17 December 202412 December 2024 Rubi Secures $1 Million Phase II Grant from the National Science Foundation to Scale its Breakthrough Carbon-to-Cellulose Platform Awarded to less than 5% of applicants, the grant accelerates Rubi's mission to decarbonize materials manufacturing
28 November 202425 November 2024 Liverpool – Georgia research team join forces to develop sustainable bioplastics A collaboration between researchers from the University of Liverpool and the University of Georgia (UGA) aims to develop sustainable bioplastics
22 November 202419 November 2024 Researchers create novel electro-biodiesel more efficient, cleaner than alternatives Joshua Yuan, Susie Dai and colleagues at WashU and Texas A&M create biodiesel with electrocatalysis and bioconversion
21 November 202418 November 2024 How will Trump’s return impact US biomanufacturing? It’s difficult to say at this early stage, but here we break down what to watch for
30 July 202425 July 2024 Chemists design novel method for generating sustainable fuel Using a special method researchers for the first time saw those molecules convert themselves into either methanol or carbon monoxide
2 November 202330 October 2023 Sway Awarded Competitive Grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation to Advance Seaweed Packaging Technology R&D funding accelerates the development of the next generation of Sway's commercially viable, home compostable polymeric materials predominantly derived from seaweed
Firms plan pilot plants for biobased acrylic acid They all hope to succeed despite false starts to commercialize the process, but there are only few successful - Companies still have more work to do before they can compete with the petrochemical production
9 June 20237 June 2023 Equatic Launches Low-Cost, Gigaton-Scale Technology to Decarbonize at Unprecedented Speed Equatic emerges from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering’s Institute for Carbon Management with a carbon dioxide removal agreement from The Boeing Company
29 March 202328 March 2023 FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Bold Goals and Priorities to Advance American Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing The Biden-Harris Administration is announcing new bold goals and priorities that will catalyze action inside and outside of government to advance American biotechnology and biomanufacturing
14 February 20239 February 2023 How waste-eating bacteria digest complex carbons New information could lead to bacteria-based platforms that recycle plastic and plant waste
18 January 202312 January 2023 Cheap, sustainable hydrogen through solar power Withstanding high temperatures and the light of 160 suns, a new catalyst is 10 times more efficient than previous sun-powered water-splitting devices of its kind
2 November 202231 October 2022 Bioplastics made of bacteria can reduce plastic waste in oceans A team of scientists of the Nereid Biomaterials team, including Rochester biologist Anne S. Meyer, is developing bioplastics to degrade in oceans
14 October 202210 October 2022 Biden’s $2 Billion Bioeconomy Plan Puts Biomanufacturing At Heart Of Federal Policy How the plan marks a sea change in US green policymaking
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
17 May 202211 May 2022 PHAXTEC Awarded National Science Foundation SBIR Phase I Grant The grant was awarded to conduct R&D on novel PHA biopolymers for foodservice barrier paper coatings
27 April 202220 April 2022 Method efficiently breaks down plastic bottles into component parts Researchers first to demonstrate use of metal-organic frameworks to degrade plastics
14 April 202212 April 2022 Direct Air Capture Startup Heirloom Raises $53MM Series A, Among the Largest Investments in New Carbon Removal Technologies Raise Co-Led by Carbon Direct Capital Management, Ahren Innovation Capital, and Breakthrough Energy Ventures, for first major deployment
13 April 20228 April 2022 A better way to separate gases A new membrane material could make purification of gases significantly more efficient, potentially helping to reduce carbon emissions
11 April 20225 April 2022 New Polymer Membrane Tech Improves Efficiency of CO2 Capture New membrane filters work by allowing CO2 to pass through the membrane more quickly than any other constituents in the mixed gas
4 April 202229 March 2022 BioWRAP – Bioplastics with regenerative agricultural properties New collaboration project created an all-in-one bioplastic system that can better manage weeds, add nutrients to soils, improve soil and plant health, and save water
7 March 20223 March 2022 Human Plant Solutions Makes New Strides in Prosthetics Using Hemp Fiber Co-founders Sam Spallitta and Kyle Trivisonno developed a patent-pending hemp material that is improving lives of prosthetic wearers while offering a safer and more sustainable alternative for prosthetic manufacturing
18 January 202213 January 2022 Sustainable manufacturing UD and LSU collaborate to advance manufacturing technologies that employ carbon dioxide and renewable energy
28 September 202123 September 2021 Research guides future of plastic waste chemical recycling New Cornell University's paper highlights the benefits of consequential life-cycle optimization when compared with more traditional analytical tools
18 September 202016 September 2020 A new method for making a key component of plastics Bacteria create ethylene in a tech-friendly way
