15 May 201813 May 2018 Sweetwater and Graanul Announce First Commercial Biorefinery Collaboration aiming to build a commercial-scale integrated biorefinery that will produce clean cellulosic sugars and highly pure lignin from local hardwood
11 May 20189 May 2018 Young Pakistan’s scientists use natural resources to giving birth crucial inventions Why orange peels are used to repel off mosquitoes with no harmful effects on the human body
9 May 20189 May 2018 SWEETWOODS Consortium brings together 9 European bio-innovation oriented stakeholders The project receives major EU funding to establish a first-of-a-kind wood fractionation Flagship plant to create new industrial value-chains using sustainable hardwood as a resource
4 May 201826 April 2018 Wood Formation Model To Fuel Progress in Bioenergy, Paper, New Applications The model will speed the process of engineering trees for specific needs in timber, biofuel, pulp, paper and green chemistry applications
20 April 201818 April 2018 Hannover Messe 2018: „Schaufenster Bioökonomie“ Gemeinschaftsstand von BioPro, FNR und PTJ mit Einblick in nachhaltige, biobasierte Forschungsthemen
18 April 201817 April 2018 Glues, vanilla and aerospace. Lignin becomes a reality Unlocking the potential of lignin, to replace fossil-based materials, has been a focus for Stora Enso for a number of years
3 April 201828 March 2018 Who are the winners of the 2018 Bio-Based World News Awards? After a two month process, our panel of independent industry expert judges carefully deliberated and decided our shortlist and winners
26 March 201822 March 2018 Stora Enso Wins Bio-Based Product of the Year for Lineo by Stora Enso Made from versatile wood-based raw material lignin, Lineo can be used in a range of applications instead of fossil-based materials
15 March 201813 March 2018 Shortlist Announced: Bio-Based World News Innovation Awards 2018 Winners will be announced on Tuesday 20th March at World Bio Markets 2018 in Amsterdam
The promising future of microalgae: current status, challenges, and optimization of a sustainable and renewable industry for biofuels, feed, and other products Microalgae are tiny factories and renewable, sustainable and economical sources of biofuels, bioactive medicinal products and food ingredients
14 March 201812 March 2018 Wood Stronger Than Most Metals University of Maryland research previously made a range of emerging technologies out of nanocellulose related materials
Holz als natürlicher Nanowerkstoff Geplantes 70 Stockwerke hohes Gebäude soll nur noch außen mit Stahl verstärkt werden, innen sollen sämtliche tragenden Teile aus Holz bestehen
13 March 20189 March 2018 Big Bioeconomy Challenges – Part 2 In this series of articles we will discuss some of the global challenges that the bioeconomy provides solutions for
8 March 20188 September 2018 Auf der Suche nach dem biobasierten heiligen Gral – ist das Ergebnis in Europa das gleiche wie in den USA? Die US-Regierung und die EU versuchen vorherzusagen, welches die vielversprechendste biobasierte Chemikalie ist
6 March 201829 April 2019 Breakthrough technologies for a sustainable mushroom industry New biorefinery project to recover used mushroom compost is now halfway to success
28 February 201826 February 2018 The new bioenergy research center: building on ten years of success US biofuels centre to develop sustainable alternatives to transportation fuels and products currently derived from petroleum
Lignin Challenge 1.0 Alberta Innovates invites proposals for funding under Lignin Challenge 1.0, a sub-program of Alberta Bio Future
21 February 201820 February 2018 DowDuPont boss: Merger will speed up innovation to face farming challenges ‘quickly’ Green NGOs have warned about agro-chemical company mergers, saying that they will deliver 70% of the sector into the hands of three giant merged companies
20 February 201816 February 2018 TU-Studenten gewinnen Kleber aus Stroh Projekt Bioraffinerie 2021 –Harburger Uni und tesa arbeiten gemeinsam daran, pflanzliche Abfälle in Klebstoff nutzbar zu machen
19 February 201815 February 2018 Stora Enso launches bio-based lignin as renewable replacement for oil-based phenolic materials The launch of LineoTM by Stora Enso is another important step on the way to replacing fossil-based materials with renewable solutions. Lineo is available to companies seeking more sustainable, bio-based alternatives
Stora Enso launches lignin-based phenol Stora Enso has been producing lignin at industrial scale since 2015 at its Sunila pulp mill in Finland
16 February 201814 February 2018 10 Years After: Advanced Biofuels’ Status, Opportunities and Challenges Dr. Lorenz Bauer, Ph.D., Member Lee Enterprises Consulting, will be speaking at the ABLC 2018 conference in Washington DC
15 February 201813 February 2018 UMD Researchers Create Super Wood Stronger Than Most Metals By removing the wood’s lignin and heat compressing, wood’s fibers are pressed together so tightly that they can form strong hydrogen bonds
Going Green and Cold: Biosurfactants from Low-Temperature Environments to Biotechnology Applications The cryosphere is becoming more easily accessible to scientific expeditions and is predicted to fuel the discovery of novel natural products
