9 November 20167 November 2016 nova Newsletter November 2016 Your monthly update on nova-Institute's activities
8 November 20165 November 2016 KTH: Technique could lower cost of making bioplastics and biofuel Swedish researchers found an efficient, non-destructive way to detect occurrence and purity of cellulose
With designer lignin, biofuels researchers reproduced evolutionary path Nature was already doing what we thought we’d laboriously taught her to do
25 October 201620 October 2016 Wundermaterial Biokunststoff Nischenprodukt oder Werkstoff der Zukunft?
21 October 201619 October 2016 Researchers make breakthrough in biobased materials WSU scientists find new type of solvent to separate lignin from wood
14 October 201612 October 2016 It won’t be long before all our plastics come from plants instead of oil According to Lux Research, just 2% of the world’s 300 million tons of plastic production comes from plants
Zero Waste Ligno-Cellulosic Biorefineries – EU project launched Four-year project focussing on Zero Waste Ligno-Cellulosic Biorefineries by Integrated Lignin Valorisation is launched
12 October 201611 October 2016 RAMPF – fewer fossil and more renewable raw materials Group is researching the use of lignin in various polyurethane applications
RAMPF: Weniger fossile, mehr nachwachsende Rohstoffe Unternehmensgruppe erforscht den Einsatz von Lignin in verschiedenen Polyurethananwendungen
4 October 20169 September 2021 Turning CO2 Emissions into Fuel Process combines carbon dioxide, water and lignin into syngas
29 September 201627 September 2016 Biobased materials and chemicals driven by performance Interview with Ross Kozarsky, Lux Research Senior Analyst and co-author of the recent report
27 September 201624 September 2016 Renmatix bags $14m from Bill Gates, Total Plantrose process will enable a multitude of renewable process technologies to access the markets
23 September 201621 September 2016 Borregaard invests in bioethanol plant upgrade Borregaard has decided to invest NOK 63 million in a project which includes an upgrade of the bioethanol plant and a facility to capture and store biogas
22 September 201620 September 2016 Seven-figure grant for Finnish researcher producing carbon fiber from wood Michael Hummel, the recipient of the much sought-after ERC Starting Grant, knows that there is a great need for more affordable carbon fibre
19 September 201615 September 2016 The problem with vanilla After vowing to go natural, food brands face a shortage of the favored flavor
8 September 201616 November 2016 View from the USA: Getting the bio-based industry ready for BRDI grants BRDI grants are the funding mechanism of a US government cross-agency initiative to help develop economically and environmentally sustainable sources of renewable biomass
7 September 20165 September 2016 Demonstration project started for the conversion of woody biomass to chemicals By a consortium of 14 European companies using EU funding under the Horizon 2020 program
1 September 201629 August 2016 U.S. Commerce Department Invests More Than $4 Million In Maine, Deploys Interagency Team To Help Strengthen State’s Forest Economy EDA will deploy an Economic Development Assessment Team (EDAT) in eastern Maine to evaluate new and existing economic strategies
29 August 201625 August 2016 Hanfjournal-Interview: Hanffaser Uckermark Hanf hat als Rohstofflieferant und Nahrungsmittel ein enormes Potenzial
22 August 201617 August 2016 European-funded Valor Plus project seeks to boost cellulosic biorefinery capacity Improving by-product output through sustainable and integrated closed loop biorefineries
19 August 201615 February 2018 Growing A Bioeconomy — Flanders To Produce Fossil-Free Fuels, Chemicals, And Products Flanders region of Belgium to be transformed into a European center hub of a new biobased economic activity
Three bioplastics companies named winners of 2016 Innovation Competition Think Beyond Plastic recognizes role of bioplastics in sustainable innovation
18 August 201617 August 2016 American Science and Technology receives new patent for method to increase the efficiency and profitability of Organosolv processing of lignocellulosic biomass New patent will increase the incentives to use renewable resources for chemical production
16 August 201612 August 2016 Organic Acids: Key Facilitators of the Bio-economy Lorenz Bauer, PhD, Lee-Enterprises Consulting, giving a comprehensive overview
