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10 November 20159 September 2021

Kohlendioxid als Rohstoff für die Umwandlung von Solarstrom in wertvolle chemische Produkte

Drei neue Verbundprojekte unter Leitung des TU-Fachgebietes „Elektrochemische Katalyse und Materialien“ von Prof. Dr. Peter Strasser untersuchen Grundlagen und Anwendungen von elektrochemischen Katalyseprozessen

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Fulgar launches a new bio-based fibre suitable for all textile applications

The bioeconomy increasingly concerns also the textile industry

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Incentives for bio-economy mulled

Thailand: The Finance Ministry is looking at measures to help increase investment in a new bioeconomy, focused on health and the environment

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9 November 20156 November 2015

First study on economic impact of bio-plastics industry to the UK presented by the BBIA at the House of Lords

The analysis produced by CEBR shows that a proper legislative framework would enable the development of a UK bio-plastics sector with 35,000 jobs and £2 billion of gross value added to the economy, considering packaging alone

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Grow with Biofore — Slush and UPM looking to create momentum for bioeconomy

UPM starts co-operation to develop a bioeconomy startup field

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Large study shows little consumer awareness of biobased products

European consumers are unfamiliar with bio-based products

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Biokunststoffe aus Algen aus der Bretagne

Alternative zu fossilen Ressourcen für Verpackungen und Kunststoffobjekte

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Firm claims invention of clay-based biodegradable plastic

A Chinese company claims it has invented a biodegradable plastic that's made with bentonite clay

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Sartorius Stedim Biotech introduced the new ambr® 15 fermentation system

New ambr® 15 fermentation Micro Scale Bioreactor System Provides Enhanced Microbial Strain Screening with Fed-Batch Capability

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The Biobased option

The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to biobased products

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Crowdfunding-Aufruf: Fruchtbare Erde aus Kinderkacke

Vollgeschissene Ökowindeln bieten jede Menge nutzbare Substanz – wenn da nicht das Plastik wäre. Gibt es eine Lösung?

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6 November 201515 February 2018

Global bioplastics production capacities continue to grow despite low oil price

Europe set to lag behind / PHA ramps up capacities

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Weltweite Produktionskapazitäten für Biokunststoffe steigen trotz niedrigen Ölpreises

Wachstum weitestgehend außerhalb Europas / PHA baut Kapazitäten aus

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Facilitating processing of biomass

Neutrons help decipher key enzyme function

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Effektivere Nutzung von Biomasse

Neutronen helfen, zentrale Enzymfunktion aufzuklären

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Bioeconomy is integral part of circular economy

Europe, however, must do more to compete

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Umweltforschung für eine nachhaltige Bioökonomie

Neuer Forschungsschwerpunkt Ökobilanzierung am Lehr- und Forschungsgebiet Ökosystemanalyse am Institut für Umweltforschung der RWTH Aachen

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Punjab to become Bio-Refinery leader in next two years

Beta Renewables, Novozymes and CVC India Infrastructure Pvt. have signed an MOU  to develop a biorefinery in India

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IB2Market brings new biobased products to the market

IB2Market, a public project funded by the European Union, brought a number of new-to-market and biobased molecules to the market

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5 November 201530 October 2015

New biofuel cells will retire toxic metals

Natural enzymes can replace the expensive and toxic precious metals used in fuel cells

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Bioplastics Award 2015 – Finalisten bekannt gegeben

Innovative Ideen, Produkte oder Serviceleistungen für den Einsatz von Biokunststoffen

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Holz statt Erdöl: Neuer Weg zur Herstellung chemischer Verbindungen aus nachwachsendem Material entdeckt

Wissenschaftler gründen neue internationale Forschergruppe zur Entwicklung nachhaltiger chemischer Infrastruktur

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New circular economy package takes shape

The European Commission’s new circular economy package will include fresh legislation on waste, fertilisers, and water reuse, “strong commitments” on Eco-design, strategies for handling plastics and chemicals, and “major” funding for innovation, EurActiv has learnt

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Biobasierte Klebstoffe in der Entwicklung

Bundeslandwirtschaftsministerium fördert Forschung zu Klebstoffen für Holzwerkstoffe und industrielle Anwendungen

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KU Leuven, VIB and Performa Investimentos establish GlobalYeast to deliver superior industrial yeast strains for the production of bio-ethanol and green chemicals

