15 August 20199 August 2019 Synthetic biology enables protein origami Engineers find new way to create single-chain protein nanostructures using synthetic biology and protein-assembly techniques
Panasonic develops resin material with more than 50% plant content Panasonic vacuum cleaner made from bio-based materials
5 Minutes With… Joško Bobanović from Sofinnova Partners “In theory, the beauty about synthetic biology is that everything is possible. It allows us to design things without going through the classical disciplines like chemistry or physics.”
CCU in Rahmen- und Containerbauweise ist marktreif Die Kohlenstoffabscheidung und -Nutzung ist industriell verfügbarer Stand der Technik geworden
14 August 20199 August 2019 Stora Enso evaluates expansion in Wood Products The capital expenditure is estimated to be approximately EUR 90 million
Coffee-loving Aussies finding ways to innovate with coffee grounds Once a beer-swilling land of jolly swagmen, Australia has embraced the southern European coffee culture like few other nations
Start-up grows palm oil alternative for skin care in a lab Boston-based technology start-up, C16 Bioscience, has developed a lab-grown alternative to palm oil
Renewable jet fuel from air The aviation industry is an emitter of CO2 and air travel continues to increase. Unlike cars, airplanes cannot switch to electric or hydrogen propulsion in the short-term
Now available: Trilon® M Max based on renewable resources Taking sustainability of chelating agents to the next level
Trilon® M Max jetzt auch auf Basis nachwachsender Rohstoffe erhältlich Nachhaltigkeit von biologisch abbaubaren Komplexbildnern weiter gesteigert
13 August 20198 August 2019 ‘Keep your hands off’ bamboo coffee cups, German consumer group warns Makers of bamboo cups claim their products are reusable and ecologically friendly. German consumer group Stiftung Warentest tested 12 brands of bamboo-based containers and argues that it's best to avoid them
Bambus-Becher sondern Melamin und Formaldehyd ab Ein Test stellt Mehrwegtassen aus Bambus ein schlechtes Zeugnis aus: Aus manchen lösen sich bedenkliche Stoffe in den Kaffee. Doch es geht offenbar auch anders
More and More People Are Swapping Out Plastic Straws for Coconut Leaves Thanks to Café’s Facebook Post A café in the Philippines is inspiring thousands of people around the world to replace their plastic straws with a more eco-friendly alternative
Cebuano to showcase bioplastic made out of mango peelings and seaweed This bioplastic is robust and flexible and can mimic the mechanical strength of the conventional plastic
Lidl in Northern Ireland are selling sustainable underwear made from SEAWEED This is the next step in sustainable fashion - sustainable undies!
Neste appoints Thorsten Lange Executive Vice President, Renewable Aviation, and Member of the Neste Executive Committee He will join Neste on February 2020, at the latest, and will report to President and CEO Peter Vanacker
12 August 20199 September 2021 nova Session “Technology of the Future: Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU)” – Renewable Carbon for kerosene, naphtha, chemicals and polymers With guest speakers from Nordic Blue Crude, IASA and RWTH Aachen University
ExxonMobil and Global Thermostat to Advance Breakthrough Atmospheric Carbon Capture Technology Technology removes carbon dioxide from industrial sources and the atmosphere
Bio-based solvent helping develop uk’s first industrial-scale car battery recycling project According to the IEA, the global electric car fleet exceeded 5.1 million in 2018 and is estimated to reach at least 130 million by 2030
EUBP’s policy recommendations to use sound LCAs as a basis for policy formulation European Bioplastics (EUBP) has put together a paper outlining challenges in using LCA methodology to evaluate innovative technologies
The EU needs rules on chemicals in coffee cups, straws and other paper food packaging, consumer test shows 76 samples of printed paper or board food packaging, such as coffee cups, paper straws, printed napkins and grocery products were tested
First algo-solar complex in the world financed by Rivage Investment €26 million investment to help fund France's largest premium spirulina production plant and meet worldwide demand
9 August 20194 August 2019 3F BIO secures €17m backing from European Commission for first integrated bio-based protein biorefinery Flagship grant awarded for first-of-its-kind zero-waste biorefinery to produce proteins for food from low-cost sustainable feedstocks
Neste hosts foundation stone ceremony for Singapore expansion Neste’s target is to start up the new production line in Singapore during the first half of 2022
Scientists take step toward more efficient fuel refinement processes The process is indirect due to how selective alkanes are when reacting to the hydroxyl catalysts
Ikea stoppt Verkauf von Bambusbechern – EU prüft Gesundheitsrisiko Lange galten sie als besonders nachhaltig, inzwischen mehren sich Zweifel an der Ökobilanz von Bambusgeschirr
8 August 20194 August 2019 An exclusive interview with Colleen May, President of Cargill’s Bioindustrial Group In this exclusive interview, Colleen May, tells us what is the bioeconomy from her company’s point of view and what are Cargill’s next steps in the green chemistry
Here Comes the Sun – Sunliquid Tech: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Clariant Clariant offered this illuminating overview of their sunliquid technology at ABLC 2019 in Washington, D.C.
