18 July 201811 August 2020 Taming the Tasmanian Devil of Polymers: lignin, the orneriest, roughest, toughest, most un-cooperative and abundant natural polymer ever Lignin, the second most abundant natural polymer in the world, has developed into a sustainable and very satisfactory alternative to fossil fuels
27 February 201823 February 2018 Materials – Supertough bioplastic ORNL researchers designed a new polymer adding tiny amounts of silicon-based materials to usual PLA
8 February 20186 February 2018 The Slowed Corrode: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Bio-oils and Corrosion The team prepared this illuminating overview on the projects progress and promise for the DOE Project Peer Review meetings
1 December 20179 September 2021 Pollution to Products! Efficient use of carbon is driven by carbon recycling technologies
23 August 201721 August 2017 3D printable resin: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to melt-stable engineered lignin thermoplastic A novel family of commercial-ready, lignin-based 3D-printable composites
8 August 20171 August 2017 Fungi that Evolved to Eat Wood Offer New Biomass Conversion Tool UMass Amherst microbiologists, international team show fungal deconstruction of wood
24 July 201721 July 2017 In search of next-gen bioproducts and fuels, DOE invests $40M in 4 Bioenergy Research Centers The centers are designed to lay the scientific groundwork for a new bio-based economy that promises to yield a range of important new products
12 July 201710 July 2017 Biofuels beyond corn: The pathway from CO2, water and electricity to liquid fuels Elctrofuels made from CO2, water and electricity - how close, how feasible?
17 May 201715 May 2017 Bacterial boost for bio-based fuels Lab-scale technology recycles wastewater into hydrogen for use in fuel production
2 May 201726 April 2017 Lux Ranks Three Potential Bioplastics for Building LEGO’s 2030 Sustainable Brick After interviewing LEGO Director in Materials Department Søren Kristiansen, Lux highlights the materials that LEGO is likely considering for its bricks
17 March 201715 March 2017 Recent Lignin Announcements Show Repeated Mistakes, Not Progress Traditional approaches have already failed and focus on different strategies for lignin-based material commercialization has to be prefered
6 March 20179 September 2021 Separating Gases with Graphene Single-layer graphene has defined pore sizes in the nanometer range and has been suggested as a material for gas separation
20 February 20179 September 2021 Reverse Combustion and its prospects There are more than a dozen technologies somewhere in development with a dizzying array of acronyms
20 October 20169 September 2021 Nano-spike catalysts convert carbon dioxide directly into ethanol High-selectivity electrochemical conversion of CO2 to ethanol using a copper nanoparticle/N-doped graphene electrode
15 August 201612 August 2016 Feedstocks for the Bioeconomy: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Behind the Scenes look at the Billion Ton report Matthew Langholtz of Oak Ridge National Laboratory gave a view at scope and findings
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
6 May 201628 April 2016 Student Startup Turning Heads by Utilizing Biofuel Waste for Good A zero-waste manufacturing process has long been a dream for industries, especially in areas where businesses believe their byproducts hold great potential
31 March 201630 March 2016 ORNL researchers invent tougher plastic with 50 percent renewable content New recyclable thermoplastic with lignin can be melted three times and still perform well
25 January 201621 January 2016 BESC study seeks nature’s best biocatalysts for biofuel production A team of researchers analyzed the ability of six microorganisms to solubilize potential bioenergy feedstocks
17 November 201516 November 2015 Strukturbiologen durchleuchten Zuckerabbau-Enzym Mithilfe von Neutronenstrahlen hat ein internationales Forscherteam die Struktur und Wirkweise eines Glykosidase-Enzyms in bisher unerreichtem Detail aufgeklärt
6 November 20154 November 2015 Facilitating processing of biomass Neutrons help decipher key enzyme function
2 November 201529 October 2015 Seeking Better Biofuels Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute transform biomass into energy-rich fuel molecules
29 October 201526 October 2015 Butanol and The Case of a Global Sustainable Society To Be, or Not to Be… By Dr Kapil S Lokare, Special to The Digest
28 August 201526 August 2015 BESC creates microbe that bolsters isobutanol production New significant finding to encourage microbial engineering challenges
20 August 201518 August 2015 Researcher Uses Vibrations to Identify Materials’ Composition A team of researcher has developed a new method for identifying materials’ unique chemical “fingerprints” and mapping their chemical properties at a much higher spatial resolution than ever before
10 July 20159 July 2015 Unlocking Lignin for Sustainable Biofuel Lignin–hemicellulose simulation demonstrates potential for predictive modeling using NAMD
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
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
19 September 201418 September 2014 Synthetic spider silk lab awarded $1.9M in energy funding Biology Professor Randy Lewis explores use of spider silk for more fuel-efficient vehicles
11 June 201410 June 2014 Biofuels – Eucalyptus gold By optimizing the production of terpene in eucalyptus plants, researchers hope to reduce this organic compound’s volatility and ultimately increase energy yields per plant
1 April 201430 March 2014 Advanced Biofuel Producers Are Reaching Milestones in Commercial Development BIO announces speakers at 2014 World Congress in Philadelphia
24 April 2013 Recipe for Low-Cost, Biomass-Derived Catalyst for Hydrogen Production Promising results are a step toward a range of renewable energy strategies fueled by Nature
4 April 2013 Breakthrough in hydrogen fuel production could revolutionize alternative energy market Researchers developed method for the production of high purity hydrogen from xylose by enzymes cocktail
26 February 2013 NREL: Biomass Analysis Tool Is Faster, More Precise Determining Cell Wall Chemistry to Find Plants with Ideal Genes
30 November 2012 ORNL develops lignin-based thermoplastic conversion process Simple chemical processes leads to the development of crosslinked rubber-like material with accretion
3 May 201221 February 2018 Does Lignin Have Legs as a Future Plastics Feedstock? Four Canadian researchers make a case that lignin could become an important feedstock for bioplastics
18 April 2012 ORNL team points path to 30X improvement in enzyme function for biofuels "Engineering a Hyper-catalytic Enzyme by Photoactivated Conformation Modulation”
7 March 2011 BESC scores a first with isobutanol directly from cellulose Clostridium cellulolyticum also has been genetically engineered to improve ethanol production
