8 January 20157 January 2015 Bacteria ‘factories’ churn out valuable chemicals It’s ‘survival of the fittest’ as bacteria colonies pump out chemicals faster than ever
10 September 20149 September 2014 New process helps overcome obstacles to produce renewable fuels and chemicals Lignin valorization study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
28 August 201426 August 2014 Mehr Zucker aus der Rübe holen Neues Gen zur Blühzeitregulation in Zuckerrüben identifiziert
8 August 20147 August 2014 Mining bacterial blueprints yields novel process for creation of fuel and chemical compounds Promising compound has a variety of potential uses as a biological alternative
11 July 201410 July 2014 ‘Microbe sniffer’ could point the way to next-generation bio-refining Innovative biosensor to screen DNA from environmental samples and isolate the lignin-busting genetic machinery
3 July 201413 August 2014 Study: Research needed to resolve fate of missing plastic debris Unknown mechanism removing small plastic fragments at a higher rate than larger fragments
30 June 201430 June 2014 Researchers make fuel production breakthrough New UGA study shows the direct conversion of biomass to biofuel using the engineered bacterium Caldicellulosiruptor bescii
8 April 20146 April 2014 Professor cooks up recipe for turning wood chips into food, biofuel In the future, restaurants may serve woodchips the way they serve mashed potatoes and grits today. Thats what Virginia Tech professor Y.H. Percival Zhang is promising the world
1 April 201430 March 2014 Frankfurter Turbohefen vergären Abfälle zu Biosprit Aufspaltung von Pflanzenzuckern in einem Verfahrensschritt boostet Bioethanolgewinnung
31 March 201430 March 2014 Engineering of yeast hexose transporters to transport d-xylose without inhibition by d-glucose Glucose–xylose cofermentation in lignocellulosic hydrolysates by Saccharomyces cerevisiae and other biotechnologically relevant organisms
Produktion von Bioethanol aus Abfällen beschleunigt Frankfurter Forscher entwickeln in Hefe ein spezifisches Transportsystem für den Abfallzucker Xylose
3 January 20141 January 2014 Variation in land-use intensity leads to higher biodiversity Scientists found biodiversity to be much higher in grasslands in which land-use intensity had varied
Veränderung der Landnutzung fördert die biologische Vielfalt Höhere Artenvielfalt bei variabler Landnutzungsintensität
12 November 2012 A Better Route to Xylan Joint BioEnergy Institute Researchers Find New Access to Abundant Biomass for Advanced Biofuels
12 March 2010 Seafarers’ scourge provides hope for biofuel future Scientists at the BBSRC Sustainable Bioenergy Centre research on gribbles to produce biofuel
11 March 2010 TU Delft improves production of chemicals from wood waste Bacterium breaks down harmful by-products
24 February 2010 Studie: Biosprit auf Kosten des Amazonas-Urwaldes Geplanter Ausbau von Ethanol- und Biodiesel-Produktion in Brasilien könnte auch indirekt die Zerstörung des Regenwaldes forcieren
16 December 2009 Agrar-Landwirtschaft: Europas Pflanzenwelt verarmt Damit kann die Fähigkeit sinken, auf Umweltveränderungen zu reagieren