Nicht Plastik, Zigarettenkippen sind der häufigste Abfall Jährlich gelangen 4,5 Billionen Kippen in die Umwelt und schädigen, neben allen anderen negativen Folgen des Rauchens, Mikroorganismen, Tiere und Pflanzen
Solar energy becomes biofuel without solar cells Researchers at Uppsala University have successfully produced microorganisms that can efficiently produce the alcohol butanol using carbon dioxide and solar energy
A catalyst for sustainable methanol The technology makes it possible to recycle CO2 and produce methanol from it
Katalysator für nachhaltiges Methanol Die Technologie ermöglicht, CO2 zu rezyklieren und daraus Methanol herzustellen
7 August 20194 August 2019 Neste appoints Mercedes Alonso as Executive Vice President, Renewable Polymers and Chemicals, and member of the Neste Executive Committee Mercedes Alonso will transfer to Neste from LyondellBasell
Wie die Natur Wasserstoff produzierende Enzyme baut Das Herzstück des biologischen Katalysators wird erst im letzten Schritt eingeschleust – Der Vorgang ist komplex
Norfolk farmer diversifies income and boosts soil health with Miscanthus Norfolk farmer, Adam Brewer, is planning for the future by diversifying his income and looking after his soils with Miscanthus
Zementindustrie als Rohstofflieferant für reFuels – Flughafen Stuttgart möglicher Abnehmer Verkehrsministerium und Zementindustrie vereinbaren Machbarkeitsstudien zur Herstellung synthetischer Kraftstoffe
6 August 20195 August 2019 UK launches fund to help create plastic packaging from plants The UK government has announced plans to invest £60 million to help fight the battle against single-use plastics and develop new forms of packaging
UK calls for evidence on standards for bio-based and biodegradable plastics UK businesses are expected to jointly invest up to £149 million, alongside a £60 million government investment, to help fight the global battle against single-use plastics
Lavazza unveils compostable coffee pods Eco Caps, which will cost about £4 for 16, will go on sale in November
U.S. policy uncertainty forces closure of 2nd biodiesel plant this month: Now, REG’s New Boston plant feels the axe The tax credit issue
Sustainable nappies for eco-friendly generations Biodegradable nappies and sanitary pads could reduce the burden that fossil-based plastic litter puts on nature
Statt Plastikfolie: Verkaufsstart für essbaren Überzug für Lebensmittel in Europa In der EU kommen Obst und Gemüse mit einem essbaren Überzug auf den Markt. Absolut unbedenklich, lautet das Urteil der Behörden
5 August 201931 July 2019 France bans palm oil from biofuels UFOP: German government should also rule out palm oil now
Frankreich verbannt Palmöl aus Biokraftstoffen Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen (UFOP) fordert die Bundesregierung auf nach französischem Vorbild Palmöl baldmöglichst auszuschließen
Could genomics turn pulp’s ‘black liquor’ into consumer goods UBC research designed to turn ‘black liquor’—a by-product of pulp and paper manufacture—into consumer goods has received funding from Genome BC and the BC Pulp and Paper Bio-Alliance
nova Session “Technology of the Future: Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU)” – Renewable Carbon for kerosene, naphtha, chemicals and polymers
