KTH contributes to sustainable development by providing educational programmes, conducting research and by interacting with the surrounding community. Through its activities, KTH also impacts the environment in practical terms through the consumption of materials and water, energy and chemicals, travel and transport and construction, and indirectly through purchasing and procurement.
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From left to right, foam materials consisting of whey, polyurethane, polystyrene, polyethylene and polystyrene. The top row represents unexposed materials and the bottom row represents the materials exposed to 150 degree air for one month.
From milk protein, a plastic foam that gets better in a tough environment
From milk protein, a plastic foam that gets better in a tough environment
A new high-performance plastic foam developed from whey proteins can withstand extreme heat better than many common thermoplastics made from petroleum...
“When we can get enzymes to work in a factory environment, this will open up a whole world of new products – when you think of all the materials found in nature, we will no longer be locked into a handful of chemical product materials. One vision I have is to be able to replace environmentally harmful parts of concrete production, a major climate villain, with natural materials", says business leader Karim Engelmark Cassimjee, KTH Alumnus of the Year 2021.
KTH Alum of the Year 2021 wants to make the chemical industry green
“We aim to revolutionise the chemical engineering sector,” says Karim Engelmark Cassimjee, winner of the KTH Alum of the Year Award 2021.
Goals in which KTH ranked among the top 20 worldwide were Partnerships for the Goals (seventh), Climate Action (seventh), and Sustainable Cities (20th).
KTH among world top 50 in sustainability impact, seventh in EU
Times Higher Education announced its Impact Rankings today, naming KTH Royal Institute of Technology 41st among the 1,001 institutions evaluated.
Before and after. An all-lignocellulose hydrogel before (left) and after it has adsorbed methylene blue from an aqueous solution. Photo: Giuseppe Melilli
Water purification with help from a microwave oven
Researchers at KTH have developed a more eco-friendly way to remove heavy metals, dyes and other pollutants from water.
Webinar: KTH's university-wide sustainability and climate objectives
KTH shall be a leading technical university working towards sustainable development, equality and climate change adaption and a climate-neutral society.
Welcome to a webinar to learn more about KTH's new sustainability and climate objectives and how we will work to reach them.
UN Sustainable Development Goals and Education at KTH
It is important that all students graduate from KTH with the knowledge and tools they need to be able to contribute to a sustainable social development. See KTH's programme descriptions to know more about how each education links to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
Have you stumbled across something at KTH that is harmful for the environment or do you have suggestions for how we can improve KTH's work with the environmental?
From left to right, foam materials consisting of whey, polyurethane, polystyrene, polyethylene and polystyrene. The top row represents unexposed materials and the bottom row represents the materials exposed to 150 degree air for one month.
From milk protein, a plastic foam that gets better in a tough environment
