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Straw becomes packaging, food waste becomes protein, and chemistry goes green—see how science is reimagining waste as a resource.
Making Chemistry Green
Joshua Thorogood
(PhD Researcher)
Mimicking photosynthesis in a test tube for a cleaner world
Packaged By Nature
Ananthakrishnan Pacheeri
(PhD Scholar)
Can you imagine a completely biodegradable, eco-friendly packaging material made from wheat straw and oat straw grown just a few miles from Dublin?
Waste to Taste
Nicola Sunderland
(PhD Researcher)
My research looks at valorising food waste for sustainable for alternative protein production, improving functionality and impact in food systems.
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Waste Not, Want Not: Turning Food Waste into Freshness and Future Materials
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93-95 Rathmines Rd Upper, Rathmines, Dublin, Dublin, Dublin, D06 H3E9, Ireland