Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) form a highly promising class of bioplastics for the transition from fossil fuel-based plastics to bio-renewable and biodegradable plastics. Mixed microbial consortia (MMC) are known to be able to produce PHAs from organic waste streams. Knowledge of key-microbes and their …

In grote steden gebeurt de gescheiden inzameling van gft nog maar mondjesmaat. Met pilots wordt geprobeerd inzicht te krijgen in alternatieve methoden zoals wormenhotels of een composteerinstallatie voor een wijk. Maar wat zijn de effecten van dergelijke nieuwe afvalketens? Een model van Hogeschool van …

This report was created during an internship in a new world wine importing company. This sector is in slight increase from year to year thanks to the popularization of its wines. However, the millennials are more in search of organic, biodynamic or natural wines. Indeed, a new method of consumption has …

This chapter offers an account of a workshop in arts-based learning called “Metamorphoses of Organic Forms”. This detailed description of a particular practice may inform a discussion of ways in which artful approaches, in general, may come to matter in STEAM education, with implications for both educational …

Wine consumption is decreasing for many decades, but organic products demand is increasing. To counter the image of Spanish wines which is “poor quality and cheap wines” because of their big quantity production and their low prices, Spanish wine producers change their farming method. Spain ranks first …

This research analysed the extent of brand awareness between DIYS Soap, Lush and Holland & Barrett and advised how can DIYS Soap improve its brand awareness in the Dutch market. DIYS Soap is a social entrepreneurship start-up based in Amsterdam which sells personal care products at a relatively high price …

Germany has a known a growth of organic consumption within the recent years, however its consumption is growing faster than the German wine production which is still relatively low. Therefore, a large amount of wine is imported from other countries, making Germany the largest organic wine importer in …

In the Netherlands, intensification of agriculture has led to doubled yield per hectare, but the production driven practice come with an alarming and irreversible effects on the environment. Pressure on land and natural resources is increasing, biodiversity is declining, and climate change is getting …

Waste disposal management and the energy crisis are important challenges facing most countries. The fruit-processing industry generates daily several tons of wastes, of which the major share comes from banana farms. Anaerobic digestion (AD) technology has been applied to the treatment of wastewater, …

Herein, Zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) is considered as an easy and cheap to prepare alternative catalyst for the isomerization of glucose and production of 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF). For the synthesis of the ZIF-8 catalysts two preparation methods were evaluated, being room temperature …