23 October 201520 October 2015 DuPont and Quad County Corn Processors Sign Multi Year Enzyme Supply Contract for Cellulosic Biofuel Deal Enables Unique Corn Fiber Process to Maximize Profitability and Sustainability
The airlines: who’s doing what in aviation biofuels? Who’s a Major Player, who’s a Pioneer, who’s committed, who’s monitoring the space as a stakeholder? We look at 45 airlines and their efforts in bringing low-carbon fuels to the marketplace
Epicerol® Wins JEC Innovation Award in Singapore Solvay’s Epicerol® has won the JEC Asia 2015 Innovation Award for ‘Bio-based ECH for more sustainable epoxy resins'
New crystal captures carbon from humid gas A new material with micropores might be a way to fight climate change
Carbon dioxide sees the light Collaborators in Spain and Germany have built a microreactor that uses visible light to drive a reaction that turns carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide – an important chemical building block
22 October 201520 October 2015 Production-scale R + D projects for WPC compounds and their processing battenfeld-cincinnati and Kompetenzzentrum Holz (Wood K plus) extend research cooperation agreement for a further eight years
F+E-Projekte für WPC Rezepturen und deren Verarbeitung im Produktionsmaßstab battenfeld-cincinnati und Kompetenzzentrum Holz verlängern Forschungs-Kooperation um weitere acht Jahre
New family of chemical structures can effectively remove CO2 from gas mixtures A newly discovered family of chemical structures, published in Nature, could increase the value of biogas and natural gas that contains carbon dioxide
Aalto University awarded The European Paper Recycling Award 2015 The Ioncell-F process is based on the use of a so-called ionic liquid to dissolve cellulosic waste material without the addition of toxic chemicals
Toyota-Premiere: Angela Merkel erlebte auf der IAA das erste Wasserstoff-Serienauto Rund 550 Kilometer Reichweite komplett ohne Schadstoffemissionen: Toyota produziert die weltweit erste Brennstoffzellen-Serienlimousine
Nachhaltigkeit: zwischen Theorie und Praxis Wann sind Herstellung und Anwendung eines Kunststoffs oder einer anderen Substanz überhaupt nachhaltig?
Microbead bans moving forward in states, counties With Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature early this month, California is the latest state to ban the sale of products containing plastic microbeads under what lawmakers there boast is the most stringent legislation to date
Arno van de Ven appointed Senior Vice President Innovation at Stora EnsoBiomaterials Stora Enso welcomes Arno van de Ven as Senior Vice President, Innovation in its Biomaterials division
Bio-inspirierte Lösungen für einstellbare Haftung in feuchter Umgebung EU-Projekt BioSmartTrainee gestartet
TerraVerdae Makes Major Strides in Commercializing its Line of PHA Biomaterial Products Major milestones in scale up at facilities in Edmonton, Alberta and Wilton, UK this summer demonstrateTerraVerdae's progress toward commercial deployment
Kohlendioxid fangen mit ultraporösem Material Amerikanische Wissenschaftler nutzen extrem poröse Molekularstrukturen zur Umwandlung von Kohlendioxid in Kohlenmonoxid
Metabolix to Present New Findings on Multifunctional Benefits of PHA Biopolymers in PVC Applications Vinyltec 2015 Presentation Identifies Significant Performance and Economic Benefits of PHA Biopolymers as Additives for PVC
Treibstoffe aus der Luft Kanada: Feierlicher Auftakt zur Erzeugung von klimaneutralen Brennstoffen aus Kohlendioxid
Bioplastic for the toy industry In its JELUPLAST® bioplastic the German company JELU-WERK offers the toy industry a material that combines the advantages of wood and plastic for the first time
Biokunststoff für die Spielzeugbranche Mit dem Biokunststoff JELUPLAST® bietet das deutsche Unternehmen JELU-WERK der Spielzeugbranche einen Werkstoff, der erstmals die Vorteile von Holz und Kunststoff in sich vereint
20 October 201516 October 2015 Viability of Aviation Biofuels Remains Distant, Say Experts Report considers hydrotreated esters and fatty acids (HEFA) made from vegetable oil the only option immediately available
Avery Dennison Introduces Bio-based PE Film for Label Applications Converters can substitute conventional PE for a bio-based PE label film without investing in new machinery
Linde develops a new production process for synthesis gas New process enables energy-efficient, low-emission synthesis gas production with economical industrial-scale use of CO2 as feedstock
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
CIRFS unveils latest report on global man-made fibres sector 47th edition summary of all available information about this dynamic and growing industry
Efficient processes for the production of biokerosene and chemical intermediates Algae cultivation center opened at the Ludwig Bölkow Campus
Effiziente Verfahren zur Produktion von Biokerosin und chemischen Wertstoffen Algentechnikum auf dem Ludwig Bölkow Campus eröffnet
Saubere Kosmetik für saubere Umwelt Fraunhofer IWM entwickelt biobasierte Ersatzmaterialien für Mikroplastik
Caskets to die for Marieke Havermans, a Dutch entrepreneur, is fast taking the idiom "from cradle to grave” to an entirely new level.
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
Bioeconomy: Circular by Nature Bio-based Industries Consortium position paper and article on circular economy
Neue Partnerschaft für Kunststoffe aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen: Covestro und Reverdia entwickeln biobasiertes TPU Verbesserung des Kohlenstoff-Fußabdrucks entlang der Prozesskette
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
FKuR Polymers at Fakuma 2015 Compounding company puts customer solutions at the center of its activities
FKuR Polymers auf der Fakuma 2015 Neu gegründeter Compoundierer stellt Kundennutzen in den Mittelpunkt
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
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
