14 December 20169 September 2021 SynBio reinvents Photosynthesis with artificial CO2-fixing Pathway Team leader of CETCH project, Tobias Erb, succeeded in isolating a very efficient CO2-fixing enzyme
Bio-Schmierstoffe aus Frittenfett Berliner Materialforscher haben ein enzymatisches Verfahren zur Herstellung von Schmierstoffen aus Altfett entwickelt. Der neue Bio-Schmierstoff basiert auf Frittenfett und ist biologisch abbaubar
UMass Amherst Chemical Engineers Lead Team that Boosts Valuable Chemical p-xylene Production from Biomass Researchers developed new method that generates a 97 percent yield and uses biomass feedstocks
We Really Do Mean “Drop-in”: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to Gevo Overview on the company that developed an industrial scale yeast biocatalyst to produce isobutanol without typical byproducts
Leaf Resources, Novozymes in biomass-to-sugars collaboration Glycerine to economically produce cellulosic sugars
Minnesota n-butanol plant comes online The plant has already made its first customer shipment and facility operations are going well so far
13 December 20169 September 2021 Did you know that carbon dioxide can be used as raw material for plastics? 5th Conference on CO2 with record attendance
New Publication: Handbook of Commercial Bio-based Chemicals Objective is to concentrate on the approaches to achieving commercially viable processes, and to evaluating the chances of bio-products to compete with petrochemical materials
Suez and Total partner to recycle cooking oil into biofuel Signature of a 10-year agreement to increase the amount of used cooking oil collected by 20% and supply the La Mède biorefinery in France
Tetra Pak gets closer to fully renewable packaging goal with new aseptic carton World's first aseptic carton package to receive the highest class of Vinçotte certification for its 80% content of renewable materials
Tetra Pak nähert sich mit neuem aseptischem Karton dem Ziel, Verpackungen zu 100 Prozent aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen zu fertigen Weltweit erste aseptische Kartonverpackung erhält mit 80% Anteil an nachwachsenden Rohstoffen die höchste Vinçotte-Zertifizierung
Who is afraid of the bioeconomy? Election of Donald Trump at the US presidency will be a strong brake in the development of the bioeconomy
The Emerging Bioeconomy Ecosystems Leaf Resources and Novozymes collaboration to further increase the yields and efficiency with Leaf Resources’ innovative biomass conversion technology
Chinese firm gives tentative green light to Kemi biorefinery The CEO of the company's Finnish subsidiary says that next year will bring a final decision – and hopefully a groundbreaking for the billion-euro facility in northern Finland
12 December 201611 August 2020 Depolymerizing lignin and making it pay – now, soon, never? Lignin developed from residue that was only useful as a fuel for producing cellulose into a sustainable and very satisfactory alternative to fossil fuels
Leaf Resources and Novozymes launch biomass-to-sugars collaboration Novozymes bringing its expertise in biotechnology to customize its broad portfolio of robust, high-yielding enzymes to the GLYCELL process
Commission under fire over post-2020 biofuels targets EWABA suggests that Commission's proposal for a new Renewable Energy Directive can still be improved during its legislative passage
Grüner Gegenentwurf – Biokunststoffe bieten nicht nur ökologische Vorteile EU prüft Verbot von oxo-Additive enthaltenden Kunststoff-Tragetaschen und unterstützt Standardisierung und Einsatz kompostierbarer Produkte
Would You Feel Sexy Wearing Eau de Extinction? Synthetic biologists seek to make perfumes from extinct trees and flowers
Biomass-Fed Chemical Process Projects, 2016 All projects using biomass to manufacture a product and all process projects fed an intermediate produced from biomass are included in the database
9 December 20167 December 2016 Christophe Schilling talks to Il Bioeconomista An exclusive interview with the CEO of Genomatica
INEOS Compounds announced today that it has entered into a licence agreement with Resysta International GmbH The Resysta ARF will initially be manufactured at the INEOS Compounds site in Sins, Switzerland, to respond to the growing demand from European customers
INEOS Compounds gab heute den Abschluss eines Lizenzvertrags mit der Resysta International GmbH bekannt Resysta ARF soll am INEOS Compounds-Standort in der Schweiz hergestellt werden, um wachsender Europäischer Nachfrage zu begegnen
