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.
Seaweed as an Adsorbent for Wastewater Treatment
A recent review article highlights the potential of biosorption via macroalgae as a wastewater treatment method. Sulfated polysaccharides in the cellular wall allow seaweeds to efficiently bind pollutants, making them potential replacements for activated carbon in wastewater treatment.
Graphene-Enhanced Nanomaterial used to Protect Ancient Chinese Art
Chinese scientists from the Center for Nano Energy Materials (CNEM) of Northwestern Polytechnical University have created a compound of calcium hydroxide and graphene quantum dots in a water solution to protect ancient wall paintings.
2018 Forest Stewardship Council® Leadership Award for World-Leading Practices Awarded to Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries
Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc. has been awarded the 2018 Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) Leadership Award for its efforts of managing over 14.5 million acres of FSC-certified forest, the largest FSC-certified forest in the world.
15 (or so) things we've learned in 15 years of the National Nanotechnology Initiative- the view from Vireo Advisors
In celebration of the 15th anniversary of the National Nanotechnology Initiative, we at Vireo Advisors have put together a list of 15 (or so) key things that we have learned from an academic, regulatory, industry, and public perspective, about nanomaterial environmental health and safety.
Revised EU Cosmetic Guidance Updates Nanomaterial-specific Considerations
The European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) released its latest guidance on testing and evaluating the safety of cosmetics.