12 January 20179 September 2021 Rice scientists, colleagues use doped graphene quantum dots to reduce carbon dioxide to fuel Carbon dots dash toward ‘green’ recycling role
All Bioeconomy Processes Developed Upstairs: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to the ABPDU Technology centers to optimize and scale technologies to enable the commercialization of bio-based chemicals, materials, and fuels
Researchers watch biomolecules at work Method development advance at the University of Bonn allows deeper insight into cellular processes
Switchgrass May Be a Good Option for Farmers Who Have Lost Fertile Topsoil Switchgrass can improve soil quality on eroded farms, study finds
11 January 2017 News from nova research: GreenPremium and EU Ecolabel Findings summarized in Bioplastics MAGAZINE
Artificial leaf as mini-factory for medicine Eindhoven University researchers presented scenario where leaves are able to collect enough sunlight to produce chemical products
Global Bioenergies continues to bring its demo plant into operation successfully and lays out its strategy for using renewable resources First production of green isobutene was already observed
Global Bioenergies setzt die Inbetriebnahme seiner industriellen Demonstrationsanlage erfolgreich fort und präzisiert seine Strategie zur Nutzung erneuerbarer Rohstoffe Erste Produktion von grünem Isobuten bereits festgestellt
Forscher rücken molekulare Filme der Photokatalyse in greifbare Nähe Neu visualisierter Prozess könnte zu einer besseren (effektiveren?) solaren Energiegewinnung führen
DTU Researchers Make Molecular Movies of Photocatalysis About to Happen New findings provide a key step towards a general understanding of the dynamics involved in artificial photosynthesis
Interpol says corruption in global forestry sector worth $29 billion every year 13-country survey discovered an average of 250 cases of corruption in each country related to the forestry sector
New global initiative launched in Maine to offer financial and development support to bio-based projects First of its kind challenge “truly” focuses on the commercialisation of innovation
Faster (cheaper) method for making big bioactive ring molecules Chemists have developed a method that produces cyclic depsipeptides in a single step with high yields and in unusually large sizes
A Critical Look at Cellulosic Ethanol and Other Advanced Biofuels Our intent was to provide a state-of-the-art assessment of progress of advanced biofuels within three market segments: gasoline, middle distillates and aviation fuels
10 January 20177 January 2017 Reduced CO2 emissions and increased sustainability in plastics production: Commercial debut for PLAneo® technology from thyssenkrupp First new plant will produce around 10,000 tons of PLA per year
Weniger CO2-Emissionen und mehr Nachhaltigkeit bei der Kunststoffproduktion: PLAneo® Technologie von thyssenkrupp wird kommerziell Erste neue Anlage soll jährlich rund 10.000 Tonnen des Biokunststoffs PLA produzieren
Reverdia Hires New Business Development Manager, Grows Commercial Team Alexander Krapivin to establish strong tracks in international sales, business development and marketing
Wasserstoff aus Sonnenlicht – aber im Dunkeln Graphitisches Kohlenstoffnitrid kann für die künstliche Photosynthese Elektronen erzeugen, speichern und zeitverzögert wieder freisetzen
Dark Photocatalysis: Storage of Solar Energy in Carbon Nitride for Time-Delayed Hydrogen Generation New approach for storing sunlight as long-lived radicals provides the structural basis for designing photocatalysts with long-lived photo-induced states
Finding the next generation of carbon – “flue gases become feedstock” New half a million Euro EU project 'CarbonNext' to be running for two years
9 January 20179 September 2021 New venture selects Cargill’s Tennessee site to produce Calysta FeedKind Protein Site will house one of the largest gas fermentation facilities to produce sustainable fish feed ingredient
A good start for 2017: Let’s start measuring all plastics along the same yardstick! What is needed in the bioplastics economy is not more, but better communication
Nachhaltige Zahnpflege: Zahnbürsten-Griff aus IfBB-Biowerkstoff Borstenköpfe bestehen aus Miswak-Holz und sind austauschbar
Konferenz der Kohlendioxid-Verwerter Nachlese: Auf einer Konferenz in Köln ging es um innovative Verfahren der CO2-Nutzung
