2 June 202330 May 2023 U.S. Government Sets Bold Goals For The U.S. Bioeconomy – Including A Target For 30% Of Bio-Based Chemicals Number of specific strategies developed by agencies like the USDA, NIH, NSF, DOE, and DOD and different change solutions can have an impact across a lot of sectors
24 April 202320 April 2023 Chemists redesign biological PHAs, ‘dream’ biodegradable plastics They’ve been called “dream” plastics: polyhydroxyalkanoates, or PHAs
17 April 202313 April 2023 Structure of ‘Oil-Eating’ Enzyme Opens Door to Bioengineered Catalysts Atomic level details reveal how enzyme selectively breaks hydrocarbon bonds, suggesting bioengineering strategies for making useful chemicals
Struktur eines “ölfressenden” Enzyms öffnet die Tür zu biotechnologisch hergestellten Katalysatoren Details auf atomarer Ebene zeigen, wie das Enzym selektiv Kohlenwasserstoffbindungen aufbricht, was auf biotechnologische Strategien zur Herstellung nützlicher Chemikalien hindeutet
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
Biden sets US goal to replace 90% of plastics with biomaterials President Joe Biden's administration is setting a goal of replacing 90 percent of fossil-fuel based plastics with bio-based alternatives over the next two decades
2 March 202327 February 2023 Algae: Should they stay or should they go? Report on the development of algae-based products from the Green Chemicals Blog
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
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
8 February 20237 February 2023 Wissenschaftler stellen das bisher kostengünstigste System zur Kohlenstoffabscheidung vor Neues System fängt CO₂ effizient ab und wandelt es in eine der weltweit meistverwendeten Chemikalien um
31 January 20236 February 2023 Scientists Unveil Least Costly Carbon Capture System to Date PNNL scientists carve a path to profit from carbon capture through carbon upcycling, unlock crucial step in decarbonization and advancing toward net zero emissions
30 January 202325 January 2023 LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels Receives EPA Fuel Pathway Approval Milestone for Soperton, GA Facility Marks First-Ever EPA Approval for Ethanol as a Feedstock for Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
20 January 202318 January 2023 A big step toward ‘green’ ammonia and a ‘greener’ fertilizer Industrial production of ammonia, primarily for synthetic fertilizer — the fuel for last century’s Green Revolution — is one of the world’s largest chemical markets, but also one of the most energy intensive
5 January 202327 December 2022 It’s the holiday season for US renewable chemicals While the renewable chemicals industry continues to play second fiddle to biofuels when it comes to US government funding (it’s true!), the Biden Administration’s actions towards boosting the bioeconomy are setting off a flurry of activities on how renewable chemicals companies can dip in to these bioeconomy-related funding initiatives
4 January 202327 December 2022 How the $1.7T omnibus affects energy, from CCS to hydrogen The year-end spending package released by Congress on Tuesday could deliver an influx of funding to several Department of Energy programs that may be pivotal for hitting the Biden administration’s climate targets
3 January 202322 December 2022 To Make Valuable Bioproducts, Pick the Right Solvent Pretreatment Three common solvents for pretreating switchgrass yield lignin extracts with the potential for making different valuable bioproducts
23 December 202220 December 2022 LanzaJet Marks Major Milestone on its Freedom Pines Fuels Construction Soperton, GA Facility will be First Ethanol Alcohol-to-Jet Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production Facility in the World
14 December 20228 December 2022 To Battle Climate Change, Scientists Tap Into Carbon-Hungry Microorganisms for Clues New technique could fast-track future carbon-free solar fuels
5 December 202230 November 2022 CEMEX and RTI awarded $3.7 million cooperative agreement to advance carbon capture technology in cement manufacturing Team to conduct FEED study of post-combustion carbon capture system at Texas cement plant
1 December 202228 November 2022 First 100% bio-based 3D-printed home unveiled at the University of Maine New, 600-square-foot prototype features 3D-printed floors, walls and roof of wood fibers and bio-resins
18 October 202217 October 2022 New process could enable more efficient plastics recycling Cobalt-based catalysts could be used to turn mixed plastic waste into fuel, new plastics, and other products
6 October 20224 October 2022 U.S.: Climeworks is ready to contribute to the American DAC ecosystem The company has 100,000 hours of operational field experience gained in Europe and is already engaged in test and research projects in the U.S. in collaboration with the Department of Energy (DOE) and local partners
29 September 202226 September 2022 University of Oklahoma Study Explores the Use of Carbon Dioxide to Make Acrylic Acid How carbon dioxide could be combined with ethylene to make a common component of many household industrial products
26 September 202221 September 2022 We need massive amounts of carbon capture from air to decarbonize aviation, and policymakers must act now The race to decarbonize aviation has begun, and synthetic jet fuel from green hydrogen and carbon dioxide, so-called e-kerosene, is to play a major role. Where will the CO2 come from and what is the role of Direct Air Capture?
