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.
Risk Assessment of Nanomaterials
Our latest book chapter describes risk assessment frameworks and state-of-the-art approaches to assess nanomaterial risk with a specific focus on life-cycle risk analysis. Case studies for carbon nanotubes and cellulose nanomaterials put these theories into practice, guiding readers through model risk assessment processes.
Vireo Advisors Celebrates Earth Day: Our Commitment to Sustainability
As Earth Day dawns, we are reminded of the profound significance of our planet's health and the imperative to safeguard it for future generations. Our commitment to enabling a safer and more sustainable economy is unwavering.
Placing national and enforceable limits on PFAS in drinking water
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has established national and legally enforceable levels for several per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that are found individually and as mixtures contaminating drinking water.
An efficient one-pot process to exfoliate and disperse graphene
Our recent paper in RSC Advances describes how sulfated cellulose nanofibrils can be used for aqueous exfoliation and dispersion of monolayer and bilayer graphene from graphite.
Vow Cultured Quail Authorized by Singapore Food Agency
We are delighted to share the news that the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has granted regulatory approval to Vow for the world’s first cell-cultured quail meat.