November-December – The Liquid Continent Mediterranean bioeconomy able to build a new bridge between the North and South rims
Introducing BamBook – The Global Bamboo Resources Directory BamBook contributes to WBO’s global network and a series of INBAR Taskforces
19 December 201629 November 2016 Bio-based News wishes you happy holidays and a good start to 2017! Bio-based News starts its winter break – we will be back 9 January 2017
Bio-based News wünscht Ihnen frohe Festtage und einen guten Start nach 2017! Bio-based News startet in die Winterpause - am 9. Januar 2017 sind wir wieder da
16 December 201616 December 2016 Renewable specialty chemicals: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to Green Biologics Green Biologics CEO Sean Sutcliffe gave this comprehensive presentation at ABLC
Purification of bio-based chemicals on an industrial scale Various innovative separation techniques were presented at the EFIB-event in Glasgow
Biodegradable silk in Adidas shoes AMSilk GmbH claims to be the world’s first industrial supplier of synthetic silk biopolymers
Covestro startet Auslieferung von erstem Produkt auf CO2-Basis: Debüt für Kohlendioxid als Rohstoff Klimagas in Schaumstoff-Komponente für Matratzen
Covestro begins delivery of first CO2-based product: Debut of carbon dioxide as raw material Climate gas in foam component for mattresses
Fraunhofer WKI koordiniert vom BMEL geförderten Forschungsverbund zu Zusatznutzen von Dämmstoffen aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen Die sechs Arbeitsbereiche des Projekts führen erstmals zu einer ganzheitlichen Betrachtung des Themas
Meet the French Seaweed Startup rethinking Bioplastics Algopack hopes to offer new office supplies made from algae
15 December 201631 January 2017 Are there GreenPremium prices for bio-based products along the value chain? Be part of it and take 5 minutes for the latest BIOFOREVER survey
AVALON Industries Takes Over All Bio-based Chemistry Activities From AVA-CO2 Subsidiary of AVA-CO2 to taking over all operational activities and focus on global implementation of the HTP-technology for the industrial-scale production of 5-HMF
AVALON Industries übernimmt alle biobasierten Chemieaktivitäten von AVA-CO2 Tochtergesellschaft von AVA-CO2 übernimmt sämtliche operativen Tätigkeiten und konzentriert sich auf weltweite Umsetzung der HTP-Technologie für die industrielle Produktion von 5-HMF
Industry Leaders DuPont, Archer Daniels Midland Company Win Platts Global Energy Breakthrough Solution of the Year Award Award Honors the Companies for Developing New Platform Technology for Long Sought-After Molecule
Forschung baut auf Schälabfälle von Garnelen Eröffnung der neuen Labore des Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials, AMIBM
Research Banking on Peels of Shrimp The new laboratories of the Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials, AMIBM, have been inaugurated
Asiatische Pflanze hilft gegen das Ebolavirus Biochemiker und Virenforscher testen erfolgreich Hemmstoff gegen Seuchenerreger aus Afrika
Biofuels volume mandates are passé; carbon intensity is hot, says report Renewable diesel and conventional electricity will be the near-term winners according to the “Identifying Winners in Low-Carbon Fuels” report
14 December 201615 December 2016 Survey from nova confirms GreenPremium prices for bio-based plastics nova-Institute is conducting a number of surveys on GreenPremium prices within the BIOFOREVER project
SynBio reinvents Photosynthesis with artificial CO2-fixing Pathway Team leader of CETCH project, Tobias Erb, succeeded in isolating a very efficient CO2-fixing enzyme
Bio-Schmierstoffe aus Frittenfett Berliner Materialforscher haben ein enzymatisches Verfahren zur Herstellung von Schmierstoffen aus Altfett entwickelt. Der neue Bio-Schmierstoff basiert auf Frittenfett und ist biologisch abbaubar
UMass Amherst Chemical Engineers Lead Team that Boosts Valuable Chemical p-xylene Production from Biomass Researchers developed new method that generates a 97 percent yield and uses biomass feedstocks
We Really Do Mean “Drop-in”: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to Gevo Overview on the company that developed an industrial scale yeast biocatalyst to produce isobutanol without typical byproducts
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