The Vireo Advisors blog brings you the latest news and developments in safe, sustainable and bio-based materials and products including novel foods and sustainable nanomaterials.
Banana Plant Fibrils could Slow Ice Cream Melting
Researchers from Colombia's Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana have found a way to slow the melting of ice cream using a part of the banana plant which is typically thrown away.
NanoAOP Workshop coordinated by Vireo Advisors to be held at NanoTox 2018- 9th International Conference on Nanotoxicology
The 2018 Nanotox Conference 19-21 September is being held in Neuss, Germany, with sessions examining the current status of hazard and exposure assessment for emerging nanomaterials.
OECD Workshop on Physico-Chemical Parameters Framework for the Risk Assessment of Nanomaterials
Vireo Advisor’s Dr. Jo Anne Shatkin is working with US EPA and will be co-facilitating an Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) workshop on Physico-Chemical Parameters Framework for the Risk Assessment of Nanomaterials in Paris, France on September 11, 2018.
ECHA Database on Candidate List Substances to be Released by 2019
According to a rule adopted by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) amending Directive 2008/98/EC on Waste, companies producing, importing or selling articles that contain Candidate List Substances must submit information required by the rule by the end of 2020.
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals and Renmatix Develop Biomass-based Performance Additives
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals and Renmatix recently announced that they are collaborating to produce biomass-based performance additives which will enhance the properties of paints and construction materials.