Webinar: Digital tools for building trust.
This Bio4Pack Cluster webinar explores how digital tools can strengthen trust, traceability and data sharing across circular plastic value chains. Through contributions from MAGNO, ViSS and DATA4CIRC, the session presents...
Microbial diversity loss constrains plastic degradation in marine sediments
Biodegradable plastics are key for ecosystem sustainability relying on microorganisms for their degradation.Unfortunately, microbial diversity is highly vulnerable to global change. Here, applying the dilution-toextinction approach, we evaluated the impact...
SSbD in practice – Lessons from European projects on bio-based and circular materials
How can safety and sustainability be embedded from the very beginning of material design? Titled “SSbD in Practice: Lessons from European Projects on Bio-based and Circular Materials,” the session brings together...
Workshop on Safe and Sustainable Bio-Based Polymers: from Design to End-of-Life in Circular Value Chains
This publication brings together the main insights and all presentations from the Workshop on Safe and Sustainable Bio-Based Polymers, organised by the ANIPH, ViSS, and PHAntastic projects as part of...
ViSS info pack 2: PHBV formulation and compounding
Within ViSS, research focuses on improving the long-term stability of PHBV through controlled copolymercomposition, polymer blending and the inclusion of additives based on Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD)principles. Increasing...
ViSS info pack 1: From food industry to fermentation
Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) is a fully biodegradable and biocompatible copolymerbelonging to the polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) family. Within the ViSS project, PHBV is produced using industrialorganic residues - sugar-rich effluents and poultry by-products...
Bridging the gap between molecular dynamics simulations and 'Flash DSC' measurements of a highly crystalline biodegradable polymer
‘Flash DSC’ experiments were carried out to validate the Molecular Dynamics models. Unlike conventional DSC, it can reach very high cooling rates, up to 4,000 K/s; extreme conditions under which...
ViSS policy brief: recommendations on missing aspects in standardisation and regulation of bio-based materials and products
ViSS builds a safe and sustainable value chain for PHBV bioplastics from food industry residues to high-performance packaging. ViSS aims to demonstrate that bio-based plastics can match fossil-based alternatives in performance...
ViSS policy brief: SSbD evaluation framework and recommendations for bio-based plastics
ViSS develops sustainable, high-performance PHBV biopolymer food packaging made entirely from industrial organic residues. The project demonstrates that bio-based plastics can rival fossil-based ones in cost, safety, and functionality while being...
Understanding the degradation of bio-based polymers across contrasting marine environments using complementary analytical techniques
Exploring Lemon Industry By-Products for Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production: Comparative Performances of Haloferax mediterranei PHBV vs. Commercial PHBV
This study investigates the valorisation of lemon industry by-products as carbon sources to produce poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) using the halophilic archaeon Haloferax mediterranei. The study demonstrates an efficient PHBV production process based on...