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16 October 201514 October 2015

ReWoBioRef: Mobilisation and utilisation of recycled wood for lignocellulosic(LC)bio-refinery processes

The ReWoBioRef project addresses recycled waste wood that has reached the end-of-waste criteria according to the EC waste directive

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FKuR Polymers at Fakuma 2015

Compounding company puts customer solutions at the center of its activities

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FKuR Polymers auf der Fakuma 2015

Neu gegründeter Compoundierer stellt Kundennutzen in den Mittelpunkt

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Rivertop Renewables and DTI announce commercial production of glucaric acid

Successful startup of DTI’s Danville production facility with Rivertop’s proprietary oxidation process technology

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Chemist Peidong Yang receives MacArthur ‘genius award’

Peidong Yang, a UC Berkeley chemist who is trying to capture carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into a sustainable transportation fuel, has been named a MacArthur “genius” Fellow

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The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to nova’s scenarios for biomass supply through 2050

How much biomass can be sustainably produced globally by 2050? How much of the demand for food, feed, materials, bioenergy and biofuels can be met by this supply?

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15 October 201513 October 2015

Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenases in Biomass Conversion

LPMOs have emerged as key enzymes utilized in biology for the degradation of biomass

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Wunderweizen: Natürliche Genmutation steigert Ertrag deutlich

Punktmutation sorgt für Ertrags-Plus

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Sunfire gewinnt Industrie-Kategorie der Energy Awards 2015

Reversible Elektrolyse von sunfire als Wegbereiter der Energiewende ausgezeichnet

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An interview with CEFIC and Evonik on the future for biobased and chemistry

Interview with Pierre Barthelemy, CEFIC and Henrike Gebhardt, Evonik

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A concrete block with the CO2 baked right in

Brampton Brick is one of a growing number of companies trapping carbon dioxide in their products

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Composites Europe veröffentlicht Abschlussbericht

Mit Leichtbau auf Wachstumskurs

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TU Delft students win iGEM competition with bacterial printer

TU Delft students scooped up prizes galore at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition in Boston

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Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH gewinnt Landespreis für Innovation 2015

Die Entwicklung und Optimierung eines Aktivkohlefaser-Elektrodenmaterials für Superkondensatoren der Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH wurde im Rahmen des Landespreises für Innovation 2015 aus allen 82 eingereichten Innovationen mit dem Jurypreis für radikale Innovationen ausgezeichnet

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14 October 201513 October 2015

Emery Oleochemicals accelerates bio-based innovations with the commercialization of $50 million plant

World’s first industrial-scale facility using scrap foam to produce environmentally-friendly polyols

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Biogene Kantinentabletts auf dem Prüfstand

Binger Neuentwicklung aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen hat viel Potenzial

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European Detergents Conference – Eine saubere Sache

Reinigen mit biobasierten Komponenten

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Auf der KOMMUNALE erstmals am Start: „Das nachwachsende Büro“

Nachhaltig, nachwachsend und innovativ – öffentlicher Einkauf setzt auf Versorgungssicherheit und Klimaschutz. Start der Sonderausstellung am 14. und 15. Oktober in Nürnberg

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Greenwashing: misuse of EU composting standard EN 13432

European Bioplastics requests all producers of additives claiming to make conventional plastics biodegradable to fully comply with the standard EN 13432 or to seize misleading references

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Greenwashing: Zunehmender Missbrauch des EU-Standards für Kompostierung EN 13432

European Bioplastics fordert die Hersteller künstlicher Additive zur Förderung der biologischen Abbaubarkeit von konventionellen Kunststoffen auf, den Standard EN 13432 vollständig zu erfüllen oder irreführende Anspielungen zu unterlassen

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Valuable phosphorus from sewage sludge

DBU supports AVA cleanphos technology in Karlsruhe

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Zero calories, great tasting: Cargill introduces new EverSweet™ next-generation, stevia sweetener

Cargill to unveil its next-generation sweetener, EverSweet™, at SupplySide West, Oct. 7-8

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13 October 201512 October 2015

EU rapeseed market “lacks momentum” and features “unsatisfactory margins”, says UFOP

Supply of rapeseed continues to be low

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New Method to Obtain Biofertilizer from Exoskeletons of Crustaceans and Insects

