date:Jun 27, 2012
has also launched a scheme this month to develop novel polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHB) bioplastics from olive mill wastewaters (OMWW).
The three-year Oli-PHA project, co-ordinated by Spanish research body IRIS, includes representatives from the olive processing, plastics, packaging, food, engineering and environmental sectors from Europe and Latin America.
The project is based on MaxiUse - a holistic integrated environmental approach to increase the sustainability of materials and processes throu