With a a close relationship between science, technology, market and entrepreneurship, GlobalYeast will focus on the Brazilian market and large groups worldwide

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Solazyme expanding: The Digest’s updated 2015 8-Slide Guide

Headquartered in South San Francisco, Solazyme’s renewable products can replace or enhance oils derived from the world’s three existing sources – petroleum, plants and animal fats

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Grüne Technik: “Nager IT” baut die erste faire Computermaus

Fair Electronics - Nager IT leifert Zwischenergebnis zur ersten vollständig fair und umweltfreundlich produzeirten Computermaus

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4 November 20159 September 2021

Sustainable Fuels, Chemicals and Polymers from Sunlight and CO2

Proceedings of the 4^th Conference on CO₂ as Feedstock for Fuels, Chemistry and Polymers now available

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Cutting Out Textile Pollution

Cleaning up one of the world’s dirtiest industries will require new technology and more

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How orange peel and industrial waste could clean mercury from the ocean

Researchers  have created a polymer from industrial waste and orange peels that “literally sucks mercury out of water and soil”

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Global cast polymers market projected to reach US$8987.1 mln by 2020

Demand for cast polymer is expected to increase owing to the high demand from the building, construction & remodeling industry

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Das Garn, das einmal Milch war

The Milky Way: Die Mikrobiologin Anke Domaske aus Hannover produziert aus Restmilch Stoff mit Zukunft

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Novozymes Q3 2015 update: The Digest’s 8-Slide Guide

The company’s business is industrial enzymes, microorganisms, and biopharmaceutical ingredients

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3 November 20155 November 2015

Definition, Calculation and Comparison of the “Biomass Utilization Efficiency (BUE)” of Various Bio-based Chemicals, Polymers and Fuels

nova-paper #8 published

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Definition, Berechnung und Vergleich der Biomasse-Nutzungseffizienz (BUE) verschiedener bio-basierter Chemikalien, Polymere und Kraftstoffe

nova-Papier #8 publiziert

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Open-Bio: Creation of a bio-based products database for public procurement

Present your bio-based products on a new, public information platform

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BGH verweist Biotüten-Urteil zurück

Bundesgerichtshof sieht erhebliche Mängel in der Beweisaufnahme

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Brandschutz beim Bauen mit Holz und Naturbaustoffen verbessern

BMEL wirbt Projektvorschläge ein

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How to make the most of carbon dioxide

Researchers hope to show that using the gas as a raw material could make an impact on climate change

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Determination of environmental hot spots with LCA

nova presents results at this year’s EFIB

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Europe’s leading bioeconomy clusters work together as 3BI

Strategic European partnership supports European companies to access important new markets based on renewable raw materials successfully

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Experts from nova introduced:

This month: Kerstin Iffland, Bio-based Chemistry and Industrial Biotechnology (department: Technology & Markets)

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GFBiochemicals Wins John Sime Award For Most Innovative New Technology

At the European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology and the Bioeconomy (EFIB) in Brussels, GFBiochemicals was presented with the John Sime award by DSM Board member Stephan Tanda

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Final conference of the FIBRA project

Final conference of the FIBRA project entitled “Boosting market share of fibre crops between EU and China” to be held in Brussels, November 23, 2015

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2 November 201529 October 2015

Agreement signed with Flambeau River Papers for the acquisition of their lignin business

Booregaard adds Flambeau’s lignin business to its North American operations

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CO2 aus dem Kraftwerk für die Pflanzenforschung

RWE Power AG und das Forschungszentrum Jülich stellen zukünftige Zusammenarbeit zur CO₂-Wäsche an Pilotanlage des Kraftwerk Niederaußem vor

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BioHub research project reaches successful conclusion with support from Sidel

As the selected representative for the beverage industry, Sidel took part in the recently concluded BioHub® programme, providing support and consulting on packaging issues

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3D gedruckte Objekte aus reiner Zellulose

Schwedische Forscher entwickeln Prozess zum 3D-Druck von Zellulose-Nanofibrillen

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From Seed to Tread:Bridgestone Reveals First Tires Made Entirely of Natural Rubber Components from Company’s Guayule Research Operations

Tires mark next step in understanding guayule’s role in the tire industry

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Seeking Better Biofuels

Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute transform biomass into energy-rich fuel molecules