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18 August 201617 August 2016

American Science and Technology receives new patent for method to increase the efficiency and profitability of Organosolv processing of lignocellulosic biomass

New patent will increase the incentives to use renewable resources for chemical production

17 August 201616 August 2016

Gencor Pacific invests $1M in Algae.Tec

Investment enabling Algae.Tec to accelerate the development of its production capacity and improve the efficiency of its nutraceutical plant

50 Hot Bio-Based Companies, 50 Quick Takes

Which goals and projects should be considered top-priority in the coming years besides solar, wind and hydro-based companies in regards to upgrading biomass?

BioAmber reports increased biosuccinic acid sales

Company made excellent progress in the plant's reliability and performance

“In Muttenz steht die weltweit grösste Anlage zur Produktion von 5-HMF aus Biomasse”

i-net Interview mit Thomas Fischer zeigt auf, wie aus Biomasse Zucker und Wasser das Molekül 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) wird

“Muttenz is home to the world’s largest plant for the production of 5-HMF from biomass”

i-net interview with Thomas Fischer about how biomass sugar and water can be converted into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF)

16 August 201615 August 2016

EPF: Economic Review of the Wood-Based Panels Industry in 2015

Figures giving extensive compilation of industry statistics collected by the federation

Organic Acids: Key Facilitators of the Bio-economy

Lorenz Bauer, PhD, Lee-Enterprises Consulting, giving a comprehensive overview

NATURE grip: KIPP fertigt Griffe aus Bio-Kunststoff

Vollständig recyclebare Bedienteile auf Holzbasis sind beständig gegen Säuren und Laugen

Gevo reduces 2016 isobutanol production target

For the second quarter of 2016, the company reported a net loss of USD 21.5 million

Gasoline additives from sugar

Global Bioenergies aims to produce isooctane and ETBE for the first time from purely renewable ressources

Benzinzusatzstoffe aus Zucker

Global Bioenergies lässt erstmals Isooktan und ETBE aus rein erneuerbaren Rohstoffen herstellen

15 August 20169 September 2021

York chemists lead breakthrough in carbon capture

Starbons keeping great potential on large scale high CO₂ adsorption from waste biomass

Feedstocks for the Bioeconomy: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Behind the Scenes look at the Billion Ton report

Matthew Langholtz of Oak Ridge National Laboratory gave a view at scope and findings

Resource conservation with Bio-Flex® FX: New blends allow for considerable reduction in thickness for compostable films

FKuR launching packaging films with particularly low thickness and, at the same time, high puncture resistance

Ressourcenschonung mit Bio-Flex FX: Neue Blends ermöglichen beachtliche Dickenreduktion bei kompostierbaren Folien

FKuR bringt Folien auf den Markt, die flexible Verpackungen mit besonders geringer Dicke und zugleich hoher Durchstoßfestigkeit ermöglichen

Food-Based Textiles: “A-Peel” as Alternative to Leather

Leather-like alternatives gaining increasing popularity for a number of reasons

12 August 201611 August 2016

HyMedPoly project targets drug-free antibacterial hybrid biopolymers for medical applications

HyMedPoly aims to develop new therapies based on biomedical drug-free antibacterial polymers and inorganic materials for drug-free antibacterial hybrid biopolymers for infections

Solegear and r-pac International to Deliver Plant-Based Packaging for Latest Leading Smartphone Case

A forecasted 600,000 units to be produced for major US-based consumer electronics retailer

Emery Oleochemicals: Neues Anwendungstechnikum für „Green Polymer Additives“

Erneuerbare, innovative Polymer-Additiv-Lösungen für Spitzenwachstumsmärkte

Emery Oleochemicals expands its Technical Development Center in Cincinnati, OH by opening a new state-of-the-art application lab for the company’s Green Polymer Additives Business

The company’s Green Polymer Additives Business offers renewable and innovative polymer additive solutions to high growth markets

The Summer of Innovation: How to get bacon out of spent coffee grounds, and other topics

Blue Marble Biomaterials released natural flavor ingredient for use in food and beverage applications

Arno van de Ven, Stora Enso Biomaterials: Growth in the bioeconomy needs to be sustainable

