26 August 201425 August 2014 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
NRDC report helps guide major fuel buyers to sustainable biofuels procurement Plant-based fuel options to boost large fuel consumers “green” credentials and sustainability efforts
Gasification of oil palm biomass to produce clean producer gas for heat and power generation New technology to produce clean gas in one step
Bamboo sprouts up in the concrete jungle Researchers want to see city skylines filled with buildings made of bamboo
20 August 201419 August 2014 World class engineering and construction group invests in innovative biopolymer manufacturer Meredian Inc. After eight months of studying and designing the facility, Perry-McCall invests in Meredian
A design with SK Chemicals’ eco-friendly material received favorable response from International Design Excellence Award Kudos for Ecojun’s Public Capsule
Biopolymer manufacturer Meredian Inc. unveils two new videos to showcase their product and process Meredian unveils new videos to educate about the benefits of biodegradable plastics
Enhancing biofuel yields from biomass with novel new method UC Riverside engineers develop versatile platform technology to produce biofuels more efficiently
Copper foam turns CO2 into useful chemicals Scientists at Brown University’s Center for Capture and Conversion of CO2 discovered copper foam as providing a new way of converting excess CO2
19 August 201418 August 2014 Dr Woo turns microalgae into succinic acid Korea Institute of Science and Technology presented breakthrough in the technology for utilising microalgae
117 Kilogramm Kunststoff verbraucht jeder Bundesbürger durchschnittlich pro Jahr BMEL-Zahl der Woche veranschaulicht Zahlen zu ungenutzten Möglichkeiten
Nexant Launches Biorenewable Insights New subscription program analyzes next-generation biorenewable technologies
Chinese breakthrough on bio based PTT fibres Addition of fumaric acid increasing the production intensity of PDO
Pilot project turns wastewater to bioplastic Sewage treatment plant in Brussels uses bacteria to create plastic polymers
18 August 201416 August 2014 Like cling wrap, new biomaterial can coat tricky burn wounds and block out infection Scientists from Japan present nanosheets out of a biodegradable PLLA at ACS Meeting
UK University research turning waste paper into bioplastics Sugars found in the paper waste can help to replace traditional processes based on fossil fuels
DYADIC and CIMV enter into collaboration to commercialize second generation biofuel technology Collaboration to develop more efficient, environmentally low impact biofuels and bio-based chemicals
Patagonia sharing proprietary biorubber to advance sustainable surf industry New guayule-based wetsuits moving to 100 percent biorubber
University of Minnesota’s Center for Sustainable Polymers receives $20 million National Science Foundation grant to pioneer next generation of plastics
NatureWorks Interviewed by SpecialChem4Bio Mr. Steve Davies, Director of Public Affairs at NatureWorks, agreed to answer some questions regarding past evolution, trends and challenges for bio-based industry and bioplastics
15 August 201414 August 2014 Buzz of BIO to recognize the most innovative companies at the 2014 BIO Investor Forum™ Ten biotechs will be nominated in each of two categories – Early Stage Entrepreneurs and Late Stage Leaders
USDA says it will protect sugar in trade negotiations USDA is required to operate the program within the parameters designed by Congress
“BAUnatour“ informiert über Bauen und Wohnen mit nachwachsenden Rohstoffen Auftakt der Tour 2014 auf Fehmarn
