NC State researcher holding seaweed-inspired biopolymer mesh for microplastics capture | Industrial Sustainability Monthly

North Carolina State University Researchers Develop Microplastic Capture Mesh

August 2026 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

North Carolina State University researchers have developed a highly porous, superadhesive biopolymer mesh designed to capture microplastics across a broad range of particle sizes in both freshwater and saltwater. Inspired by naturally occurring mats and balls of tangled seaweed, the new material combines physical trapping with surface adhesion to capture particles ranging from millimeter-scale fragments […]

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BioBTX Plans Waste-to-Aromatics Plant

August 2026 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

BioBTX, a Dutch circular chemistry technology developer, has announced plans to move forward with construction of a commercial-scale plant in Delfzijl, the Netherlands, that will convert mixed plastic waste into aromatic chemicals. The facility will use BioBTX’s proprietary Integrated Catalytic Cracking Process, or ICCP, technology to convert mixed plastic waste through catalytic pyrolysis into aromatic […]

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Catalyxx Plans Renewable Chemicals Plant in Portugal

July 2026 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

Catalyxx, global industry experts in renewable chemical production technologies, has selected Sines, Portugal, for Catalyxx Ibérica, its first commercial-scale renewable chemicals plant. The €120 million facility will produce butanol, hexanol and octanol from bioethanol as lower-carbon alternatives to fossil-based chemicals. The plant will be located in one of Europe’s leading industrial and logistics hubs, with […]