University researchers make new discovery in plastics Innovative method could remove current limitations, allows creation of new kind of biodegradable cellulose-based plastic
IfBB-Webinar zur Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung von biobasierten Kunststoffen am 14.12. Fortsetzung der Webinarreihe „Biowerkstoffe im Fokus“, Teil 4
The Bioeconomy in a World Without Carbon Pollution Scientist concludes that, with smart land use strategies, the bioeconomy need not be a zero-sum game
Viessmann Gruppenunternehmen MicrobEnergy erhält Sonderpreis der Deutschen Gaswirtschaft Biologische Methanisierung liefert hochwertiges Methan, das direkt ohne Nachreinigung ins Erdgasnetz eingespeist werden kann
8 December 20167 December 2016 Green Biologics receives USDA Certification Renewable Specialty Chemicals Company receives Certification Under USDA BioPreferred® Program
CocoPallet: grow in niches and compete on price, says Michiel Vos Young dutch company working with improved Wageningen UR technology won several prizes on its sustainable product
5 minutes with… Alex Baker, COO of Leaf Resources Emily O’Dowd speaks with COO of Leaf Resources, an Australian firm, which look to cellulosic feedstocks as next generation biomaterials
FKuR Polymers expands portfolio with new TPE and Bio-TPE grades New bio-based TPEs contain high to very high proportions of renewable raw materials
FKuR Polymers erweitert Portfolio um TPE- und neue Bio-TPE-Typen Neue biobasierte TPE enthalten hohe bis sehr hohe Anteile an nachwachsenden Rohstoffen
Glycerin as Anti-Freeze Agent for Coal Many biodiesel producers questioning to rely on a market associated with the coal industry
Brazil expected to release first variety of GMO sugarcane in 2017 Sugarcane Technology Center aims releasing between March and June
7 December 20169 September 2021 Future of CO2-based Product Technology Unveiled at COP22 Report Outlines Trillion Dollar Market Opportunity
Rethinking Plastics – Einblicke in die Biokunststoffmaterialien der Zukunft 11. European Bioplastics Konferenz in Berlin zieht 300 Experten aus aller Welt an
‘Rethinking Plastics’ – Insights into the bioplastic materials of the future 11th European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin attracts 300 experts from around the world
“New £5 Note Row Over Tallow Blasted As ‘Absolutely Stupid’ By Polymer Note Inventor Australian Professor says ‘trivial amounts’ of tallow in new notes
Lenzing weltweit Nummer Eins bei nachhaltiger Holzbeschaffung Kanadische Umweltorganisation Canopy Planet Society bewertete alle großen Faserproduzenten
Lenzing Number One in the World for Sustainable Wood Sourcing Ranked first by the Canadian environmental organization Canopy Planet Society
Great results from testing UPM’s wood-based diesel in buses UPM BioVerno diesel produced clearly lower emissions than fossil diesel
6 December 20163 December 2016 Voting is open! TECNARO competing for nomination for the GreenTec Award 2017 Company’s environmentally friendly bioplastic liquid wood ARBOFORM has made the preselection
Umweltbundesamt: Autoklimaanlagen mit klimaschonendem Kältemittel CO2 Erste Fahrzeuge mit CO2-Klimaanlagen seit Oktober im Handel
TU-Forscher wollen mit grüner Elektrochemie Ethylen aus klimaschädlichem CO2 erzeugen – Start eines neuen Verbundprojekts Beteiligung von Großunternehmen soll schnelle Umsetzung in die industrielle Anwendung ermöglichen
Scientists, Designers And Students Are Making ‘Vegan Leather’ From Kombucha Queensland University formed a collaboration for Australia's only kombucha bio-textile research program
New ‘Landfillament’ lets you 3D print with trash Many companies in the 3D printing industry are working hard to create green products
DC: The Road Ahead for Renewable Chemicals & Materials We see a tactical opening to move a top sector priority – enacting a renewable chemical production tax credit
5 December 201615 February 2018 Canada Invests in Canadian Biomass and Composites Industries AgriInnovation Program to provide up to $1.9 million for development of quality standards and research about adoption of natural fibres in the composites industry
EC releases RED II, proposes first-generation biofuels phase-out and new sustainability criterion for forest biomass EC also wants to introduce a sub-mandate for advanced biofuels, new sustainability criterion on forest biomass