13 February 20209 September 2021 5 Minutes With… Vera Essmann from Covestro The company is currently developing new bio-based products based on biomass, CO2, and recycled waste
Ceresana: Marktstudie prognostiziert weiteres Wachstum für Biokunststoffe In immer mehr Anwendungsgebieten können Biokunststoffe eingesetzt werden - wichtigste Absatzbranche war im Jahr 2018 die Verpackungsindustrie
Genpak to make food containers with bioplastics from Danimer Scientific Bioplastics maker Danimer Scientific will supply thermoforming giant Genpak LLC with material to make biodegradable food containers
Wie genau Cyanobakterien CO2 so effizient umwandeln Ein Forschungsteam konnte das Geheimnis der Bakterien lüften. Künftig wird es so möglich, bei ihnen abzuschauen
12 February 20207 February 2020 Sugarcane bagasse may replace oil in plastic production Research is being conducted at the São Carlos Chemistry Institute
Nachhaltiges Bauen: Lebender Beton für mikrobielle Häuser? Mischung aus Sand, Hydrogel und Gelatine als Nährboden für Synechococcus-Bakterien lassen einen Backstein entstehen, der sich selbst reparieren kann
Teresa Kok to engage Europe on direction of Malaysian oil palm industry One-week visit will involve the United Kingdom, Spain, the Netherlands and Belgium, to address the widespread anti-palm oil campaign in the continent
The chemical cure? The final piece of the recycling jigsaw, or a toxic pseudo-solution? David Burrows reports on chemical recycling
Fintoil, partly owned by Taaleri, invests more than EUR 100 million in a biorefinery in Hamina More than 60% of the biorefinery’s output will be directed as feedstock to biodiesel production
Biologische Kreislaufwirtschaft nach dem Cradle to Cradle® Prinzip Textilien sind auch ein Hauptverursacher von Mikroplastik in der Umwelt. Mit dem Cradle to Cradle® Prinzip entstehen keine Abfälle, sondern Nährstoffe für zukünftige Generationen
Biological circular economy in accordance with the Cradle to Cradle® principle Textiles are one of the major sources of microplastics released into the environment. Production based on the Cradle to Cradle® principle prevents waste by turning it into nutrients for future generations
“Kunststoffe des 21. Jahrhunderts” – SKZ identifiziert wichtigen Forschungsbedarf Zahlreiche Experten trugen zur Klärung der themenbezogenen Fachgebiete bei und erarbeiteten einen gemeinsamen Status Quo
DMC Biotech Completes Successful Pilot of L-alanine The predictability of the DMC process has been demonstrated from high through put screening to commercially relevant scale
Pflanzenblätter als Verpackungsalternative zu Plastik Forschung der Uni Bonn über biobasierte Verpackungen zum Schutz leicht verderblicher Lebensmittel in Benin
11 February 20209 September 2021 Negative emissions pioneer Drax announces new CCUS projects during Energy Minister’s visit New partnership with cleantech company Econic Technologies to explore the potential for using captured carbon dioxide from its biomass power generation
All things considered, wooden pallets are more eco-friendly than plastic pallets Penn State researchers compared the long-term performance of treated wooden and plastic pallets through a detailed, cradle-to-grave life-cycle assessment
Golden Compound: Pressemitteilung Unternehmen kritisiert Generalisierung in den "Greenwashing"-Pressemitteilungen der DUH und der Bundesgütegemeinschaft Kompost e.V.
These young entrepreneurs want you to have a blissful and rash-free period. Here’s how Niveda R and Gowtham S have created Bliss pads, eco-friendly sanitary napkins that are made from kenaf fibres which is a well-known substitute for jute - commonly called Deccan hemp or Java jute
Chemical Recycling: A Viable Solution to Plastic Waste or Adding to the Problem? What do terms like “chemical recycling,” “pyrolysis,” and “waste-to-energy” really mean? How viable or most importand, how effective are these technologies?