1 September 202031 August 2020 Nanocrystals from recycled wood waste make carbon-fiber composites tougher Researchers have used a natural plant product to pin and coat carbon nanotubes uniformly onto the carbon-fiber composite
28 August 202025 August 2020 All-New Soleic™ Biodegradable Polyurethane Foams Pass a Critical Test New study shows algae-based polyurethane foam biodegrades in the environment
21 August 202017 August 2020 New Science Behind Algae-based Flip-flops Biodegradable shoes meet commercial standards for products needed to help eradicate tons of plastic waste
7 May 20204 May 2020 Upcycling spongy plastic foams from shoes, mattresses and insulation New method turns foam into higher value rubber and hard plastics
15 November 201912 November 2019 Nature might be better than tech at reducing air pollution Ohio State researchers found that in 75 percent of the counties analyzed, it was cheaper to use plants to mitigate air pollution than it was to add technological interventions
29 August 201926 August 2019 University of Minnesota receives $20M grant for sustainable plastics research Researchers used microbial engineering to develop an inexpensive, sustainable pathway for commercially viable flexible foams usable in everyday items
10 May 20199 September 2021 Harnessing sunlight to pull hydrogen from wastewater New Princeton University hydrogen production process attractive for refineries and chemical industry
27 March 201922 March 2019 US Federal Agencies Release Framework for Advancing the Bioeconomy New Framework to increase government accountability and accelerate innovative and sustainable technologies
20 March 201915 March 2019 Lygos Awarded Three Innovation Research Grants to Advance Applications for its Portfolio of Sustainable Specialty Biochemicals Latest funding from DOE, USDA and NSF further validates company’s commitment to replacing toxic petrochemicals, reclaiming local manufacturing and reviving industrial chemical innovation
16 January 201911 January 2019 Researchers develop a new houseplant that can clean your home’s air University of Washington scientists have successfully modified a house-plant’s genes to make them work like a carcinogen filter
28 September 201825 September 2018 Ecovia Renewables Awarded $500,000 Phase IIB NSF Grant to Develop High-Performing and Eco-Friendly Superabsorbent Biopolymers Company to to develop a suite of low-cost, high-performing Ecovia™ Biopolymer products for use in agricultural and horticultural applications
4 April 201829 March 2018 Let them eat xylose: yeast engineered to grow efficiently on novel nutrients Discoveries may lead to faster growth and higher cell densities in biological engineering applications
6 February 20182 February 2018 Tennessee Startup Awarded Competitive Grant from the National Science Foundation to turn Waste into Plastic New start-up awarded grant to develop new biodegradable plastics from lignin
10 November 20172 November 2017 Better together: a bacteria community creates biodegradable plastic with sunlight Cheap plastics abound, and they're a mixed bag – pun intended
16 October 20179 September 2021 Study: Sunlight and the right microbes convert Arctic carbon into carbon dioxide Oregon State and University of Michigan research identified compounds that microbes prefer using high-resolution chemistry and genetic approache
11 September 20177 September 2017 New molecules, innovation, value Scientists are proposing a new model for creating, applying and commercializing chemicals made from corn stalks, wood chips and other sources of biomass
16 June 201713 June 2017 Fungal Enzymes Team Up to More Efficiently Break Down Cellulose Collaborative science initiative enables resolution of fungal protein complexes
24 March 201722 March 2017 Ecovia Renewables, Inc. Awarded NSF Grant to Develop High Performance Superabsorbent Biopolymers Company to develop a suite of BioGel™ biopolymer materials for hygiene applications, particularly for infant diapers
20 March 201716 March 2017 3-D printing with cellulose World’s most abundant polymer could rival petroleum-based plastics as source of printing feedstock
16 March 20179 September 2021 IU chemists create molecular ‘leaf’ that collects and stores solar power without solar panels The new molecule harvests sunlight to create useable material from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
27 February 201724 February 2017 How could renewable car tyres be made from grass clippings in your back garden? University of Minnesota Scientists invented a renewable car tyre produced from natural resources
13 January 201711 January 2017 Scientists build bacteria-powered battery on single sheet of paper Instead of ordering batteries by the pack, we might get them by the ream in the future
9 December 20167 December 2016 University researchers make new discovery in plastics Innovative method could remove current limitations, allows creation of new kind of biodegradable cellulose-based plastic
14 November 201610 November 2016 OPINION: Trump Presidency: What is the future of US bioeconomy? Utilization of waste to higher value products will always make good business sense
21 October 201619 October 2016 Researchers make breakthrough in biobased materials WSU scientists find new type of solvent to separate lignin from wood
14 September 201612 September 2016 New genus of bacteria found living inside hydraulic fracturing wells “Frackibacter” one of dozens of microbes forming sustainable ecosystems there, study finds