13 July 201612 July 2016 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)
Biomass broken down without chemicals for 1st time, study claims Researchers find catalyst that allows simultaneous conversion of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin
12 April 20167 April 2016 Biorizon scales up its bio-aromatics research again Commercially promising results for the conversion of wood, sugars and lignin
11 April 20167 April 2016 9th Intl Conference on Bio-based Materials – Day 1 Policy and markets, bio-based building blocks and biorefineries
7 April 20165 April 2016 Wooden windows? New material could replace glass in solar cells and buildings Swedish Researchers found optically transparent wood to be made by removing chemically the lignin
5 April 20161 April 2016 Better use of entire biomass of willow Joint project of VTT and Aalto University exploiting properties and most suitable application areas
4 April 20164 April 2016 Making Lignin Pay: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide The slides presented at the webinar on “Making Lignin Pay — Now, Soon, Never?”
31 March 201630 March 2016 nova-Newsletter April 2016 Your monthly update on nova-Institute's activities
ORNL researchers invent tougher plastic with 50 percent renewable content New recyclable thermoplastic with lignin can be melted three times and still perform well
29 March 201616 March 2016 Stora Enso invests 63 million euro to improve competitiveness in strategic growth areas The investment is expected to be completed in mid-2017
Deinove and Arbiom join forces to develop a “carbon-free” chemical industry Companies to produce biofuels and bio-based chemicals by using Deinococcus bacteria
16 March 201617 March 2016 Get in touch with the whole value chain of the PHA platform One of the most important and well established meeting points for the European Bio-based Economy
15 March 201614 March 2016 Cheap catalyst converts tough plant lignin into valuable chemicals Waste material from the energy crop elephant grass yields flavor and fragrance compounds
14 March 201615 February 2018 Metsä Group leads the Finnish bioeconomy Metsä Group is building the world’s first next-generation bioproduct mill in Äänekoski
9 March 201629 March 2016 Conference Journal of the International Conference on Bio-based Materials available, 5 and 6 April 2016, Cologne Special focus points of the conference this year are biorefinery concepts, trends in use of lignin and the production of PHA
Konferenz-Journal der „International Conference on Bio-based Materials“ verfügbar, 5. und 6. April 2016, Köln Spezielle Schwerpunkte der Konferenz liegen in diesem Jahr auf neuen Bioraffinerie-Konzepten, Trends bei der Nutzung von Lignin und der Produktion von PHA
4 March 20163 March 2016 nova-Newsletter March 2016 Your monthly update on nova-Institute's activities
Leaf Resources expands equity stake in ZeaChem, signs JV to develop celluosic sugars project in US New agreenent advances the relationship between the two companies from an October 2014 Collaboration Agreement
3 March 20162 March 2016 Tecnaro GmbH is part of the BBI JU project consortium European Commission to provide public-private partnership “Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking” with funding of 10 Mio Euro
2 March 20162 March 2016 Tecnaro GmbH in Projektkonsortium des BBI JU Europäische Kommission fördert „Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking" mit 10 Mio. Euro
What’s been described as the “world’s largest repertoire of enzymes that break down biomass?” Could modified fungi potentially lead to cheaper biofuels and bio-based products?
Roadmaps toward the future bioeconomy The Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) presenting eight complementary roadmaps for how to reach the future bioeconomy
25 February 201624 February 2016 Bio-Ethanol aus Agrarreststoffen findet erstmalig Anwendung in Reinigungsmitteln Bio-basierte Chemikalien der zweiten Generation werden aus heimischen Agrarreststoffen gewonnen ohne Konkurrenz zu Nahrungsmitteln
23 February 201622 February 2016 Next-generation biofuels – economical and climate friendly Hohenheim scientists working on a new, continuous method to produce bioethanol efficiently
Biokraftstoff der nächsten Generation – wirtschaftlich und klimafreundlich Hohenheim-Forscher arbeiten an neuem kontinuierlichen Verfahren zur effizienten Bioethanol-Herstellung
From sawdust to petrol Dutch researchers develop simultaneous extraction of lignin from wood, convert into chemicals
17 February 201616 February 2016 Carbon fibre from wood is used to build car Swedish researchers developed the world's first model car with a roof and battery made from wood-based carbon fibre
4 February 20163 February 2016 Book review: Commercializing biobased products Origin of everyday products is changing to plant-based materials
22 January 201621 January 2016 Biobased economy is progressing quite well, says Annita Westenbroek Dutch Biorefinery Cluster to drive the circular economy in the Netherlands
Study: Bacteria attack lignin with enzymatic tag team Team from Rice, University of Wisconsin-Madison shows how nature handles lignin
19 January 201618 January 2016 Green Chemistry Campus tenants move forward with bio-aromatics research Chemelot InSciTe gets European grant for research on biobased building blocks
18 January 2016 Programme of the 9th International Conference on Bio-based Materials (5 – 6 April 2016, Maternushaus, Cologne, Germany) almost finalized! Highlights of the worldwide bioeconomy: Policy and Markets – Bio-based Building Blocks and Polymers – Biorefineries and Industrial Biotechnology
13 January 201612 January 2016 Discovery advances biowaste-to-jet fuel research WSU Tri-Cities researcher finds way to make biofuel from plant matter
Conference Journal of the International Conference on Bio-based Materials available, 5 and 6 April 2016, Cologne
