29 August 201428 August 2014 Water leads to chemical that gunks up biofuels production Study shows water trips up key chemical reactions that turn plants into fuels, provides scientific principles that can speed up biofuel development
A bug’s leaf Leaf-cutter ant fungus gardens transform during biomass degradation—findings give bioenergy-relevant information
28 August 201427 August 2014 4 Minutes with…Marc Verbruggen, CEO, NatureWorks CEO of NatureWorks about Ingeo, a bio-plastic (PLA) made from plants
Clariant to offer certified palm-based materials Gendorf first plant of BU Industrial & Consumer Specialties to be RSPO certified
Canola genome sequence reveals evolutionary ‘love triangle’ Genome of canola published in the journal Science
Rapsgenom entschlüsselt Einzigartiger Einblick in die evolutionären Prozesse der Artentstehung – Forschergruppe der Universität Gießen an internationalem Genomsequenzierungsprojekt beteiligt
Preisträger für vorbildliche Holzverwendung in Nordrhein-Westfalen stehen fest Die Fachjury des Kommunalwettbewerbs HolzProKlima in NRW drei Gewinner ermittelt
27 August 201411 March 2016 Chinese breakthrough on bio based PTT fibres China Technical Textile watch by Oliver Haiqing Hua
New market research projects strong growth for lactic acid Global Trends & Forecasts to 2019 by Markets and Markets
Collaboration between Eastman and Helian Polymers brings innovation to 3D printing Proprietary polymer will offer superior strength, processing and aesthetics
„Advanced Biomass Value“: Schmier-, Bau- und Flugkraftstoffe aus Algen und Ölhefen Verbundprojekt-Zwischenbilanz: Geeignete Algenstämme und Ölhefen wurden gefunden und erzielen gute Ergebnisse
Weg vom Erdöl, hin zum Mais: Biobasiertes Elastan – so funktioniert‘s Immer mehr Kunden stellen Fragen hinsichtlich der Umweltverträglichkeit ihrer Produkte. Insbesondere die Bekleidungsindustrie steht dabei im Fokus.
ASU professor studies impact of increased sugarcane production New project to focus on Brazil, India and South Africa to improve resource efficiency and resilience to climate uncertainty
Turning waste from rice, parsley and other foods into biodegradable "Direct Transformation of Edible Vegetable Waste into Bioplastics"
Forschungsprogramm Bioökonomie: 11 Projekte an der Universität Stuttgart Von Biogas bis Mikroalgen - Forschungsstrategie will Bioökonomie in Wertschöpfungskreisläufen und als Gesamtsystem betrachten
Research programme Bio-Economy: 11 projects at the University Stuttgart From biogas to micro algae - strategy quintessence is to observe the bio-economy in value added cycles and as a total system
Bioökonomie im Alltag: Wo heute schon Bioökonomie drinsteckt Film geht auf Entdeckungsreise in Küche, Bad, Wohnzimmer und Garage
26 August 201425 August 2014 MBP Trading SA is getting certified according to the RSB Scheme Company providing services and expertise in by-product collection to a wide range of industries
ASA urges action on pending biotech approvals for nine soybean products in letters to USTR, EU Commission Groups complained that no authorizations have been issued since November 2013
Noch zu teuer: Bio-Kunststoff wartet auf Durchbruch am Markt Technik setzt sich am Markt dennoch durch
1. Fachtagung “Naturfaserverstärkte Kunststoffe”- Anwendungen, Innovationen und Trends am 4. November 2014, Institut für Verbundwerkstoffe GmbH, Kaiserslautern
Irish scientists aim to use seaweed to sustainably create bioplastics Right now, the production of these materials requires food stuffs like corn, wheat, sugar beets, and sugar cane
Trending Science: Cigarette filters for clean energy storage What if we could dreadful cigarette butts change into something really useful?
FTI to urge govt to back soft loans to support bioplastics NatureWorks PLA investment in Thailand to require subsidies?
EU-Forschungsnetzwerk im Bereich Forst und Holz fördert 23 Projekte WoodWisdom-Net+: 4. Aufruf zur Beteiligung an Forschungsarbeit erfolgreich durchgeführt
Solar fuels as generated by nature German scientists provided blueprint for synthetic systems that could store sunlight energy in chemical energy carriers
Effiziente Produktion von Wasserstoff durch Algen Wissensbasierte Veränderung der Elektronentransferwege hat Potential Wasserstoffproduktion zu steigern
25 August 20142 September 2014 Einladung zum Workshop: Vom Gärprodukt zum Holzwerkstoff – eine innovative Verwendung von Gärprodukten 9. September 2014, 10.00 - 16:00 Uhr, Tagungszentrum Maternushaus, Kardinal-Frings-Straße 1-3, 50668 Köln
DOE aims new program to cut cost of algal biofuels and bioproducts by up to 50% by 2019 BETO’s 2019 projected state of technology for the cost of algal biofuels is modeled at about $7 per gallon without valuable co-products
DuPont Pioneer to build $35 million soybean research facility at Stine Haskell Research Center New, automated greenhouses including a soybean plant movement system to increase research efficiency
Cheap hand scraped bamboo floorings recently unveiled by BambooIndustry.com New items are made with recycled bamboo and HDPE
Do Meredian biodegradable plastics meet the nirvana standard of ‘Green’? The six levels of biodegradable vs. the seven levels of recyclable
Ökovänling: E-Bike mit Holzrahmen von Protanium Neuheit aus PEFC-zertifiziertem Sperrholz mit 2-Gang Automatikschaltung kommt 2015
Resin Trade chooses Duo UK as first UK producer of sugarcane PE bags Resin Trade to distribute Braskem's Green PE in the UK and Ireland
JELU: Bioplastic for board manufacture JELUPLAST® product group consists of food-safe polypropylene (PP) and wood fibres
JELU: Biokunststoff für die Herstellung von Platten JELUPLAST® besteht aus lebensmittelechtem Polypropylen (PP) und Holzfasern
Metabolix Q2 results show commercial progress in PHA products Metabolix to require significant additional financing in 2015
Ein halb-künstliches Blatt ist schneller als die Photosynthese Proteine ersetzen Silizium – RUB-Forscher mit „Very Important Paper“
22 August 201421 August 2014 Palm, soy oil prices ‘to recover from’ 5-year lows Additional price losses in vegetable oils are very limited, German-based Oil World said
Weizen, Mais und Soja – Nahrung trotz Spekulation billiger Lediglich „in einzelnen Sektoren kann es in der Europäischen Union zu Marktdruck kommen."
‘Big Green’ lobby wants to cut 2 of 3 forestry oversight branches U.S. Forest Service declined to endorse FSC standards over those of the SFI and ATFS
Hopes for algae biodiesel are fading How we’ve been putting a lot of false hope into algae as a “sustainable” savior for liquid fuels
Neue bioinspirierte Materialien für innovative Anwendungen „Bioinspired Materials Engineering“ beleuchtet Grundlagen und mögliche Verfahren
Lemongrass fiber as lost circulation material in drilling fluid Researchers investigating properties of lemongrass fibers to help prevent fluid circulation problems
An der natürlichen Quelle solarer Brennstoffe Max-Planck-Forscher wollen nach Vorbild der Fotosynthese künstliche Systeme zur lichtinduzierten Wasserspaltung entwickeln
21 August 201420 August 2014 Plastics from sugar beets Cosun and Philips cooperation project to develop new biobased high-grade plastics for example coffee machines and vacuum cleaners
Could bio-plastic be the answer to bottle woes? Scientists are looking at making polymers out of organic waste - with no petroleum needed
