28 February 201826 February 2018 The new bioenergy research center: building on ten years of success US biofuels centre to develop sustainable alternatives to transportation fuels and products currently derived from petroleum
Lignin Challenge 1.0 Alberta Innovates invites proposals for funding under Lignin Challenge 1.0, a sub-program of Alberta Bio Future
21 February 201820 February 2018 DowDuPont boss: Merger will speed up innovation to face farming challenges ‘quickly’ Green NGOs have warned about agro-chemical company mergers, saying that they will deliver 70% of the sector into the hands of three giant merged companies
20 February 201816 February 2018 TU-Studenten gewinnen Kleber aus Stroh Projekt Bioraffinerie 2021 –Harburger Uni und tesa arbeiten gemeinsam daran, pflanzliche Abfälle in Klebstoff nutzbar zu machen
19 February 201815 February 2018 Stora Enso launches bio-based lignin as renewable replacement for oil-based phenolic materials The launch of LineoTM by Stora Enso is another important step on the way to replacing fossil-based materials with renewable solutions. Lineo is available to companies seeking more sustainable, bio-based alternatives
Stora Enso launches lignin-based phenol Stora Enso has been producing lignin at industrial scale since 2015 at its Sunila pulp mill in Finland
16 February 201814 February 2018 10 Years After: Advanced Biofuels’ Status, Opportunities and Challenges Dr. Lorenz Bauer, Ph.D., Member Lee Enterprises Consulting, will be speaking at the ABLC 2018 conference in Washington DC
15 February 201813 February 2018 UMD Researchers Create Super Wood Stronger Than Most Metals By removing the wood’s lignin and heat compressing, wood’s fibers are pressed together so tightly that they can form strong hydrogen bonds
Going Green and Cold: Biosurfactants from Low-Temperature Environments to Biotechnology Applications The cryosphere is becoming more easily accessible to scientific expeditions and is predicted to fuel the discovery of novel natural products
12 February 20189 February 2018 Meridian Waste Solutions’ Attis Innovations Reports Strong Performance Results for its Bio-Based Composite Focused on Conversion of Biomass into Low Cost, High Performance Materials
9 February 20187 February 2018 A step towards independence from fossil resources Lignin is a real alternative to fossil resources in the manufacture of primers and adhesives
Ein Schritt in die Unabhängigkeit von fossilen Rohstoffen Lignin ist eine echte Alternative zu fossilen Rohstoffen bei der Herstellung von Grundierungen oder Klebstoffen
8 February 20186 February 2018 Advanced Biofuels: Now? Later? Never? By Terry J. Mazanec, PhD, Lee Enterprises Consulting - Special to The Digest
6 February 20182 February 2018 Tennessee Startup Awarded Competitive Grant from the National Science Foundation to turn Waste into Plastic New start-up awarded grant to develop new biodegradable plastics from lignin
2 February 201816 February 2018 Biobasierte Materialien – Werkstoffe und Textilien Ob Mais, Holz, Wiesengras, Löwenzahn oder Zuckerrohr – die Rohstoffbasis von Biomaterialien ist ebenso groß wie ihre Anwendungsmöglichkeiten. Das Dossier beleuchtet die Bandbreite existierender Biomaterialien und ihre Einsatzgebiete
31 January 201830 January 2018 Glucan Biorenewables: The Digest’s 2018 5-Minute Guide Short-term goals for the Company include plans to deliver a reliable source of furfural at competitive prices
26 January 201819 January 2018 Alkol BioTech to supply cane feedstock to BRD The first crop it is developing is EUnergyCane, a sugarcane variety
24 January 201823 January 2018 Expert View: Bio-based, not just a ‘buzz word’ for the European pulp and paper industry, it goes to the roots of who we are European pulp and paper industry is one of the few mainstream industries who work with a raw material which is renewable, recyclable and fossil free
Biome’s CEO Paul Mines: ‘UK bioeconomy is part of the solution to eliminating plastic waste’ With Brexit looming, the UK has been setting its own course on plastic and plastic waste, calls for increased focus on more sustainable plastics
17 January 201812 January 2018 USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture Invests in Integrated Biorefinery Optimization NIFA has invested in a range of projects to expand the regional biofuel and bioproduct industries
11 January 20189 January 2018 Enabling Commercial Scale Biorefineries in Europe Lignocellulosic feedstock will soon become a key strategic resource for chemical intermediates
Bacteria Use Multiple Enzymes to Degrade Plant Biomass Nature demonstrates how bacteria degrade lignin and provides better understanding to make biofuels
8 January 20187 January 2018 Alkol Biotech and BRD, the commercialization partner in the BIOFOREVER Consortium, sign a LOI for sustainable biomass sourcing in Europe UK based company is able to provide European-grown canes to any biotechnology project in the continent
22 December 201720 December 2017 Earth Institute: The Truth About Bioplastics Bioplastics are often touted as being eco-friendly, but do they live up to the hype?