14 September 202210 September 2022 Lehigh Hanson Receives U.S. DOE Funding for FEED study of carbon capture project at its new Lehigh Cement Plant in Mitchell, Indiana The funding awarded more than $31 million in funding for 10 projects to develop carbon capture technologies which are able to capture at least 95 percent of carbon dioxide emissions from natural gas power plants
HeidelbergCement kündigt bislang größtes CO2-Abscheideprojekt an Neue FEED-Studie durch Lehigh Hanson soll nun neben einer Kosten- und Umsetzungsbetrachtung für das Gesamtprojekt auch die sozialen, wirtschaftlichen und ökologischen Auswirkungen untersuchen
9 September 20225 September 2022 A simple, cheap material for carbon capture, perhaps from tailpipes With an inexpensive polymer called melamine chemists found a cheap, easy and energy-efficient way to capture carbon dioxide from smokestacks
15 August 202210 August 2022 A simple, cheap material for carbon capture, perhaps from tailpipes Using an inexpensive polymer called melamine — the main component of Formica — chemists have created a cheap, easy and energy-efficient way to capture carbon dioxide from smokestacks, a key goal for the United States and other nations as they seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
22 July 202218 July 2022 Jim Hurt commentary: Can Gov. Scott and VT Climate Council go around the court’s crazy EPA ruling? The missing ingredient that Gov. Scott and Vermont utilities can bring to the table is a profitable plan for CO2 removal which can be reused to make synthetic fuels and other products
30 June 202223 June 2022 U.S. Department of Energy Announces $39 Million for Research and Development to Turn Buildings Into Carbon Storage Structures Funding Will Support 18 Projects Aiming to Develop Building Materials that Decarbonize the Atmosphere
Unilever & Genomatica’s palm oil alternatives, biobased World Cup soccer balls, mistletoe as natural glue, and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of June 23rd In today’s Digest, check out these bioinnovations as well as mistletoe being used as natural glue, soybean based putting greens, and more…
22 June 202217 June 2022 Photosynthesis-inspired process makes commodity chemicals New strategy is less expensive, less energy intensive than current industrial processes
Von der Photosynthese inspirierter Prozess zur Herstellung von Grundchemikalien Die neue Strategie ist kostengünstiger und weniger energieintensiv als die derzeitigen industriellen Verfahren
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
7 June 20221 June 2022 Biden Administration Launches $3.5 Billion Program to Capture Carbon Pollution from the Air DOE Announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Effort to Establish Regional Direct Air Capture Hubs for Large-Scale CO2 Removal
6 May 20224 May 2022 Lignin-based jet fuel packs more power for less pollution In a study published in the journal Fuel, researchers analyzed a Washington State University-developed jet fuel based on lignin, an organic polymer that makes plants tough and woody
20 April 202213 April 2022 Treated plastic waste good at grabbing carbon dioxide Rice University lab turns hard-to-process trash into carbon-capture master
Behandelte Kunststoffabfälle können Kohlendioxid gut binden Labor der Rice University verwandelt schwer zu verarbeitenden Müll in ein Meisterwerk der Kohlenstoffabscheidung
19 April 202214 April 2022 Neue Methode reinigt Wasserstoff aus Kohlenmonoxidgemischen Lizenzierung der Technologie für ein Start-up
New method purifies hydrogen from heavy carbon monoxide mixtures Penn State associate professor of chemical engineering, proposes using high-temperature proton-selective polymer electrolyte membranes, or PEMs, to separate hydrogen from other gases in an ACS Energy Letters paper
8 April 20224 April 2022 Artificial photosynthesis: the ultimate renewable tech This is the field, where man-made devices replicate the way plants obtain energy from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide
22 March 202216 March 2022 Carbon capture: Early days of a $1 trillion industry? Solutions such as carbon capture, utilization and storage in reducing carbon emissions or even going a step further and removing existing CO2 from the atmosphere are necessary
8 February 202231 January 2022 Plant-Based Epoxy Enables Recyclable Carbon Fiber, Improves Economics for Mass Market Electric Vehicles NREL researchers have shown that making carbon fiber composites with bio-based epoxies and an anhydride hardener makes the material fully recyclable by introducing linkages that are more easily degraded
13 January 20227 January 2022 Higher Performance, Carbon Negative Plastics, Maybe for Less ReSource developing FCDA from furfural - a technology which a number of companies are chasing for
5 January 202217 December 2021 Hemp slowly making inroads in the cement and construction industries Hemp construction is still a niche market waiting to break through into the mainstream, as the CBD industry experiences a glut, the hemp’s undeveloped industrial supply chain has been stuck
20 October 202119 October 2021 US Secretary of Energy Granholm and US Senator Ossoff Visit LanzaTech Innovation Hub in Georgia and Site of the World’s First LanzaJet Sustainable Fuels Plant Visit highlights the potential of rural America to create domestic supplies of sustainable fuels and chemicals
14 October 202111 October 2021 Catalyst Study Advances Carbon-Dioxide-to-Ethanol Conversion Combination of theory and experiment shows how a three-part catalyst helps transform excess CO2 into useable ethanol
21 September 202116 September 2021 United, Honeywell Invest in New Clean Tech Venture from Alder Fuels, Powering Biggest Sustainable Fuel Agreement in Aviation History United agrees to purchase 1.5 billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) over 20 years - which is one and a half times the size of the rest of the world's airlines' publicly announced SAF commitments combined
Produktion von nachhaltigem Kraftstoff für Flugzeuge: United und Honeywell investieren in junges Cleantech-Unternehmen Alder Fuels Alder wird Verfahren zur Produktion von CO2-armem Rohöl in industriellem Maßstab auf Basis von Biomasse entwickeln – United verpflichtet sich zur Abnahme von 1,5 Milliarden Gallonen SAF – Mit Abstand größte SAF-Order der Luftfahrtbranche
27 July 20219 September 2021 Analysis Shows Enzyme-Based Plastics Recycling Is More Energy Efficient, Better for Environment BOTTLE Consortium Effort Develops Model That Finds Sizeable Energy and Carbon-Saving Benefits for Recycling PET, a Common Plastic Used in Bottles, Clothing, Carpet