While the consumption of plastic by marine wildlife is well-studied, it is less so for terrestrial species. Anthropogenic pollution is an ever-increasing threat to the natural environment, and this is also the case in South Africa. Creating awareness and management strategies to decline the availability …

Bioplastics are gaining interest as an alternative to fossil-based plastics. In addition, biodegradable bioplastics may yield biogas after their use, giving an additional benefit. However, the biodegradability time in international norms (35 days) far exceeds processing times in anaerobic digestion facilities …

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 …

Plastic pollution has increased over the years and this affects especially seabirds which are vulnerable to this type of pollution. A species that is used as indicator species for plastic pollution is the short-tailed shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris). These seabirds belong to the procellariids group …

Today the awareness about anthropogenic waste and litter in the marine environment is rising. There is evidence on the threat to marine ecosystems through plastic litter, all over the world. To understand this issue better citizen science projects, help to gather data about the distribution and origins …

Plastic pollution is a worldwide problem and affects the environment in harmful ways. This research focusses on reducing plastic pollution in rivers and preventing plastic pollution to reach oceans by determining an efficient approach to find convergence areas where plastic catching is the most optimal. …

De documentaire ‘Biocup: Local Action for Global Impact’ laat het verrassende verhaal zien achter een eenvoudige festivalbeker, de Biocup. Wist je bijvoorbeeld dat je plastic bekers van suikerbieten kunt maken? De Biocup is in het kader van de Culturele Hoofdstad 2018 ontworpen en is onderdeel van een …

In het project Circulaire Biopolymerenwaardeketens voor PHA en cellulose wil men naar afbreekbare en biogebaseerde plastics, producten en afzetmarkten toe. Kansloos als die nieuwe plastics moeten gaan concurreren met oliegebaseerde plastics die al in grote hoeveelheden worden geproduceerd; kansrijk als …

This research was conducted as a part of the bachelor program of Delta Management at the HZ University of applied sciences in Middelburg, The Netherlands. Collaborating with the Can Tho University in Can Tho, Vietnam. As a part of an ongoing efforts to limit floating macro plastic pollution. This research …

In dit lectoraatsonderzoek is onderzocht op welke wijze mix-plastics kunnen worden gebonden tot een schuimachtige massa. Achterliggende gedachte is om enerzijds een oplossing te hebben voor het hergebruiken van de mix-plastics en anderzijds hiermee een opvulling te realiseren in composietproducten van …