15 December 201713 December 2017 Geht es auch ohne Öl? BMBF will „Technologie-Initiative Bioraffinerien“ mit bis zu 15 Mio. EUR fördern
14 December 201712 December 2017 Österreich: Biokunststoffe als nachhaltige Zukunftslösung? Stakeholderdialog Biobased Industry widmete sich dieses Jahr schwerpunktmäßig dem Kunststoff
Mild treatment of biomass yields valuable building blocks for green fuels and products ECN has developed a mild fractionation process, FabiolaTM , which has a large potential for improving the cost-effective pretreatment of biomass
12 December 20178 December 2017 Report of Biorizon’s Annual Event 2017: from the lab to piloting €10m Euro deal signed to accelerate bio-aromatic development
11 December 20177 December 2017 Grüne Chemie: Polyurethane mit Synthesebausteinen aus Lignin Forscher entwickeln im Projekt „Lignoplast“ Verfahren und Anwendungsmöglichkeiten für verschiedene Lignintypen bis zum Pilotmaßstab
1 December 201729 November 2017 Hanf: Die grüne Lösung für unsere Plastiksucht Legalisierung des Anbaus von Nutzhanf lässt in den USA neue wirtschaftliche Möglichkeiten für diese vielseitige Pflanze entstehen
27 November 201723 November 2017 Greener Biomass Utilization Depolymerization and conversion of biopolymers into useful materials using ionic liquids as reaction systems is a relatively new approach
22 November 201717 November 2017 Sweetwater Energy introduces Ligning-Based activated Carbon to Market Biomass conversion technology produces the first-ever native lignin that can be easily carbonized
21 November 201717 November 2017 New routes to renewables: Sandia speeds transformation of biofuel waste into wealth The team’s findings could help transform the economics of making fuels and other products from domestically grown renewable sources
20 November 201716 November 2017 Aus Holz wird Hightech Aus Holz wertvolle chemische Verbindungen gewinnen, seine Eignung als Baumaterial verbessern und die Bewirtschaftung von Wäldern optimieren
17 November 201715 November 2017 VTT to develop new enzymes found in India’s wildfire-prone areas for biorefineries An EU and nationally funded project led by VTT is looking to study whether they are capable of breaking down agricultural waste better than commercial enzymes
Advanced Bioeconomy Horizons: The 5 Top R&D Trends Right Now Catalytic reaction rates, microcrystalline cellulose, cyanobacteria working in teams, vertical farming, vegan products & markets
9 November 201728 March 2018 Naturfaserverstärkte Kunststoffe: Wachstum und Etablierung in der Nische Mehr als 30 Compoundeure produzieren über 80.000 t Granulate mit Holz- und Naturfasern in Europa 2017 – große Wachstumspläne bei neuen Produzenten
3 November 201727 October 2017 Biomasse ohne Abfall: Hochwertige Erzeugnisse und Anwendungen aus Bioraffinerie-Nebenprodukten Forschungsverbund untersucht Verfahren zur möglichst vollständigen Verwendung aller Abfallprodukte aus Bioraffinerien
Metsä Group’s bioproduct mill inaugurated in Äänekoski With a cost of EUR 1.2 billion, mill is the largest investment in the history of the Finnish forest industry
2 November 201727 October 2017 UPM moves forward in sustainable biochemicals business New, planned industrial scale biorefinery would convert wood into bio-monoethylene glycol (bMEG), bio-monopropylene glycol (bMPG) and lignin up to 150,000 metric tons per year
UPM will Geschäft mit nachhaltigen Biochemikalien weiterentwickeln Neue geplante Bioraffinerie soll in industriellem Maßstab Holz in jährlich bis zu 150.000 Tonnen Bio-Monoethylenglycol (bMEG), Bio-Monopropylenglycol (bMPG) und Lignin umwandeln
‘Energy dash for biomass’ risks wasting potential of EU’s bioeconomy The EU is setting new accounting rules for carbon emissions or removals from land and forestry with its new land use, land use change and forestry regulation
30 October 201726 October 2017 Leaf Resources enters biodegradable packaging market leveraging Glycell strategy Innovative biodegradable coating product for the packaging market is based on lignin and also utilizes glycerol
27 October 201725 October 2017 Marktführer TECNARO und MOCK kooperieren für Umwelt und Gesundheit Getreidemühle für Zuhause aus Biokunststoff Arboblend ermöglicht schnellere und kostengünstige Produktion
20 October 201720 October 2017 Surrounded by potential: new science in converting biomass Scientists at Ames Laboratory are experimenting with chemical reactions that decompose lignin models at low temperatures and pressures
18 October 201716 October 2017 Bio-Flammschutz für Kunststoffe: Fraunhofer LBF erschließt neue Verwendungsmöglichkeiten für Lignin Als Kunststoffadditiv besitzt Lignin die Fähigkeit, die Entflammbarkeit von Kunststoffen zu reduzieren
16 October 201712 October 2017 The Impact of Systems Biology on Bioprocessing About the current impact of systems biology and challenges of closing the gap between bioprocessing and more traditional methods of chemical production
13 October 201712 October 2017 WooDoo: Transparentes Holz Thermoformbarer Holzwerkstoff für Architektur, Möbeldesign und Fahrzeuginterior
11 October 201711 October 2017 Top 10 wood waste projects – Not letting waste go to waste All around the world scientist's projects are taking the leftovers and turning them into something valuable
10 October 20173 October 2017 New Biorizon project on pyrolysis-based application of lignin-rich residues Char and pyrolysis oil fractions are obtained which can serve as a bio-based additive or substitute of fossil based compounds in higher-value applications