12 August 201611 August 2016 Arno van de Ven, Stora Enso Biomaterials: Growth in the bioeconomy needs to be sustainable Exclusive interview about about Stora Enso Biomaterials, the wood-based economy and how to foster growth in the European bioeconomy
4 August 20163 August 2016 USDA Seeks Applications for Funding to Help Develop Advanced Biofuels and Biobased Products Development Will Contribute to America's Strong Bioeconomy and Bring Jobs to Rural Areas
1 August 201628 July 2016 Neue Biomaterialien aus Proteinen Zwei neue Abteilungen am Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Polymerforschung befassen sich mit dem Thema
27 July 201626 July 2016 Energy department grants $2.5M for biorefinery waste use, renewable bioproduct study Three-year study to focus on ways to make plastic materials from lignin waste
25 July 201622 July 2016 Policy: Five cornerstones of a global bioeconomy Conflicting national priorities make it hard to align bioeconomy policies to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals on a global scale
15 July 201614 July 2016 What’s New and Important About C5 and C6 Sugars? Overview and snapshot of the technological progress reported in the three months since Biofuels Digest’s 2016 March Madness Webinar on this topic
13 July 201612 July 2016 Nova Pangaea’s launches new cellulosic pilot plant Company's progressive, physical and thermo-chemical process enables a complete fractionation of lignocellulosic materials into their constituent parts
Chemikalien aus Holz statt Erdöl Holz muss möglichst umfassend verwertet werden, damit es eine wirtschaftliche Alternative zu Petrochemikalien sein kann
Replacing oil with wood for the production of chemicals Wood as a replacement for petrochemicals must be used to the greatest extent possible to be viable
12 July 201611 July 2016 Fibres of the future 2: cellulosic fibres from wood Second in a series of articles on fibres of the future
11 July 201611 July 2016 Borregaard: New Lignin Operation in Florida in Final Phase of Approval New plant at RYAM’s Fernandina Beach site in Florida to serve growing demand for natural lignin-based products
30 June 201621 June 2016 Crossing the chasm to scale: S2G goes commercial with bioglycols S2G BioChemicals completed a five-week commercial production campaign of fossil-free, bio-based glycols at the Pennakem plant in Memphis
22 June 201615 February 2018 Murray McLaughlin, Bioindustrial Innovation: Canada is working on a bioeconomy strategy In this Interview Murray McLaughlin talks about bioeconomy in Canada, climate change, biomass, Green public procurement, carbon tax and other policies
16 June 201612 June 2016 OSU researching bacteria to begin biofuel production process Researchers look to develop cost-effective bioconversion treatments for lignin
14 June 201612 June 2016 Carbon Nanofibers from Sustainable Sources Arab researchers developed a synthesis of CNFs which uses lignin and recycled PET
24 May 201619 May 2016 A View Through Wood Shows Futuristic Applications Highly Anisotropic, Highly Transparent Wood Composites
13 May 20164 May 2016 Valmet and Biochemtex to collaborate in developing technology for lignin derived biochemicals Valmet and Biochemtex will start to cooperate in the field of conversion of lignin into biochemicals
11 May 20163 May 2016 Integrating the Production of Biofuels and Bioproducts through Advanced Biotechnology The development of bio-based products has quickly become one of the fastest-growing segments of the biotech industry
6 May 201628 April 2016 Student Startup Turning Heads by Utilizing Biofuel Waste for Good A zero-waste manufacturing process has long been a dream for industries, especially in areas where businesses believe their byproducts hold great potential
25 April 201621 April 2016 Wertvolle Ressource Holz effizienter nutzen Mit Kaskadennutzung ließe sich doppelte Dividende erzielen
22 April 201621 April 2016 West Fraser’s first-of-a-kind lignin recovery plant now on stream The first commercial-scale plant in Canada to produce technical lignin for the development of sustainable, new, value-added products came on stream
19 April 201615 April 2016 Überraschung im Wald: Bäume tauschen untereinander Kohlenstoff aus Neuer Report zeigt auf, dass "Wald mehr als die Summe seiner Bäume" ist
Forest Discovery: Trees Trade Carbon Among Each Other New report shows that "Forest is more than the sum of its trees"
15 April 201615 February 2018 9th Intl Biobased Materials Conference – Day 2 Bio-polymers, lignin utilisation and update on Polyhydroxyalkanoates ( PHA)
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