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20 October 20159 September 2021

Linde entwickelt neues Verfahren zur Erzeugung von Synthesegas

Neues Verfahren ermöglicht die energieeffiziente und emissionsärmere Synthesegas-Produktion unter wirtschaftlicher großtechnischer Nutzung von CO₂ als Rohstoff

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CIRFS unveils latest report on global man-made fibres sector

47th edition summary of all available information about this dynamic and growing industry

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Efficient processes for the production of biokerosene and chemical intermediates

Algae cultivation center opened at the Ludwig Bölkow Campus

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Effiziente Verfahren zur Produktion von Biokerosin und chemischen Wertstoffen

Algentechnikum auf dem Ludwig Bölkow Campus eröffnet

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Saubere Kosmetik für saubere Umwelt

Fraunhofer IWM entwickelt biobasierte Ersatzmaterialien für Mikroplastik

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Caskets to die for

Marieke Havermans, a Dutch entrepreneur, is fast taking the idiom "from cradle to grave” to an entirely new level.

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19 October 201515 October 2015

EU lawmakers reject bill allowing opt-out from GM crop imports

A clear majority in the committee does not want to jeopardize the internal market

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Bioeconomy: Circular by Nature

Bio-based Industries Consortium position paper and article on circular economy

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What happens when science unlocks the secrets to natural cosmetics…

Interview with Judy Beerling

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Neue Partnerschaft für Kunststoffe aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen: Covestro und Reverdia entwickeln biobasiertes TPU

Verbesserung des Kohlenstoff-Fußabdrucks entlang der Prozesskette

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Choice of construction materials is important in mitigating climate change

Measured by weight, construction in Europe consumes 35-50% of the natural resources and produces 40-50 % of the waste

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The Role of Bioeconomy in Climate Change Mitigation

The climate change mitigation potential of the bioeconomy is estimated at 2.5 billion tons CO₂ equivalent per year by 2030

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Researchers create inside-out plants to watch how cellulose forms

Researchers have been able to watch the interior cells of a plant synthesize cellulose for the first time by tricking the cells into growing on the plant’s surface

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Hydrogen for all seasons

LMU chemists have developed novel porous materials called “covalent organic frameworks”, which provide a basis for the design of polymeric photocatalysts with tunable physical, chemical and electronic properties

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16 October 201522 March 2016

HempFlax invests €5,000,000 in Romanian hemp market

Durch company supports initiative of the Romanian state to provide grants for farmers growing hemp

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Sweden, an industrialized country of 10 million, is going all out to ditch fossil fuels

Sweden, which has beat even the most enthusiastic Scandinavian countries on efforts to go green, is gunning to go even greener

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Alliance BioEnergy Plus Inc. Announces a Breakthrough in Cellulose to Sugar Conversion Rates and Efficiencies

A simple, inexpensive mechanical process that converts the cellulose into fermentable sugars and other valuable products in a single step in just minutes

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ReWoBioRef: Mobilisation and utilisation of recycled wood for lignocellulosic(LC)bio-refinery processes

The ReWoBioRef project addresses recycled waste wood that has reached the end-of-waste criteria according to the EC waste directive

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FKuR Polymers at Fakuma 2015

Compounding company puts customer solutions at the center of its activities

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FKuR Polymers auf der Fakuma 2015

Neu gegründeter Compoundierer stellt Kundennutzen in den Mittelpunkt

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Rivertop Renewables and DTI announce commercial production of glucaric acid

Successful startup of DTI’s Danville production facility with Rivertop’s proprietary oxidation process technology

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Chemist Peidong Yang receives MacArthur ‘genius award’

Peidong Yang, a UC Berkeley chemist who is trying to capture carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into a sustainable transportation fuel, has been named a MacArthur “genius” Fellow

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The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to nova’s scenarios for biomass supply through 2050

How much biomass can be sustainably produced globally by 2050? How much of the demand for food, feed, materials, bioenergy and biofuels can be met by this supply?

