly covered by copyright. No part of this publication may be reproduced, copied, scanned, photographed and/or stored in any form, including electronic format, without the prior consent of the publisher. Opinions expressed in articles do not necessarily reflect those of Polymedia Publisher. bioplastics MAGAZINE welcomes contributions for publication. Submissions are accepted on the basis of full assignment of copyright to Polymedia Publisher GmbH unless otherwise agreed in advance and in writing. We reserve the right to edit items for reasons of space, clarity, or legality. Please contact the editorial office via mt@bioplasticsmagazine.com. The fact that product names may not be identified in our editorial as trademarks is not an indication that such names are not registered trademarks. bioplastics MAGAZINE tries to use British spelling. However, in articles based on information from the USA, American spelling may also be used. Cover Iakov Kalinin (Shutterstock) Follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/bioplasticsmag Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bioplasticsmagazine
