Plastic pollution of rivers, seas, and oceans is currently one of the most pressing environmental issues. The litter traps constructed by CLEAR RIVERS provide a way to clean the rivers of litter by utilising winds and currents. CLEAR RIVERS wants to know how to improve the effectiveness of current litter …

Accumulation of non-degradable plastic waste in the environment might be prevented by the use of biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA). In this study, the thermophile Schlegelella thermodepolymerans produced up to 80 wt% PHA based on dry cell mass. The largest PHA granules were found in the cells …

The following paper refers to the final thesis for the curriculum at HZ University of Applied Science and was carried out at the request of the Italian firm Aig Associati and Partner. The structural team of the architecture and engineering firm requested a study on the most effective and least time-consuming …

Steeds meer plastic afval verdwijnt in de oceaan. Hierdoor komen de levens van zowel mens als dier in gevaar. Door dit toenemende probleem krijgt het concept circulaire economie steeds meer bijval en zijn ook bedrijven hier steeds meer mee bezig. Circulware is een van de bedrijven die hier mee bezig …

Presentatie over de klimaatexpeditie naar Spitsbergen, met een focus op Janneke Krooneman's ervaringen en bijdragen.

Om Creuse en platte oesters te kunnen kweken zijn jonge oesters ('oesterbroed') nodig. Oesterbroed wordt verkregen door het invangen van oesterlarven. Traditioneel leggen oesterkwekers hiervoor lege mosselschelpen op de bodem van hun percelen. Er worden ook proeven gedaan met invangmateriaal dat vrij …

Most world governments are concerned with waste disposal. The large accumulation of these waste items is causing environmental and monetary issues. According to (Awuchi, 2019), the predicted average daily production of plastic waste is 15.4 billion pieces. Plastic waste is the most prevalent form of …

Presentatie over klimaatexpeditie naar Spitsbergen voor studenten van het Instituut voor Life Science and Technology.

Do we dare to explore the hypothesis that technology shouldn't necessarily play the main role in our human future? It's time to face this discrepancy. Technology became our faith, but it is certainly not a joyful faith. With every new "solution", comes the need for new "solutions" to mitigate the previously …