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15 October 201513 October 2015

Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenases in Biomass Conversion

LPMOs have emerged as key enzymes utilized in biology for the degradation of biomass

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Wunderweizen: Natürliche Genmutation steigert Ertrag deutlich

Punktmutation sorgt für Ertrags-Plus

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Sunfire gewinnt Industrie-Kategorie der Energy Awards 2015

Reversible Elektrolyse von sunfire als Wegbereiter der Energiewende ausgezeichnet

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An interview with CEFIC and Evonik on the future for biobased and chemistry

Interview with Pierre Barthelemy, CEFIC and Henrike Gebhardt, Evonik

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A concrete block with the CO2 baked right in

Brampton Brick is one of a growing number of companies trapping carbon dioxide in their products

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Composites Europe veröffentlicht Abschlussbericht

Mit Leichtbau auf Wachstumskurs

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TU Delft students win iGEM competition with bacterial printer

TU Delft students scooped up prizes galore at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition in Boston

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Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH gewinnt Landespreis für Innovation 2015

Die Entwicklung und Optimierung eines Aktivkohlefaser-Elektrodenmaterials für Superkondensatoren der Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH wurde im Rahmen des Landespreises für Innovation 2015 aus allen 82 eingereichten Innovationen mit dem Jurypreis für radikale Innovationen ausgezeichnet

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14 October 201513 October 2015

Emery Oleochemicals accelerates bio-based innovations with the commercialization of $50 million plant

World’s first industrial-scale facility using scrap foam to produce environmentally-friendly polyols

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Biogene Kantinentabletts auf dem Prüfstand

Binger Neuentwicklung aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen hat viel Potenzial

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European Detergents Conference – Eine saubere Sache

Reinigen mit biobasierten Komponenten

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Auf der KOMMUNALE erstmals am Start: „Das nachwachsende Büro“

Nachhaltig, nachwachsend und innovativ – öffentlicher Einkauf setzt auf Versorgungssicherheit und Klimaschutz. Start der Sonderausstellung am 14. und 15. Oktober in Nürnberg

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Greenwashing: misuse of EU composting standard EN 13432

European Bioplastics requests all producers of additives claiming to make conventional plastics biodegradable to fully comply with the standard EN 13432 or to seize misleading references

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Greenwashing: Zunehmender Missbrauch des EU-Standards für Kompostierung EN 13432

European Bioplastics fordert die Hersteller künstlicher Additive zur Förderung der biologischen Abbaubarkeit von konventionellen Kunststoffen auf, den Standard EN 13432 vollständig zu erfüllen oder irreführende Anspielungen zu unterlassen

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Valuable phosphorus from sewage sludge

DBU supports AVA cleanphos technology in Karlsruhe

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Zero calories, great tasting: Cargill introduces new EverSweet™ next-generation, stevia sweetener

Cargill to unveil its next-generation sweetener, EverSweet™, at SupplySide West, Oct. 7-8

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13 October 201512 October 2015

EU rapeseed market “lacks momentum” and features “unsatisfactory margins”, says UFOP

Supply of rapeseed continues to be low

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New Method to Obtain Biofertilizer from Exoskeletons of Crustaceans and Insects

Researchers from the CBGP (UPM-INIA) have developed a method to obtain a clean organic fertilizer that is able to regenerate degraded soil caused by overharvesting

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Clariant: Neues Biotech-Zentrum in Bayern

Im Fokus steht vor allem die Entwicklung biobasierter Produkte und Prozesse im Bereich der Feinchemikalien und Biokraftstoffe

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BioAmber now shipping bio-succinic acid to customers

Proprietary yeast biotechnology also exceeding expectations in yield, productivity and quality

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Corbion Purac successfully develops PLA resin from second generation feedstocks

Users of PLA are invited to join a consortium to accelerate the market introduction of PLA resin made from alternative feedstocks

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HEXPOL TPE launch TPE compounds based on high levels of renewable content

At this year’s Fakuma exhibition the HEXPOL TPE group launched a new range of TPE compounds based on raw materials from renewable resources

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Nobelpreise 2015 – eine Auswertung aus biotechnologischer Sicht

Diesjährige Nobelpreisverleihung sorgte für Überraschungen    

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Mit Licht zu Wasserstoff

Eine organische Gerüstverbindung dient als Katalysator, um aus Wasser photolytisch Wasserstoff herzustellen

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12 October 20159 September 2021

Sustainable Fuels, Chemicals and Polymers from Sun and CO2

Big visions – but also big potential

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Nachhaltige Kraftstoffe, Chemikalien und Polymere aus Sonne und CO2

Große Visionen – aber auch große Potenziale

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LEAF Technologies enters itaconic acid market

Aiming to create an engineered fungal host with superior performance that could utilize both simple and cellulosic sugars