24 January 201823 January 2018 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
Advanced Bioeconomy Horizons: The 5 Top R&D Trends Right Now Catalytic reaction rates, microcrystalline cellulose, cyanobacteria working in teams, vertical farming, vegan products & markets
9 November 201728 March 2018 Naturfaserverstärkte Kunststoffe: Wachstum und Etablierung in der Nische Mehr als 30 Compoundeure produzieren über 80.000 t Granulate mit Holz- und Naturfasern in Europa 2017 – große Wachstumspläne bei neuen Produzenten
3 November 201727 October 2017 Biomasse ohne Abfall: Hochwertige Erzeugnisse und Anwendungen aus Bioraffinerie-Nebenprodukten Forschungsverbund untersucht Verfahren zur möglichst vollständigen Verwendung aller Abfallprodukte aus Bioraffinerien
Metsä Group’s bioproduct mill inaugurated in Äänekoski With a cost of EUR 1.2 billion, mill is the largest investment in the history of the Finnish forest industry
2 November 201727 October 2017 UPM moves forward in sustainable biochemicals business New, planned industrial scale biorefinery would convert wood into bio-monoethylene glycol (bMEG), bio-monopropylene glycol (bMPG) and lignin up to 150,000 metric tons per year
UPM will Geschäft mit nachhaltigen Biochemikalien weiterentwickeln Neue geplante Bioraffinerie soll in industriellem Maßstab Holz in jährlich bis zu 150.000 Tonnen Bio-Monoethylenglycol (bMEG), Bio-Monopropylenglycol (bMPG) und Lignin umwandeln
‘Energy dash for biomass’ risks wasting potential of EU’s bioeconomy The EU is setting new accounting rules for carbon emissions or removals from land and forestry with its new land use, land use change and forestry regulation
30 October 201726 October 2017 Leaf Resources enters biodegradable packaging market leveraging Glycell strategy Innovative biodegradable coating product for the packaging market is based on lignin and also utilizes glycerol
27 October 201725 October 2017 Marktführer TECNARO und MOCK kooperieren für Umwelt und Gesundheit Getreidemühle für Zuhause aus Biokunststoff Arboblend ermöglicht schnellere und kostengünstige Produktion
20 October 201720 October 2017 Surrounded by potential: new science in converting biomass Scientists at Ames Laboratory are experimenting with chemical reactions that decompose lignin models at low temperatures and pressures
18 October 201716 October 2017 Bio-Flammschutz für Kunststoffe: Fraunhofer LBF erschließt neue Verwendungsmöglichkeiten für Lignin Als Kunststoffadditiv besitzt Lignin die Fähigkeit, die Entflammbarkeit von Kunststoffen zu reduzieren
16 October 201712 October 2017 The Impact of Systems Biology on Bioprocessing About the current impact of systems biology and challenges of closing the gap between bioprocessing and more traditional methods of chemical production
13 October 201712 October 2017 WooDoo: Transparentes Holz Thermoformbarer Holzwerkstoff für Architektur, Möbeldesign und Fahrzeuginterior
11 October 201711 October 2017 Top 10 wood waste projects – Not letting waste go to waste All around the world scientist's projects are taking the leftovers and turning them into something valuable
10 October 20173 October 2017 New Biorizon project on pyrolysis-based application of lignin-rich residues Char and pyrolysis oil fractions are obtained which can serve as a bio-based additive or substitute of fossil based compounds in higher-value applications
28 September 201718 September 2017 Depolymerizing that dang lignin: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to biochemical lignin deconstruction Lignin valorization is key for meeting the DOE’s hydrocarbon fuel cost and sustainability targets in integrated biorefineries
25 September 201721 September 2017 Wo Nachhaltigkeit hoch im Kurs steht Tecnaro ist zum dritten Mal mit dem Green-Brands-Siegel ausgezeichnet worden - Diskussion mit Franz Untersteller
21 September 201712 September 2017 Targeted Microbial Development: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to biological upgrading of biomass sugars A NREL-led research team is investigating the engineering of Zymomonasfor 2,3 butanediol production
20 September 201718 September 2017 Researchers invent new one-step process for extracting sugars from biomass Their new process requires only one step to separate out the sugars from the lignin
18 September 201714 September 2017 A sweeter way to make green products Researchers invent novel process for extracting sugars from wood
13 September 201721 February 2018 Bio-waste valorisation Major study says, European Union produces approximately 700 million tons of bio-waste annually
12 September 20178 September 2017 Fermentation Frontiers: Top 10 Trendlines in industrial biotech fermentation The targets are diversifying and cellulosics themselves are shifting gears from process to feedstocks
5 September 201715 February 2018 EU funding for Metsä Fibre’s long-term development projects Long-term development projects aim to prove the commercial viability of new technologies to produce lignin-based products and pulp-based textile fibres, bark as a replacement for coal
4 September 201730 August 2017 Spinning plant waste into carbon fiber for cars, planes Washington State researchers report transforming lignin into carbon fiber to produce a lower-cost material strong enough to build car or aircraft parts
31 August 201729 August 2017 Researchers Use Lignin to Create Carbon Fiber for Cars and Planes Their work will be showcased at the 254th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS)
25 August 201715 February 2018 Metsä Group started up its bioproduct mill Pulp deliveries from the new mill to customers will begin in early September 2017
23 August 201721 August 2017 3D printable resin: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to melt-stable engineered lignin thermoplastic A novel family of commercial-ready, lignin-based 3D-printable composites
22 August 201721 August 2017 MetGen, Sweetwater unlocking lignin – the roughest, toughest, ornieri’st material that ever bushwhack’d a pioneer in the Valley of Death For all of your questions about the advanced bioeconomy there’s just the one answer and that is “lignin”
16 August 201714 August 2017 The electrochemical approach: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Upgrading Biorefinery Waste to Industrial Chemicals and Hydrogen Staser’s team prepared these slides for DOE’s 2017 Project Peer Review meeting
15 August 201711 August 2017 Den Rohstoff Lignocellulose verwerten LXP-Group-Geschäftsführerin Katrin Streffer erklärt im Interview, wie das LX-Verfahren im großtechnischen Maßstab ökonomisch umgesetzt werden kann
14 August 201714 August 2017 Biobased building blocks: an update Biobased specialties fit the requirements of a developing industry, but require more people with know how to formulate and understand what their end market needs
11 August 20179 August 2017 Lignin can make building materials less toxic, replaces petroleum MSU research showing the 100 percent successful substitution of phenol with lignin
8 August 20174 August 2017 BMBF: Biomasse statt Erdöl "Technologie-Initiative Bioraffinerien" des BMBF geht an den Start - Wanka: "Bioraffinerien sind Innovationstreiber einer zukünftigen biobasierten Wirtschaft"
Naturfaserverstärkte Kunststoffe: Wachstum und Etablierung in der Nische