12 February 20189 February 2018 Meridian Waste Solutions’ Attis Innovations Reports Strong Performance Results for its Bio-Based Composite Focused on Conversion of Biomass into Low Cost, High Performance Materials
9 February 20187 February 2018 A step towards independence from fossil resources Lignin is a real alternative to fossil resources in the manufacture of primers and adhesives
Ein Schritt in die Unabhängigkeit von fossilen Rohstoffen Lignin ist eine echte Alternative zu fossilen Rohstoffen bei der Herstellung von Grundierungen oder Klebstoffen
8 February 20186 February 2018 Advanced Biofuels: Now? Later? Never? By Terry J. Mazanec, PhD, Lee Enterprises Consulting - Special to The Digest
6 February 20182 February 2018 Tennessee Startup Awarded Competitive Grant from the National Science Foundation to turn Waste into Plastic New start-up awarded grant to develop new biodegradable plastics from lignin
2 February 201816 February 2018 Biobasierte Materialien – Werkstoffe und Textilien Ob Mais, Holz, Wiesengras, Löwenzahn oder Zuckerrohr – die Rohstoffbasis von Biomaterialien ist ebenso groß wie ihre Anwendungsmöglichkeiten. Das Dossier beleuchtet die Bandbreite existierender Biomaterialien und ihre Einsatzgebiete
31 January 201830 January 2018 Glucan Biorenewables: The Digest’s 2018 5-Minute Guide Short-term goals for the Company include plans to deliver a reliable source of furfural at competitive prices
26 January 201819 January 2018 Alkol BioTech to supply cane feedstock to BRD The first crop it is developing is EUnergyCane, a sugarcane variety
24 January 201823 January 2018 Expert View: Bio-based, not just a ‘buzz word’ for the European pulp and paper industry, it goes to the roots of who we are European pulp and paper industry is one of the few mainstream industries who work with a raw material which is renewable, recyclable and fossil free
Biome’s CEO Paul Mines: ‘UK bioeconomy is part of the solution to eliminating plastic waste’ With Brexit looming, the UK has been setting its own course on plastic and plastic waste, calls for increased focus on more sustainable plastics
17 January 201812 January 2018 USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture Invests in Integrated Biorefinery Optimization NIFA has invested in a range of projects to expand the regional biofuel and bioproduct industries
11 January 20189 January 2018 Enabling Commercial Scale Biorefineries in Europe Lignocellulosic feedstock will soon become a key strategic resource for chemical intermediates
Bacteria Use Multiple Enzymes to Degrade Plant Biomass Nature demonstrates how bacteria degrade lignin and provides better understanding to make biofuels
8 January 20187 January 2018 Alkol Biotech and BRD, the commercialization partner in the BIOFOREVER Consortium, sign a LOI for sustainable biomass sourcing in Europe UK based company is able to provide European-grown canes to any biotechnology project in the continent
22 December 201720 December 2017 Earth Institute: The Truth About Bioplastics Bioplastics are often touted as being eco-friendly, but do they live up to the hype?
15 December 201713 December 2017 Geht es auch ohne Öl? BMBF will „Technologie-Initiative Bioraffinerien“ mit bis zu 15 Mio. EUR fördern
14 December 201712 December 2017 Österreich: Biokunststoffe als nachhaltige Zukunftslösung? Stakeholderdialog Biobased Industry widmete sich dieses Jahr schwerpunktmäßig dem Kunststoff
Mild treatment of biomass yields valuable building blocks for green fuels and products ECN has developed a mild fractionation process, FabiolaTM , which has a large potential for improving the cost-effective pretreatment of biomass
12 December 20178 December 2017 Report of Biorizon’s Annual Event 2017: from the lab to piloting €10m Euro deal signed to accelerate bio-aromatic development
11 December 20177 December 2017 Grüne Chemie: Polyurethane mit Synthesebausteinen aus Lignin Forscher entwickeln im Projekt „Lignoplast“ Verfahren und Anwendungsmöglichkeiten für verschiedene Lignintypen bis zum Pilotmaßstab
1 December 201729 November 2017 Hanf: Die grüne Lösung für unsere Plastiksucht Legalisierung des Anbaus von Nutzhanf lässt in den USA neue wirtschaftliche Möglichkeiten für diese vielseitige Pflanze entstehen
27 November 201723 November 2017 Greener Biomass Utilization Depolymerization and conversion of biopolymers into useful materials using ionic liquids as reaction systems is a relatively new approach
22 November 201717 November 2017 Sweetwater Energy introduces Ligning-Based activated Carbon to Market Biomass conversion technology produces the first-ever native lignin that can be easily carbonized
21 November 201717 November 2017 New routes to renewables: Sandia speeds transformation of biofuel waste into wealth The team’s findings could help transform the economics of making fuels and other products from domestically grown renewable sources
20 November 201716 November 2017 Aus Holz wird Hightech Aus Holz wertvolle chemische Verbindungen gewinnen, seine Eignung als Baumaterial verbessern und die Bewirtschaftung von Wäldern optimieren
17 November 201715 November 2017 VTT to develop new enzymes found in India’s wildfire-prone areas for biorefineries An EU and nationally funded project led by VTT is looking to study whether they are capable of breaking down agricultural waste better than commercial enzymes