11 October 20249 October 2024 Steps towards enzymes capable of breaking down PE Every year, 400 million tonnes of plastic products are produced worldwide, half of which are single-use items discarded within a year
13 March 202322 March 2023 Challenge to lead the carbon-neutral race via efficient biofuel production The conventional biofuel production process involves the use of highly toxic solvents, which are mainly derived from petroleum causing environmental and economic concerns
6 January 202118 December 2020 Still paying for broken smartphone display? Now, It is automatically fixed Korean researchers found Linseed oil for use in self-healing smartphone screens
10 December 20209 September 2021 Carbon dioxide converted to ethylene – the ‘rice of the industry’ Understanding intermediates of the electrochemical CO2 reduction to ethylene. Encouraging catalyst design - a key component of CO2 utilization using renewable energy
29 October 20209 September 2021 New Technology Turns Delivery Boxes into Biodiesel A newly developed technology is capable of producing biodiesel, an eco-friendly fuel for automobiles, using paper waste generated by parcel deliveries
17 August 202014 August 2020 Key technology for mass-production of lignin-bio-aviation fuels for reducing greenhouse gas Technology for reducing the viscosity of lignin oil from wood wastes with a high potential for industrial applications
19 August 201418 August 2014 Dr Woo turns microalgae into succinic acid Korea Institute of Science and Technology presented breakthrough in the technology for utilising microalgae
9 May 20148 May 2014 Korea: Reishülsen für Akkus mit längerer Laufzeit Landwirtschaftliches Abfallmaterial verhindert Ladeverluste
30 September 20133 October 2013 KAIST announced a novel technology to produce gasoline by a metabolically engineered microorganism A major scientific breakthrough in the development of renewable energy sources and other important chemicals; The research team succeeded in producing 580 mg of gasoline per liter of cultured broth by converting in vivo generated fatty acids
10 July 2013 Rice Husks Recycled For Use In High-Capacity Lithium Batteries Nano-porous Structure of Rice Shells Instrumental for Excellent Performance as an Anode
25 December 2012 Korean researchers ferment C5 platform chemicals Engineered biosynthetic pathway of E. coli to produce 5AVA from glucose
13 January 2010 Will there be an everlasting boom for bio-based plastics? Development is ruled by issues like market growth, production procedures and lack of composting facilities
23 November 2009 Bioengineers succeed in producing plastic without the use of fossil fuels Combination of metabolic and enzyme engineering for the production of bio-based polymers
4 June 2008 Engineered Bacterium Increases Butanol Production KAIST, GS Caltex Jointly Develop New Bacteria to Produce Biobutanol