12 February 20187 February 2018 Weniger Feuchte in Naturfasern Die Biologische Transformation bietet Chancen und Möglichkeiten für nahezu alle Branchen
9 February 20187 February 2018 The ‘Blue Planet effect’ kick-starts focus on plastic use in UK but Brexit and funding challenges remain "In years to come, I think people will be shocked at how today we allow so much plastic to be produced needlessly.”
UPM to build the world’s first biorefinery producing wood-based biodiesel New facility to produce annually approximately 100,000 tonnes of advanced second generation biodiesel for transport
VIDEO: Synthetic biology in the fashion industry Natsai Audrey Chiez talks at World Bio Markets conference about her decovering of bacteria, which make a striking red-purple pigment
So kann die Distel das Glyphosat ersetzen Die preisgekrönte Chemikerin Catia Bastioli arbeitet an einer Alternative zum umstrittenen Pflanzengift
2017 marks the first year in which more electricity in Europe was generated from wind, sun, and biomass than from coal Agora Energiewende and Sandbag present annual evaluation of the European energy transition
2017: Erstmals mehr Strom aus Wind, Sonne und Biomasse als aus Kohle in der Europäischen Union Agora Energiewende und Sandbag legen Bericht zur EU-Energiewende vor
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
3D Printing of Bacteria: The Next Frontier in Biofabrication Bacterial species are now being mixed with various bioinks to produce functional complex materials using 3D printing
8 February 20186 February 2018 The bio-composite market cannot grow fast enough: report IDTechEx forecasts the revenue for bast fibres used in composite parts to exceed $140 million by 2027
Advanced Biofuels: Now? Later? Never? By Terry J. Mazanec, PhD, Lee Enterprises Consulting - Special to The Digest
Treibhausgasemissionen im Rapsanbau realistisch bewerten und vermindern Lachgasemissionsfaktor zur THG-Bilanzierung beim Raps für deutsche Verhältnisse zu hoch angesetzt
Which tree? Where? Why? Agroforestry publication helps farmers decide which trees, where, for what purpose
Power-to-X: Energie, wandle Dich! Power-to-X-Technologien erlauben es, überschüssigen Strom dezentral in Wärme oder Kraftstoff umzuwandeln
The Slowed Corrode: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Bio-oils and Corrosion The team prepared this illuminating overview on the projects progress and promise for the DOE Project Peer Review meetings
7 February 20185 February 2018 Phario project set to scale up to pilot production In 2015, the Phario project reported being able to produce a kilo of PHA a week from sewerage sludge. Now the next step is in sight
Neue Methode könnte den Weg zur Wasserstoffwirtschaft ebnen WSU-Forscher entwickelten eine sehr einfache, fünfminütige Methode, um große Mengen eines hochwertigen Katalysators zu erzeugen
New water-splitting method could open path to hydrogen economy WSU researchers developed a very simple, five-minute method to create large amounts of a high-quality catalyst
Could glowing plants replace light bulbs? MIT researchers engineering plants to replace functions of every day devices
FNR: Reifen aus Löwenzahn TAKOWIND II: Züchtung, Anbau und Verwertung von Russischem Löwenzahn (Taraxacum koksaghyz)
Welcome to the third RoadToBio newsletter This newsletter to show another important aspect of this roadmap: Opportunities, barriers and hurdles concerning the acceptance of bio-based products
EU and Gates Foundation pledge €500 million for innovations in agriculture Joint initiative to drive research and technical and organisational innovations across agricultural and food systems in developing countries
Forest owners boss: ‘Sustainable forest management crucial to maintaining carbon cycle ‘ When we talk about forests in climate change mitigation and adaptation, we need to understand the full picture
Waldbesitzer: Zu viel Regulierung schadet der Forstwirtschaft – und den Klimazielen Die beste Strategie zur Maximierung des Potenzials muss eine nachhaltige und aktive Forststrategie sein
Mariagiovanna Vetere, NatureWorks: “It’s time to give clear support to biomaterials! The EU Plastic Strategy is a missed opportunity” Mariagiovanna Vetere, NatureWorks Public Affairs manager for Europe, talks to Il Bioeconomista
6 February 20182 February 2018 Metsä Board launches an innovative eco-barrier paperboard New barrier treatment packaging especially developed for food service use
Innovative und individuelle Verpackungen für die See- und Luftfracht Im umweltfreundlichen Paletten-Container von Antalis Verpackungen effizient von A nach B
Neue Studie der Uni Halle: Diese Bakterien verdauen giftige Metalle und bilden dabei Gold Deutsch-australische Forschergruppe präsentiert wichtige Erkenntnisse über die zweite Hälfte des bio-geochemischen Gold-Zyklus
New study by the University of Halle: These Bacteria produce gold by digesting toxic metals Joint German-Australian research team provides important insights into the second half of the bio-geochemical gold cycle
Novamont starts a new partnership in Serbia Serbian Chamber of Commerce’s vocation, is to create a pilot project enabling the introduction of new technologies in the city of Gornji Milanovac
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
Polymers and Fuels from Renewable Resources The award ceremony will take place on 15 March 2018 during the 51th Annual Meeting of German Catalysis Scientists in Weimar
Polymere und Treibstoffe aus erneuerbaren Ressourcen Die Preisverleihung findet am 15. März 2018 während des Jahrestreffens Deutscher Katalytiker in Weimar statt
LanzaTech, Novozymes, Amyris, DSM, Enerkem, POET, BASF, Genomatica and Braskem Hot 50 voting lead as voting nears final week This week’s summary includes photo and other bonus votes which are just now beginning to come in
5 February 20181 February 2018 These 11 innovations will tackle the causes of ocean plastic pollution, not just the symptoms Businesses, governments and other stakeholders are supposed to make step changes in creating and implementing circular economy solutions to plastic waste
The many faces of hemp The ecological properties of hemp makes it one of the types of insulation used in construction with the lowest carbon emissions footprint
New Plastics Economy Prize für bioORMOCER®e in Davos Forscherin des Fraunhofer ISC brilliert mit kompostierbaren Barriereschichten für umweltschonende Verpackungswerkstoffe
Designing Reactor Microbiomes for Chemical Production from Organic Waste How to engineer microbiomes in fermentation and digestion reactors to convert organic waste into valuable products
Unilever calls for accelerated industry action on packaging waste Four key actions the consumer goods industry should take to create the systemic change required and accelerate the transition to a circular economy
EcoCortec joins European BIOCOMPACK Project Croatia’s EcoCortec has become a partner to the BIOCOMPACK project, aimed at promoting green, sustainable packaging
Calculating the CO2 emissions of biofuels is not enough Biofuels and other biomass-derived products have become viable options for replacing fossil fuels
2 February 20181 February 2018 Glanbia Ingredients to spearhead €30m European whey research project AgriChemWhey project will build a first-of-a-kind industrial-scale biorefinery with integrated symbiotic industrial and agricultural value chains
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
Study warns wood bioenergy supporters can’t see carbon emissions for the trees New research challenges the popular belief that biofuels are better for the environment
Fraunhofer IMWS entwickelt biobasierte Verbundmaterialien für die Haut Forscher aus Halle wollen die einzigartigen Eigenschaften der natürlichen Faserproteine Elastin und Kollagen nutzen, um neuartige Biomaterialien für die Medizintechnik zu schaffen
BioAmber restructures its credit facility with its senior lenders Company has agreed to present the lenders a recapitalization plan by March 15, 2018
