21 April 202220 April 2022Light, oxygen turn waste plastics into useful benzoic acidCornell researcher has discovered a new path for polystyrene waste that includes being upcycled into benzoic acid, through a mild process that uses light, an oxygen-rich environment and an abundant iron-based catalyst
Chemiker nutzen die Sonne, um Plastikabfälle zu recycelnLicht und Sauerstoff verwandeln Kunststoffabfälle in nützliche Benzoesäure
28 September 202123 September 2021Research guides future of plastic waste chemical recyclingNew Cornell University's paper highlights the benefits of consequential life-cycle optimization when compared with more traditional analytical tools
Forschung leitet die Zukunft des chemischen Recyclings von Kunststoffabfällen einNeue Studie der Cornell Universität hebt die Vorteile der konsequenten Lebenszyklusoptimierung im Vergleich zu traditionelleren Analyseinstrumenten hervor
25 January 20219 September 2021Oregon State researchers take key step toward cleaner, more sustainable production of hydrogenThe observations led to a deep understanding of what was going on behind strontium iridate’s ability to work so well as a catalyst
6 January 20219 September 2021Engineers go microbial to store energy, sequester CO2 The key: Let bioengineered microbes do all the work
16 July 20207 July 2020Evergreen idea turns biomass DNA into degradable materialsDNA has a lot of handy uses. It stores the blueprint of genetic code. It helps usher along the evolution of species
29 August 201926 August 2019University of Minnesota receives $20M grant for sustainable plastics researchResearchers used microbial engineering to develop an inexpensive, sustainable pathway for commercially viable flexible foams usable in everyday items
12 July 20199 July 2019Wired Bacteria Form Nature’s Power Grid: ‘We Have an Electric Planet’Electroactive bacteria were running current through “wires” long before humans learned the trick
5 June 20199 September 2021Engineered bacteria could be missing link in energy storageElectrical energy to be converted into fuels or bioplastics by microbes
Bakterien speichern Wind- und SolarstromElektrische Energie durch Mikroorganismen in Treibstoffe oder Biokunststoff umwandelbar
12 November 20187 November 2018Economic comparative advantage of willow biomass in the Northeast USAWillow is grown commercially on about 500 hectares in the Northeast, predominantly for biopower but also for some other markets
14 September 20189 September 2021Shell-backed startup creates fuel from carbon dioxide and fake sunlightA startup company backed by energy giant Shell has developed a method to turn carbon dioxide into fuel by adding fake sunlight
13 October 20179 October 2017Kraftstoff aus Abfällen und Elektrizität?Wissenschaftler zeigen, dass es möglich ist, aus komplexer Biomasse und elektrischer Energie drop-in Kraftstoff zu produzieren
7 June 20171 June 2017Research focuses on reclaiming strip-mine sites for biofuel crop productionSwitchgrass can be condensed into fuel pellets for heating and it can be used to make ethanol
18 January 201713 January 2017Microalgae create green fuel, reduce food insecurityICMM could reduce fossil fuel use by supplying liquid hydrocarbon biofuels for the aviation and cargo shipping industries
27 September 201623 September 2016Cooper Tire and Consortium Partners Report Significant Progress on Grant to Develop Guayule Polymer for Tire ApplicationsThe 100 percent guayule-based concept tire will undergo extensive technical evaluation following its production
11 August 20169 August 2016Biological wizardry ferments carbon monoxide into biofuelCornell University biological engineers have deciphered the cellular strategy to make the biofuel ethanol, using an anaerobic microbe feeding on carbon monoxide – a common industrial waste gas
22 June 201615 February 2018Murray McLaughlin, Bioindustrial Innovation: Canada is working on a bioeconomy strategyIn this Interview Murray McLaughlin talks about bioeconomy in Canada, climate change, biomass, Green public procurement, carbon tax and other policies
23 September 201522 September 2015Orange is the new black gold: how peel could replace crude oil in plasticsYork researchers to make biofuel from orange peels
