3 August 20152 August 2015 BASF and Solazyme launch the first commercial microalgae-derived betaine surfactant World’s first commercially available high-performance microalgae betaine for use in home and personal care applications
Yarn from slaughterhouse waste ETH researchers have developed a yarn from ordinary gelatine that has good qualities similar to those of merino wool fibres
Garn aus Schlachtabfall ETH-Forscher haben aus herkömmlicher Gelatine ein Garn entwickelt, das ähnlich gute Eigenschaften hat wie Merinowollfasern
Brain AG: Mit neuer Führungsspitze weiter wachsen Die auf sechs Unternehmen angewachsene Firmengruppe stellt ihre Führungsmannschaft neu auf
Hanf ersetzt Kunststoff im Spritzguss Vorentwickler eines badischen Automobilzulieferers optimiert den Spritzguss mit Hanf
Organic Material Evolution Kickstarter: WillowFlex Filament Project Promises a Compostable 3D Printing Future
Natürlich im Auto Nicht Aluminium, Stahl und Carbon, sondern Naturfasern wie Flachs, Hanf oder Kenaf sollen die Autos leichter und sparsamer machen. Selbst Löwenzahn wird neu entdeckt
31 July 201510 September 2015 Bio-Based Products Offer Renewable Solutions For Industrial Operations And Benefits To The Overall Economy While the environmental benefits have been known, an analysis recently released by the USDA demonstrates the overall benefit to the economy of the introduction of bio-based products
A new way to visualise the global economy Map represents each country relative to the size of its nominal gross domestic product (GDP)
Seeking success in succinic, succinctly, sustainably Reverdia CEO Marcel Lubben helps us to understand the broad applications and markets in an exclusive interview
Legos Go Sustainable, and Everything (Really) is Awesome To reduce its carbon footprint, the toy company is searching for a sustainable material for its bricks by 2030
Non-isocyanate polyurethane wins Green Chemistry Challenge Award A green polyurethane, which eliminates the use of isocyanates, has won the 2015 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Study shows forestry more profitable than farming SAC report shows productive conifer forestry delivers around five times the economic output of farming before subsidy, but experts warn hills must not be covered in ’tree blanket’
30 July 20159 September 2021 Polymere aus Treibhausgas Vielseitige Nanostrukturen aus CO2-basierten Polycarbonaten
INVISTA and Plaxica collaborate on bio-derived lactic acid technology INVISTA will provide Plaxica engineering, technical and commercial support from its global technology licensing organisation
Thermodynamics-based design of microbial cell factories for anaerobic product formation Many compounds on the DOE list could be produced anaerobically
Import tariffs to keep EU biofuel industry ‘stagnant’ US Department of Agriculture's bureau in The Hague: The EU has "effectively separated itself from the international market"
Grasp the correct packaging Bioplastic-Tool of the Aoel helps enterprises to find the right material in Germany and abroad
Der Griff zur korrekten Verpackung Das Tool der AöL hilft Firmen aus dem In- und Ausland bei der Wahl des Materials
Global Bio-based Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Market 2015-2019 With Anellotech, Coca Cola, Gevo, PepsiCo & Toyota Tsusho dominating
Efficient Electrochemical CO2 Conversion Powered by Renewable Energy Proof-of-principle study provides some of the initial performance data necessary for assessing the scalability and technical viability of electrochemical CO2 conversion technologies
Crop Modification Techniques Infographic This post provides references and a brief explanation on each technique, along with downloads in multiple formats
28 July 201513 September 2015 Revised NatureWorks Ingeo Biopolymer Life Cycle Assessment Data Passes Rigorous Third Party Peer-Review The publication of the new Ingeo life cycle assessment shows that greenhouse gas emissions and energy usage during Ingeo manufacture is lower than that of all commonly used plastics
BIO World Congress closes in Montreal—and sets new record! More than 1,200 industry leaders representing 725 companies
Brazilian President christens Iogen technology at official opening of Costa Pinto cellulosic ethanol facility Official opening of Raízen`s newly expanded Costa Pinto sugar cane mill in Piracicaba, São Paulo
Iogen: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide Iogen is developing technology to make clean burning, renewable cellulosic biofuels from agricultural residues and other organic wastes
„Grünes Gold“ – Algen-Projekt „Advanced Biomass Value“ startet aussichtsreich ins dritte Projektjahr Aus Algen und Ölhefen gewonnene Schmier-, Bau- und Flugkraftstoffe sind zum Greifen nah
Lee Enterprises Consulting teams with Zeton to build better biofuel palnts Lee Enterprises Consulting Adds World Leader in Pilot Plant Design and Fabrication to Team of Experts
27 July 201524 July 2015 Algae and cow cells: BIO members using plants, animals in new ways Algae and leaf-based oils for food and fuel, meat without slaughter, and healthy sugar are all part of the not-so-distant future
DEINOVE unveils bio-based muconic acid production program Promising proof of concept has been completed for the effective production of muconic acid by Deinococcus from a variety of renewable sugar sources
Wood Pellet Industry Fueled By Temporary EU Subsidies Enviva, a large wood pellet supplier and manufacturer, has expanded their operations to southeastern North Carolina
World’s largest operational production plant for levulinic acid was put into operation GFBiochemicals has started commercial production at its levulinic acid plant in Caserta
Why Egg Whites Might Be the Future of Medical Device Packaging A new study of the University of Georgia observed antibacterial properties in protein-based bioplastics - Over time, such matieral might replace oil-based plastics!
24 July 201523 July 2015 Global Bioenergies adapts its Bio-Isobutene process to sucrose The adaptation of the process to sucrose was one the first technical milestones set as part of “IBN-One”, the Joint-Venture between Global Bioenergies and Cristal Union
French law introduces measures to strengthen bioplastics market Biobased, biodegradable fruit and vegetable bags mandatory as of 01/2017
Frankreichs neues Energiewendegesetz stärkt Biokunststoffmarkt Biobasierte, bioabbaubare Obst- und Gemüsebeutel ab 01/2017 Pflicht
Neue Forschungsplattform BiNa gestartet Neue Wege, Strategien, Geschäfts- und Kommunikationsmodelle für Biokunststoffe als Baustein einer Nachhaltigen Wirtschaft
Leading bioplastics innovator sponsors research at Bradford University Innovative UK bioplastics company, Floreon, has announced the next phase of its ongoing collaboration with leading UK technology Universities
23 July 201524 September 2015 The role of biomass and bioenergy in a future bioeconomy: Policies and facts New paper paper proposes an analysis of the current status of bioeconomy in the European Union and worldwide until 2020 and beyond
Achieving Sustainability in the Biobased Economy Ways to sustainable intensify production using industrial biotechnology, without using additional agricultural land needed for food production
Biology, Catalysts, Electrocatalysis, Oh My! BIO held a breakout session as part of the Renewable Chemicals Track
Reformers call for new thinking on ways to finance the CAP What the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) really needs is a radical change in the way it is financed
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