A one-stop shop for net zero and the circular economy

Overview

The Innovation Centre for Applied Sustainable Technologies (iCAST) is a unique collaboration set to deliver agile innovation in green, sustainable technologies. Bringing together experts across all the innovation stages, it focusses on bringing together industry and academia to translate discoveries into commercial application.

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Working together

Whether you are looking to inform your R&D strategy in the medium to long term or trying to address more immediate challenges for your company, we bring opportunities to engage with our world-class research and facilities.

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Our Research

CIRCULAR PLASTICS

Biodegradability, chemical and mechanical recycling and non-fossil feedstocks for the production of plastics.

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SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING

Green and sustainable chemistry, digitalisation, process intensification, distributed manufacturing and biotechnology.

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BIOBASED FEEDSTOCKS

Renewable and biobased feedstocks for commodity and high-value chemicals.

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SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING MATERIALS

Composites and the built environment.

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latest news

Events Royal Society of Chemistry

1 December 2023

RSC: Chemical feedstocks for sustainable industry

An industry-academia collaboration focusing on: sustainable chemicals from biomass residues, end-of-life plastic recycling, and oleochemicals

01/12/23

9am-5.15pm

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News

13 November 2023

Scott Bader and the Institute for Sustainability – a long-standing compromise with sustainable innovation

Scott Bader and the Institute for Sustainability – a long-standing compromise with sustainable innovation iCAST sustainable materials composites bio-based materials Scott Bader and the University of Bath’s Institute for Sustainability, which hosts iCAST, started working together in 2017. So far, this partnership has led to a funded PhD and two joint industry projects with iCAST, […]

13/11/23

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News

9 November 2023

From trash to treasure – finding new value in agricultural waste with Tensei

From trash to treasure – finding new value in agricultural waste with Tensei iCAST Joint Industry Project bio-based feedstocks bio-based materials Tensei and iCAST worked together on two different projects that looked into finding new value in waste coming from the paper and fruit industries. Can we move away from fossil fuels to produce strong, durable […]

09/11/23

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1 August 2023

Seaweed-based plastic film that doesn’t disrupt the production lines – our work with FlexSea

Seaweed-based plastic film that doesn’t disrupt the production lines – our work with FlexSea iCAST Joint Industry Project circular plastics bio-based materials FlexSea and iCAST worked together over six months to understand FlexSea’s seaweed-based film formulations and how to control the material’s mechanical and barrier properties. The need to move away from fossil-fuel based plastics […]

01/08/23

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