14 August 20159 September 2021Why not just reduce our use?Meet the companies trying to break our plastic addiction
4 August 20153 August 2015Ethylene Production Via Sunlight Opens Door to FutureHere's the future of ethylene production as Dr. Jianping Yu sees it
21 July 201517 July 2015$18 Million Algae Biofuel Blast From US Energy DepartmentThe ultimate aim is to bring the cost of algae down to a cost of $3 compared to gasoline by 2030
9 July 20158 July 2015Life Cycle Inventory and Impact Assessment Data for 2014 Ingeo™ Polylactide ProductionEcoprofile for 2014 Ingeo® Biopolymers Production Published Open Access in Industrial Biotechnology
1 July 201529 June 2015DOE’s ARPA-E funds 6 projects to improve sorghum developmentThe U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded $30 million to six projects under its Transportation Energy Resources from Renewable Agriculture program
30 April 20152 September 2015USDA Awards $3.8 Million in Grants for Nanotechnology ResearchNanoscale science, engineering, and technology embrace opportunities in a broad range of critical challenges facing agriculture and food systems
25 February 201524 February 2015Untersuchung möglicher Toxizität von Cellulose-NanokristallenUmfassende und objektive Beurteilung der Umwelttoxizität von Cellulose-Nanokristallen notwendig für die Anwendung und Nutzung in der Biotechnologie
Potential toxicity of cellulose nanocrystals examined in Industrial Biotechnology journalComprehensive assessment important for deployment of these crystals for a number of industrial biotechnology applications
28 October 201427 October 2014Cooper Tire begins testing tires made with guayule componentCooper and Consortium Partners Update Progress on $6.9 Million Grant to Develop Guayule Polymer for Tire Applications
10 October 20149 October 2014US Department of Energy earmarks $25 million for biofuel researchAlgal biofuels to help create green jobs, improve the environment, and achieve national energy security
18 August 201415 August 2014University of Minnesota’s Center for Sustainable Polymers receives $20 millionNational Science Foundation grant to pioneer next generation of plastics
2 October 20132 October 2013Yulex awarded 2013 AZBio Fast Lane AwardYulex will be honored by bioindustry leaders at the Phoenix Convention Center during the 2013 AZBio Awards on October 10, 2013
1 July 2013Bioengineering Fungi for Biofuels and Chemicals Production'Industrial Biotechnology' with Special Section on Fungal Biology, Industrial Applications
3 May 201318 January 2018 Innovation Prize for “Biomaterial of the Year 2013” awarded to PHA producer Newlight Technologies (USA) at the Cologne International Conference 2013 on Industrial Biotechnology and Bio-based Plastics & CompositesBio-based materials sector is playing a major role in growth of the bio-based economy
1 May 2013New plant protein discoveries could ease global food and fuel demandsUnderstanding the biology of plant transporters could improve varieties for edibles and energy use
23 April 201380% of Consumers Want to Buy “Green” ProductsRoundtable Discussion was Moderated by Brent Erickson, Consulting Editor of Industrial Biotechnology
4 December 2012Order of importance:Study finds prioritizing rather than canvassing entire plant genome may lead to improved crops
21 September 2012Remarkable enzyme points the way to reducing nitric acid use in industryResearchers develop a cytochrome P450 enzyme,called TxtE to catalyse an aromatic nitration reaction
14 August 2012Plants exhibit a wide range of mechanical properties, engineers findBiological structures may help engineers design new materials
26 October 2011Researchers create transistors from natural cotton fibersCreating transistors from cotton fibers brings a new perspective to seamless integration of electronics
1 March 2011The Brew Barons: Masters of advanced fermentation, driving the redefinition of biofuels: Pt 1Fermenting liquids companies utilizing gas-phase fermentation just now proceeding towards demonstration at scale
18 January 2010Chance für Bio-Holzkohle gegen globale ErwärmungAmazonas-Indianer liefern Idee für umweltfreundlichen Dünger
8 April 2009Forscher fordern Biomassestrategien mit nachhaltigem RessourcenmanagementTagungsband: Biofuels – Environmental Consequences and Interactions with Changing Land Use