Researchers from the CBGP (UPM-INIA) have developed a method to obtain a clean organic fertilizer that is able to regenerate degraded soil caused by overharvesting

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Clariant: Neues Biotech-Zentrum in Bayern

Im Fokus steht vor allem die Entwicklung biobasierter Produkte und Prozesse im Bereich der Feinchemikalien und Biokraftstoffe

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BioAmber now shipping bio-succinic acid to customers

Proprietary yeast biotechnology also exceeding expectations in yield, productivity and quality

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Corbion Purac successfully develops PLA resin from second generation feedstocks

Users of PLA are invited to join a consortium to accelerate the market introduction of PLA resin made from alternative feedstocks

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HEXPOL TPE launch TPE compounds based on high levels of renewable content

At this year’s Fakuma exhibition the HEXPOL TPE group launched a new range of TPE compounds based on raw materials from renewable resources

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Nobelpreise 2015 – eine Auswertung aus biotechnologischer Sicht

Diesjährige Nobelpreisverleihung sorgte für Überraschungen    

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Mit Licht zu Wasserstoff

Eine organische Gerüstverbindung dient als Katalysator, um aus Wasser photolytisch Wasserstoff herzustellen

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12 October 20159 September 2021

Sustainable Fuels, Chemicals and Polymers from Sun and CO2

Big visions – but also big potential

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Nachhaltige Kraftstoffe, Chemikalien und Polymere aus Sonne und CO2

Große Visionen – aber auch große Potenziale

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LEAF Technologies enters itaconic acid market

Aiming to create an engineered fungal host with superior performance that could utilize both simple and cellulosic sugars

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Materials Could Capture CO2 and Make It Useful

Novel molecular structures are a first step toward economical carbon capture at a wide scale

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Mitsubishi: Biobasiertes Polycarbonat für optische Anwendungen

Der auf Isorbiden basierende Kunststoff besitzt eine hohe Schlagzähigkeit sowie Hitze- und Witterungsbeständigkeit

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Covestro and Reverdia develop and promote bio-based thermoplastic polyurethanes

Covestro will employ Biosuccinium™ succinic acid from Reverdia for the production of its Desmopan® -brand TPU for use in a variety of applications

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Safe nanomotors propelled by sugar

New bio-friendly mini motors made from hollow mesoporous silica

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9 October 20159 October 2015

Workshop “Methodische Herausforderungen für die Ökobilanzierung bio-basierter Produkte für die stoffliche Nutzung”

Herausforderungen und Probleme im Kontext der Ökobilanzierung von bio-basierten Produkten

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A new event will take place in April 2016: the Bio-based Start-up Day

The Bio-based Start-up Day will bring start-ups, investors and industry together

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Experts from nova introduced

This month: Achim Raschka, head of department Technology & Markets

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Six companies nominated for “The Wood and Natural Fibre Composite Award 2015” announced

The innovation award highlights products that entered the market in 2015 or are just about to be launched

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New bioplastics bring chitin out of its shell

EU-project shows innovative way to transform shell waste into tiny filaments called nanofibrils

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Flipping molecular attachments amps up activity of CO2 catalyst

New understanding may help scientists design more effective catalysts for transforming CO₂ to useful products

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BioAmber: “operating at commercial scale” in Sarnia, “shipping to customers”

Ultra-secret yeast tech also exceeding expectations in yield, productivity and quality, BioAmber reports

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International conference reveals the impacts of microplastics in the environment

New online programme released

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Novel Technology Combines Algal Biomass Production Process to Offer Quality Feedstock for Biofuel, Food and Feed Industries

A set of technologies enables reaching high biomass yield per square meter with low energy usage and demonstrates a potential biomass production cost of USD 1/Kg

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The race for Succinic world domination

The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to Reverdia

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8 October 20159 October 2015

Global bioeconomy in the conflict between biomass supply and demand

nova-study gives detailed view of supply and demand scenarios until 2050

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Globale Bioökonomie im Spannungsfeld von Biomasseangebot und -nachfrage

nova-Studie gibt detaillierten Blick auf Angebots- und Nachfrageszenarien bis zum Jahr 2050 für Deutschland, Europa und die Welt

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Zeeland’s road trial section of bio-asphalt: a world first

Researchers discovered that lignin could be used as a high-grade biobased replacement for fossil bitumen