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17 July 201816 July 2018

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories celebrates the opening of Prodigy Textiles Co. Ltd., facility in Quang Nam, Vietnam

New facility will have the capacity, utilities, and security to support the planned capacity growth in Vietnam

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BETO Publishes New Workshop Summary Report on Performance-Advantaged Biobased Chemicals

Bioenergy Technologies Office gathered stakeholder input on the research and development (R&D) necessary for novel biobased compounds and functional replacements

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Carbon removal from atmosphere unavoidable for 1.5 degree target

Several new MCC studies find significant differences in the potentials and risks of negative emissions technologies

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Soil ‘completely underestimated’ in EU climate strategy

While climate change takes a toll on agriculture and land use contributes to warming the planet, soils still find little attention from policymakers in their climate strategies

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16 July 201816 July 2018

It’s not a mistake, French tyre giant looks to wood products to replace oil

Michelin is driving the wooden wedge as it also works towards a future where 3D printing of rubber will allow cars to run on a single set of tyres for a lifetime

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Start-up turns sugarcane into eco-straws

Biodegradable straws of various sizes made from sugarcane

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VTT developed a fully bio-based material to replace fossil-based plastics in thermally formable product

Being thermoformable, the material is well suited for various manufacturing processes and products

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Starbucks to Eliminate Plastic Straws Globally by 2020

Plastic straws to be replaced with new recyclable strawless lid and alternative-material straw options  

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Erneuerbarer Kraftstoff aus der Kläranlage

Pilotanlage bei Barcelona produziert synthetisches Erdgas aus erneuerbarer Elektrizität und Kohlendioxid – Herzstück der Apparatur kommt von INERATEC, einem Spin-off des KIT

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Kunststoffe mit biologischen Eigenschaften

Neue Fraunhofer-Projektgruppe erhält 2,5 Millionen Euro, um Polymeren Leben einzuhauchen

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13 July 201811 July 2018

Biorefineries will have only minimal effects on wood products and feedstocks markets

Biomass markets should be able to handle the increased demand

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1st PHA-platform World Congress

The 1^st PHA-platform World Congress will address the virtues and challenges of the new PHA-platform and will be held at September 4^th and 5^th in Cologne, Germany

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Biodegradable plastic made from ‘tree glue’ could be on shelves within five years

Researchers at the University of Warwick have found a way to turn lignin into a strong, moldable plastic

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DEINOVE awarded by the bioeconomy community

DEINOVE won the “Most Innovative Technology” award, with PHYT-N-RESIST®, during the annual meeting point for IAR cluster members

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A big step on the road to lignin-based aerogels

Material for test purposes can obtain highly porous insulating boards with excellent insulating properties - industrial

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Ein großer Schritt auf dem Weg zu ligninbasierten Aerogelen

Hochporöse Dämmplatten mit hervorragenden Isoliereigenschaften – Industrie kann Material zu Testzwecken beziehen

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Doing it Naturally

Composites made with bioresins and natural fibers have benefits beyond sustainability

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Pöyry launches plastic substitution global consultancy

New global consultancy offering allows Pöyry to identify sustainable alternatives to plastic use across an entire company

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New 45Q tax credit for CCS could stimulate ethanol plants to invest

Shortend Interview with Brad Crabtree, vice president of fossil energy of the Great Plains Institute

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12 July 201810 July 2018

The 10 green chemicals driving a disruptive new biobased industry

Comparing this UK list to the 2004 DOE list

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Industrial Glucose: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Fluid Quip Process Technologies clean sugar technology

Jeff Robert gave this illuminating overview on Fluid Quip’s Clean Sugars Technology and concentrated CST syrups at ABLC 2018 in Washington DC

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Solar Fuels could become competitive in the 2030s

Renewable fuels as a valuable future alternative for current fossil based products

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UK Government Grant to Develop World First Waste Carbon to Jet Fuel Project

Successful bid in Future Fuels for Flight and Freight competition

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From LanzaTech to Sierra Energy and the latest research, syngas is on fire

What companies and researchers are doing around the world with syngas is simply amazing – a few highlights are covered in this article

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Unicef cuts tens of millions of plastic bags from circulation in Africa, report shows

Unicef replaced bags for its health and education kits with bags made of corn husk that are 100% bio-compostable

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11 July 20189 July 2018

Bio-Based Industries to support the SDGs under HORIZON EUROPE

New position paper of Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) illustrates the strong link between the SDGs, the bioeconomy and the Bio-Based Industries with concrete examples

