27 January 202522 January 2025 Polymer research shows potential replacement for common superglues with a reusable and biodegradable alternative Naturally occurring polymer P3HB can be chemically re-engineered for use as a strong yet sustainable bonding agent
13 March 202414 March 2024 On its journey to make clothing that leaves no trace, The North Face taps the BOTTLE Consortium to scale biodegradable polyester alternative BOTTLE researchers to determine whether novel PHA fibers are fit for outdoor apparel that is easy to recycle and limits long-term microplastic pollution
4 May 202328 April 2023 Scientists discover microorganisms for carbon capture Utilizing scientific methods, the research team has already discovered novel cyanobacteria so efficient at consuming carbon dioxide that they appear to outperform other best-in-class carbon-capturing microbes
24 April 202320 April 2023 Chemiker entwickeln biologische PHAs neu und träumen von biologisch abbaubaren Kunststoffen Sie werden als "Traum"-Kunststoffe bezeichnet: Polyhydroxyalkanoate oder PHAs
Chemists redesign biological PHAs, ‘dream’ biodegradable plastics They’ve been called “dream” plastics: polyhydroxyalkanoates, or PHAs
14 June 20229 June 2022 Capturing carbon with crops, trees and bioenergy MSU researchers find an integrated approach to land management practices can reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere far more than earlier estimates
18 September 202016 September 2020 A new method for making a key component of plastics Bacteria create ethylene in a tech-friendly way
27 August 202024 August 2020 Biogenic Emissions: Credit Where It’s Due An improved understanding of biogenic emissions from agricultural crops could change the economics of biobased product manufacturing and biofuel production
26 May 202025 May 2020 NREL Tool Quickly Provides Answers for Chemical Reactions A new machine-learning tool developed at NREL has significantly speeded up calculating the thermodynamics of chemical reactions
26 November 201921 November 2019 Chemists create new route to PHAs: naturally degradable bioplastics New Colorado State University study demonstrating a chemical catalysis path for making an existing class of biomaterials - even more commercially viable and structurally diverse
6 December 20183 December 2018 More sustainable: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to intensification response & landscape design in bioenergy production How can marginal land be best utilized? John Field of the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory gave this illuminating presentation at ABLC Global 2018 in San Francisco
10 July 20186 July 2018 Chemists report biorenewable, biodegradable plastic alternative Colorado State University polymer chemists have taken another step toward a future of high-performance, biorenewable, biodegradable plastics
6 November 201730 October 2017 Carbon coating gives biochar its garden-greening power This improved understanding of biochar’s properties could trigger more widespread commercialization of biochar fertilizers
30 October 201724 October 2017 UA to Head New Center Focusing on Biofuels and Bioproducts The goals of the Sustainable Bioeconomy for Arid Regions Center will be to address the nation's needs for biofuels and bioproducts and more
29 August 201724 August 2017 Chitosan, a sleeping giant waiting to be woken In the last three years, science has gone on and discovered many new applications
11 August 20179 August 2017 Don’t be selfish, save the shellfish! Shellfish are more useful than ever imagined There are more and more every day uses for waste shells often destined for landfills
10 August 20168 August 2016 Neuartige Beschichtung – Da fließt das Ketchup garantiert aus der Flasche US-Forscher haben eine neue Beschichtung für Lebensmittel-Behälter entwickelt – ungiftig und extrem effektiv, wie ein Video belegt
Superhydrophobic Coatings with Edible Materials Researchers collaboration develop bio-based coatings for a variety of daily consumed liquid products
22 July 201614 November 2016 GMO seeds are sustaining sugar beet farms, but new labels could damage already shrinking industry While Roundup-resistant seeds help beet farms thrive, federal labels could shrink share of sugar market
11 March 20164 March 2016 Nachhaltiger Biokunststoff für die Biomedizin Aus einem Biomasse-Grundstoff lässt sich ein vollkommen recyclingfähiger und metallfreier Polyester herstellen
11 December 201511 December 2015 Recyclable bioplastics cooled down, cooked up in CSU chem lab Colorado State chemists paving a potential new road to sustainable, petroleum-free plastics
8 December 20154 December 2015 Colorado State University chemists reported a breakthrough in recyclable polymers Recyclable bioplastics cooled down, cooked up in CSU chem lab
22 July 201521 July 2015 Green Chemistry Awards take notice of plastics players Plastics companies and up and down the supply chain have been selected for the 2015 Presidential Green Chemistry Awards
4 November 20143 November 2014 Critics respond to study claiming poor GHG performance of cellulosic biofuels GCR notifying that using corn crop residue to make ethanol under some conditions can generate more greenhouse gases than gasoline
9 July 20148 July 2014 Payback time for soil carbon emitted from pasture conversion to sugarcane production is within three years Estimate made by Brazilian researchers in collaboration with foreign colleagues was published in the journal Nature Climate Change
17 June 201417 June 2014 CSU study details practices that can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from corn production Researchers analyzed what would happen if all farms in the survey adopted the best of some recommended practices
4 February 20143 February 2014 Farm bill would allow hemp cultivation in some states Colorado Rep. Jared Polis is hoping a provision he helped author in the farm bill will help his state become a center for the cultivation and study of industrial hemp
11 November 201310 November 2013 USDA Announces Cool Planet and the Bioenergy Alliance Network of the Rockies Receive $10 Million to Develop Sustainable Biofuels from Beetle-Killed Wood Common project to quantify the greenhouse gas benefits from using dead trees
18 January 2012 Colorado State University Chemistry Professor Developing Sustainable Bioplastics Commercially available catalysts are very active and efficient
