In this series, we will hear about:
- The ecological future of our planet
- The communication and scepticism of green ideas
- Advances and directions in energy and sustainability
- Animal habitats and human impact
Join us on the 12th May at 10am BST / 9am GMT for episode thirteen in our series, with Celine Moreira, who Commercial Testing Coordinator at Polymateria. She will be telling us about the future of plastics and the role of her company in our battle against plastic pollution.
If current trends continue, from 2016 to 2050, there will be 7.2 billion tonnes of total plastic packaging waste generated, of which 2.1 billion tonnes will end up in the natural environment. 1.6 billion of this will remain on land and 0.5 billion will find its way into the marine environment. Biotransformation technology is a new approach to ensuring that plastic which has escaped refuse streams can fully biodegrade in the natural environment through a catalytic effect, through agents of decay (light, air, moisture), will cause the polymer chains to lose over 90% of their original structure.
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Full series programme:
- 4th April, 1.30pm BST How NOT to save a planet with Prof Thom Brooks, Professor of Law and Government, the Dean of Durham Law School
- 13th April, 10am BST - The challenges of communicating climate change with Dr Christel W. van Eck, University of Amsterdam
- 19th April, 3pm BST - Achieving climate goals in the residential sector and industry: Power to heat and Green hydrogen as the most promising applications of sector integration with Dr Tuomas Vanhanen, Tampere University, Finland, and Jasmin Ramsebner, Vienna University of Technology
- 20th April, 4pm BST - Role of AI in Predicting Climate Disasters in Northern Regions with Dr. Pooneh Maghoul, Polytechnique Montreal and PhD Candidate Ali Fatolahzadeh Gheysari, University of Manitoba
- 21st April 1pm BST - The Social Aspects of Environmental and Climate Change with Prof. E. Carina H. Keskitalo, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- 22nd April, 10am BST - Home away from home: The importance of sanctuaries for protecting and studying our fellow apes with PhD Candidate Jake Brooker, Durham University
- 25th April, 10am BST - Satellite Remote Sensing - a Conservation Revolution with Dr Nathalie Pettorelli, Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London
- 26th April, 9am BST - Net Zero, Food and Farming: Climate Change and the UK Agri-Food System with Professor Neil Ward, Professor of Rural and Regional Development at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich
- 28th April, 11am BST - Defusing the 2020s Heat Bomb: Getting Government Action Now with Prof Ian Budge, Emeritus Professor, University of Essex
- 4th May, 3pm BST - Opportunities for storage to achieve deep decarbonization across sectors with Prof Noah Kittner, University of North Carolina System, Department of Environmental Sciences & Engineering
- 9th May, 9am BST - Impacts of Plastics Pollution on Seabirds with PhD Candidate Peter Puskic, University of Tasmania
- 10th May, 1pm BST - PLOS Climate: a new, inclusive home for open climate research with Emma Archer, Editor-in-Chief of PLOS Climate and Associate Professor in Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Pretoria, Jamie Males, Executive Editor of PLOS Climate
- 12th May, 10am BST - Biotransformation Technology: How to deliver full biological decomposition on polyolefin packaging materials in the open environment with Celine Moreira, Polymateria
Celine Moreira, Polymateria
Celine is part of the innovations team at Polymateria and her work as a commercial testing coordinator focuses on the management of physical and chemical testing of biotransforming polyolefins in the plastic packaging industry.
Celine obtained her degree in biological resources at the Institute of Engineering in Porto, Portugal which provided her the skills to ensure a rational and sustainable management of biological resources, as well as, the development of bioproducts for the food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry. She also has a MSc in Environmental Engineering from Cranfield University. In addition, she is a mentor for Destination STEMM – Chemical Sciences - which is funded by the RSC and Windsor Fellowship to support minority ethnic chemistry students.
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