Neuartiges mikrobiologisches Verfahren zum Phosphorrecycling aus Klärschlammasche Fritzmeier Umwelttechnik hat eine patentierte, umweltfreundliche Methode entwickelt und in den Technikumsmaßstab übertragen - Verfahren kurz vor der Marktreife
Perrier Brings Some Sparkle Into The War On Plastic Company announced that it would be working with three small startups on three innovative kinds of packaging, will invest up to one million euros in the projects
OceanSafe – ein Paradigmenwechsel für die Textilindustrie Textiles Next Generations – 100% biologisch abbaubar
MEGaproject: UPM and its $600M gambit in renewable chemicals Company chewed through a lengthy evaluation process for a technology partner, and ultimately selected supercritical technology and tapped Renmatix as the partner
USDA: US wood pellet exports reach 6.89 million tons in 2019 The U.S. exported wood pellets to more than a dozen countries in December
Verpackungen aus kompostierbarem Material Erste Erfolge für Wissenschaftler des Studiengangs Papiertechnik der DHBW Karlsruhe
10 February 20205 February 2020 Novamont – Serbian Government Agreement to Design the Circular Bioeconomy During the five-year collaboration, Novamont to design a model for the separate collection of urban and agricultural waste, collaboration may be extended to industrial investments
Danimer Scientific and Columbia Packaging Group Partner to Create Home Compostable Produce Bags Columbia Packaging Group to manufacture home compostable produce bags using film resins made with Danimer Scientific's Nodax™ PHA material
HolzbauPlus: Sonderpreis für Kindertagesstätten Bauherrenwettbewerb öffnet sich für „nachwachsende Kita“
Parisian Morris columns get new sustainable flax fibre roofs Mecelec Composites has designed the first mass-produced sustainable flax fibre roofs for 550 Morris columns in Paris
Recycling clothing the chemical way Nina Notman explores how chemistry is poised to close the loop in clothing recycling
H&M Is Experimenting With Natural Coffee Dyes and “Leather” Made From Wine Waste Collection follows last year’s push into bio-based materials and a move way from strictly-recycled fibers
The largest sustainable aviation fuel offtake deal, ever? Delta strikes historic SAF contract with Pacific Northwest biofuels venture
‘New GMOs’: Kyriakides gets off on wrong foot with biased consultation Over the past decade, the biotech industry has made relentless attempts to get genome editing techniques deregulated
Von der Natur für die Creme-Dose: neues Verfahren aus dem LIKAT auf der Basis von Zuckerrohr Natürliche Inhaltsstoffe für Kosmetika liegen weltweit im Trend
7 February 20207 February 2020 Call for Innovations: Bio-based Material of the Year 2020 13th International Conference on Bio-based Materials, 12-13 May 2020, Cologne, Germany
Greentech pioneer AVA Biochem teams-up with Michelin Group to foster eco-innovation Collaboration aims to establish the world’s first commercial-scale production plant of 5-HMF, and to ultimately bring novel product applications onto the market
Italy welcomes bioeconomy, kisses agricultural runoff goodbye Italy has invested heavily in the bioeconomy, primarily in research, also supported by the European Union
Ciao Bioökonomie! Italien hat stark in die Bioökonomie investiert, vor allem in die Forschung, was auch von der Europäischen Union unterstützt wird
Outotec and Neste introduce 100% bio-based diluent as a new solution for metals extraction Laboratory studies and pilot trials confirmed the high-level performance of the product for solvent extraction of copper and it also can be used for other base metals
City of São Paulo bans disposable plastics products Mayor Bruno Covas said that the environmental commitment is an ethical commitment from this generation to future generations
Biotech: Bakterien sollen in Pilotanlage von Evonik Alkohol herstellen Neue Bakterien verdauen Kohlendioxid zu Sprit. Ist das die Rettung fürs Klima oder wenigstens eine ethisch korrekte Kraftstofffabrik?
Clearing the FOG – Reclaiming advanced biofuel from Fats, Oils and Grease Reclaiming biofuels from grease trap waste provides a readily available alternative source of energy that reduces dependence upon fossil fuels
The map to the natural product treasure trove Leibniz-HKI scientists develop a model of the evolution of biosynthetic pathways
Die Karte zur Wirkstoff-Schatzkammer Jenaer Wissenschaftler entwickeln ein Modell der Evolution von Biosynthesewegen
Vom Klimagas zum Rohstoff Kohlendioxid steht auf der Liste der klimaschädigenden Emissionen an erster Stelle
6 February 20203 February 2020 New way of recycling plant-based plastics instead of letting them rot in landfill Chemical recycling method breaks down plastics into their original building blocks, potentially allowing them to be recycled repeatedly without losing quality
Crab-shell and seaweed compounds spin into yarns for sustainable and functional materials Research team sees great potential for the material to be used for such things as threads for surgical procedures, webs for internal tissue engineering and more
Die Lösung für alles – Das Entstinkungs-Patent Ein Hamburger Startup hat einen Biorohstoff weiterentwickelt, der als Plastikersatz dienen und die Flut an Mikroplastik eindämmen könnte. Vorher musste ein gravierendes Geruchsproblem gelöst werden