Exclusive interview about about Stora Enso Biomaterials, the wood-based economy and how to foster growth in the European bioeconomy

11 August 201628 September 2016

SuperBIO Project: Upcoming Workshops

Support and Partnership in the Bio-based Economy

Christian Kemp Griffin, Ceo of CelluComp: “Investments should be made in the bioeconomy because it is the future”

Il Bioeconomista interview about CelluComp and the development of the bioeconomy

Solar-Petrol: Finding sustainable petrol

How solar energy can be transformed into fuel

Expert View: Accelerating the impact of bio-based materials to further apparel industry sustainability

Customers increasingly demand products made from sustainable resources with minimum environmental impact

Sonnen-Sprit: Auf dem Weg zu nachhaltigem Benzin

Wie sich Sonnenenergie in Treibstoff umwandeln lässt

Bridging the gap between forestry and agriculture to improve food security

FAO calls for better coordination between the two sectors towards sustainable farming systems and forest management

Biological wizardry ferments carbon monoxide into biofuel

Cornell University biological engineers have deciphered the cellular strategy to make the biofuel ethanol, using an anaerobic microbe feeding on carbon monoxide – a common industrial waste gas

Forschungsprojekt zur Entwicklung eines Fluorcarbon-freien Hydrophobierungsmittels für Textilien gestartet

Wissenschaftler wollen ein natürliches Ausrüstungsmittel auf Basis von biotechnologisch hergestellten wasserabweisenden Pilzproteinen entwickeln

10 August 201610 August 2016

New €3.8 million SuperBIO project to support industrial innovation within the EU bioeconomy

Industrial stakeholders are invited to submit their idea for an innovative value chain

DSM’s EcoPaXX® provides high hydrolysis resistance in components for automotive cooling systems

Portfolio targeting at numerous water-cooling related applications

Ants! Run for your lives! Or, perhaps, are ants the key players in the Hydrogen Economy?

Could be that formic acid provides a vital energy storage medium for hydrogen

Baubotanik – Pflanzen ersetzen Beton

Das Stuttgarter Bureau Baubotanik schafft Bauwerke aus Pflanzen. Diese sind sofort nutzbar, wachsen aber noch viele Jahre weiter

Neuartige Beschichtung – Da fließt das Ketchup garantiert aus der Flasche

US-Forscher haben eine neue Beschichtung für Lebensmittel-Behälter entwickelt – ungiftig und extrem effektiv, wie ein Video belegt

Superhydrophobic Coatings with Edible Materials

Researchers collaboration develop bio-based coatings for a variety of daily consumed liquid products

9 August 201615 February 2018

Who’s who in the Bio-based Economy

Find new players, supplier and partners in the growing Bio-based Business

Das Who’s Who der bio-basierten Ökonomie

Finden Sie neue Akteure, Anbieter und Partner im wachsenden bio-basierten Geschäft

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Fast-growth cyanobacteria have allure for biofuel, chemical production

When the going gets tough, the tough get growing

Projektstart Bi-Amin – Amine nachhaltig produziert

Fraunhofer IGB und TU München erproben biotechnologisches Verfahren zur Produktion von Aminen

Olive oil waste yields molecules useful in chemical and food industries

New process to produce biosurfactants more cheaply than current production methods

Wound dressings made from bacterial alginate

“AlBioTex” project forms the basis for incorporating bacterial alginate in industrial production

Wundauflagen aus bakteriellem Alginat

Gemeinschaftsprojekts „AlBioTex“ bildet Basis für die Integration von bakteriellem Alginat in die industrielle Produktion

8 August 20165 August 2016

Portable device produces biopharmaceuticals on demand

System would use microbes for manufacturing small amounts of vaccines and other therapies

Accelerating the Impact of Bio-Based Materials to Improve Apparel Industry Sustainability

Recent study found that most consumers are willing to pay extra for sustainable product offerings

Global Bioenergies liefert Isobuten-Testmuster an Clariant

Große Player zunehmend an GB-Technologie interessiert

Evidencing the Bioeconomy

BBSRC launching evidence-based review of both the contribution of the bioeconomy to the UK economy and the prospects for growth

Battelle growing more uses for soy-based plastics

Battelle Memorial Institute wants to bring more soy to the world of plastics

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