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Expansion of agricultural land reduces CO2 absorption

Study about the impact of changes in land use on the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere – publication in Environmental Research Letters

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Ausdehnung von Ackerflächen reduziert CO2-Aufnahme

Studie zur Auswirkung veränderter Landnutzung auf die Kohlendioxid-Konzentration in der Atmosphäre – Veröffentlichung in Environmental Research Letters

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Bacteria-powered solar cell converts light to energy, even under overcast skies

UBC researchers have found a cheap, sustainable way to build a solar cell using bacteria that convert light to energy

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Jennewein Biotechnologie to build new R&D centre for synthetic organisms and microbiome research in Bonn, Germany

A new R&D centre for microbiome research and designer microorganisms

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LignoTech Florida plant officially opened

On 26 June LignoTech Florida’s new lignin plant in Fernandina Beach was officially opened

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High-tech hemp homes: Australia’s 3D-printed green building revolution

Australian company Mirreco has revealed plans to roll out 3D-printed hemp homes

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Toyota wins dismissal of suit over rodent-damaged soy-based wiring

Filed in August 2016, the lawsuit said the insulation is soy-based rather than petroleum-based, which makes it attractive to hungry rodents

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10 July 20186 July 2018

Number of Builders Reporting a Shortage of Framing Lumber Surges

Top five items on the 2018 shortage list are made of softwood lumber or steel, both of which have been targeted by the Administration with new import tariffs

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Gevo Adopts DSM’s eBOOST™ Yeast for Ethanol

A step forward to improving profitability at Gevo’s Luverne Facility

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New Wilmar-NUS joint lab to drive innovation in food-tech and sustainable biochemicals

S$110 million research facility will deepen knowledge of good macronutrients and micronutrients, food products and ingredients, as well as design eco-friendly ‘bio-factories’ to produce industrial biochemicals

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Chemists report biorenewable, biodegradable plastic alternative

Colorado State University polymer chemists have taken another step toward a future of high-performance, biorenewable, biodegradable plastics

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Waste to Taste: TN Researchers Create Edible Plates From Jackfruit Skins, Seeds!

What if you could eat your plate after you finish your food, just like you do with ice-cream in cones?

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9 July 20189 September 2021

New world record for direct solar water-splitting efficiency

Tandem solar cell of III-V semiconductors with a catalyst of rhodium nanoparticles and a crystalline titanium dioxide coating

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Neuer Weltrekord bei der direkten solaren Wasserspaltung

Tandem-Solarzelle aus III-V-Halbleitern mit Rhodium-Nanopartikeln und kristallinem Titandioxid

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From emissions to a valuable feedstock for plastic precursors

The new project BioCOnversion unites multidisciplinary expertise from academia and industry in a cross-border consortium to make CO-containing process gases available for the production of added-value chemicals

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From Synthesis of Artificial Cells to Artificial Intelligence, Synthetic Biology Opens New Doors of Opportunities

There are very few fields that are as versatile

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Opportunity for industrial experts on zero waste biorefineries

Zelcor summer school: "Zero waste biorefineries: technical advances and sustainability assessment"

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Scientists create Biodegradable, Paper-based Biobatteries

The proposed design is easy to produce, low-cost, flexible and more efficient than previously proposed paper-based batteries

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6 July 20184 July 2018

More sustainability through industrial biotechnology

Project has developed recommendations for the broad deployment of industrial biotechnology and has drawn up future scenarios

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Mehr Nachhaltigkeit durch industrielle Biotechnologie

Projekt hat für eine breite Anwendung industrieller Biotechnologie ausgearbeitet und Zukunftsszenarien entworfen

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Major beauty players unite for SPICE to collectively shape the future of sustainable packaging

The Sustainable Packaging Initiative for CosmEtics - SPICE - members join together to collectively guide sustainable packaging policies, drive packaging innovation, and to meet consumers’ expectations on understanding the environmental performance of products

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How relevant are today’s newly introduced and emerging bioproducts?

Modest advancement of bio-based industrial products

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U.S. Senate Votes To Legalize Hemp After Decades-Long Ban Under Marijuana Prohibition

The non-psychoactive cannabis cousin of marijuana would finally become legal to grow in the United States under a bill overwhelmingly approved by the Senate

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­Welcome to the eigth RoadToBio newsletter

With this newsletter, we once more want to highlight our work on barriers that oppose an increase of bio-based resources in the chemical industry