4 November 202428 October 2024 Sind Bäume die Zukunft für die Produktion von Industriechemikalien? Entdeckung könnte helfen, Bäume in erschwingliche und umweltfreundlichere Industriechemikalien zu verwandeln
Finding Could Help Turn Trees Into Affordable, Greener Industrial Chemicals North Carolina State University scientists and engineers are making headway in finding ways to use trees as sustainable, environmentally benign alternatives to producing industrial chemicals from petroleum
21 June 202315 June 2023 You Can Make Carbon Dioxide Filters With a 3D Printer NC State researchers demonstrated that it’s possible to make carbon dioxide capture filters using 3D printing
Sie können Kohlendioxidfilter mit einem 3D-Drucker herstellen "Dieses Herstellungsverfahren mit 3D-Druck macht alles schneller und präziser"
28 March 202328 March 2023 Researchers Separate Cotton From Polyester in Blended Fabric The North-Carolina-State-University scientists use a “cocktail” of enzymes in a mildly acidic solution to chop up cellulose in cotton so it will “fall out” of the blended woven structure
28 February 202323 February 2023 From Lab to Market: Bio-Based Products Are Gaining Momentum Propelled by government investment and shareholder demand, manufacturers are pushing to get bio-based products into the marketplace. These new materials — made from plants, fungi, and microbes — aim to replace those that contain toxins and are difficult to recycle or reuse
13 June 20228 June 2022 Textile Filter Testing Shows Promise for Carbon Capture North Carolina State University scientists developed a possible new carbon capture technology
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
20 May 202015 May 2020 “Biodegradable,” a magic word for environmentally-minded consumers, isn’t always a green panacea Environmentally-conscious shoppers tend to be drawn to such labels, but might not be aware of a critical drawback
29 April 202024 April 2020 NatureWorks partners with Nonwovens Institute to support production of 10 million N95 masks for healthcare workers fighting COVID-19 NatureWorks has donated the Ingeo™️ biopolymer needed to produce as many as 2 million reusable N95 masks per week from a new spunbond nonwoven structure
30 March 202028 March 2020 OSU research paves way to improved cleanup of contaminated groundwater Bio-Based Hydrogel Beads Clean Up Contaminated Groundwater
1 April 201931 March 2019 Cricket Bacteria Break Down Lignin, Highlighting Ecology’s Utility in Applied R&D Studying nature could help us ID new industrial materials.
6 March 20199 September 2021 Climate rewind: Scientists turn carbon dioxide back into coal RMIT researchers using liquid metals as a catalyst to turn the gas back into carbon at room temperature
10 August 20185 August 2018 Researchers investigate new biobased fibers A research team at North Carolina State University says biobased glucaric-acid or lignin additives can dramatically increase the toughness of polyvinyl alcohol fibers
4 May 201826 April 2018 Wood Formation Model To Fuel Progress in Bioenergy, Paper, New Applications The model will speed the process of engineering trees for specific needs in timber, biofuel, pulp, paper and green chemistry applications
2 October 201728 September 2017 Michigan State University: $10M DOE grant to help boost camelina oilseed yield DoE grant paving the way to explore and to boost this promising biofuel crop’s yield
11 October 201610 October 2016 Biobased industry growing, but needs more federal help, report says Study commissioned by the Agriculture Department shows, industry's future growth rate to depend of new government incentives
6 October 20165 October 2016 USDA report shows growing biobased products industry contributes $393 billion and 4.2 million jobs to american economy Economic Impact Analysis of the U.S. Biobased Products Industry
19 July 201618 July 2016 Future Bioeconomy Supported by More Than One Billion Tons of Biomass Potential United States could produce enough biomass to support a bioeconomy, including renewable aquatic and terrestrial biomass resources
20 April 201619 April 2016 Forest Products Society Wood Products Convention to cover technology advances, market opportunities Researchers share the latest advances in wood processing, bio-mass, nanotechnology, adhesives, and composites
9 July 20158 July 2015 Bioproducts industry contributes $369 billion to U.S. economy Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the release of a new report that shows the U.S. biobased industry is generating substantial economic activity and American job
25 June 201525 June 2015 USDA says backing push to expand “bio-economy” The productivity and innovation of U.S. agriculture is driving a transformation to bio-based products across the economy that is supporting millions of jobs and significantly displacing fossil fuels, according to a study from the USDA on Wednesday.
23 June 201522 June 2015 The US Bioeconomy: $369B and 4 million jobs strong, says USDA High-Impact report on the bioeconomy, changes to the BioPreferred program and to the Biorefinery Assistance Program; all in a day’s work for Vilsack & Co.
19 June 201518 June 2015 New Report Shows U.S. Biobased Products Industry Contributes $369 Billion, 4 Million Jobs to American Economy 2014 Farm Bill provisions will expand opportunities in the biobased sector by promoting advanced biofuels, renewable chemicals, and biobased product manufacturing efforts
17 April 201516 April 2015 New ORNL, N.C. State, LanzaTech DNA dataset is potent, accessible tool Scientists focused on producing biofuels more efficiently have a new powerful dataset to help them study the DNA of microbes that fuel bioconversion and other processes
16 February 201513 February 2015 New Science paper calculates magnitude of plastic waste going into the ocean 8 million metric tons of plastic enter the oceans per year
18 December 20149 September 2021 Phytonix turns photosynthetic bacteria into tiny chemical factories Startup Phytonix plans to use its technology to produce the chemical butanol
10 July 20149 July 2014 New Supply Chain Sustainability Program for U.S. Crops Field to Market metrics and benchmarks developed through a multi-stakeholder process to become an important platform
8 May 20147 May 2014 Increased Drought Portends Lower Future Midwest Crop Yields New research found "number of risk management implications for farmers"
9 January 20148 January 2014 New, Simple Technique May Drive Down Biofuel Production Costs Lignin Extraction from Biomass with Protic Ionic Liquids
18 June 2013 <i>Caldicellulosiruptor bescii</i> – That lignin-loving, pretreatment-be-darned mighty biofuels microbe Anaerobic bacteria able to solubilize lignin as well as the carbohydrates and lignin-derived aromatics without pretreatment
10 June 2013 Biotech Crops vs. Pests: Successes, Failures From the First Billion Acres Scientists to figure out why pests became resistant quickly in some cases, but not others
22 April 2013 North Carolina A&T State University crowned Champion in $100,000 ACC Clean Energy Challenge Runner-Up Clemson Wins $5,000 in DOE Competition
14 March 2013 Kansas State University: Researchers building stronger, greener concrete with biofuel byproducts High-lignin ash byproduct to cement can improve, helping reduce dioxid emissions from concrete production
Domtar inaugurates commercial lignin production Plymouth Mill to produce BioChoice with wide range of industrial applications
17 November 2012 Giant reed seen as biofuel – or another kudzu disaster Intentional introduction of energy crops may create the next invasive species catastrophe
9 November 2011 Carbon mitigation strategy uses wood for buildings first, bioenergy second Substituting wood for non-wood building materials can displace far more carbon emissions than using the wood for biofuel
24 October 2011 Plastics Environmental Council to Develop Biodegradation Standard for Plastics Additives and New Certification Seal Biodegradable Additives Play Critical Role in Helping Solve the Plastics in Landfill Issue
8 July 20111 December 2015 Biodegradable Products are not major contributors to Methane Emissions from landfills, as claimed in 5/27 ES&T article The Biodegradable Products Institute refuted publication results
28 June 2011 European Bioplastics condemns US research Recent US study by North Carolina State University is misleading