22 February 201720 February 2017 Makin’ hydrocarbons: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Catalytic Upgrading of Thermochemical Intermediates Here’s the basic recipe, according to a research team led by David Dayton at RTI International
8 February 20176 February 2017 U of M’s CFANS and CSE to partner on bio-based industry projects Teams within the U’s Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, Mechanical and Chemical Engineering to bringing expertise in pulp and paper, food and bio-based industry
14 December 201612 December 2016 UMass Amherst Chemical Engineers Lead Team that Boosts Valuable Chemical p-xylene Production from Biomass Researchers developed new method that generates a 97 percent yield and uses biomass feedstocks
9 December 20167 December 2016 The Bioeconomy in a World Without Carbon Pollution Scientist concludes that, with smart land use strategies, the bioeconomy need not be a zero-sum game
6 December 20162 December 2016 DC: The Road Ahead for Renewable Chemicals & Materials We see a tactical opening to move a top sector priority – enacting a renewable chemical production tax credit
22 November 201618 November 2016 Canada’s ‘chemical valley’ city looks to lure green investment BioAmber is now weighing whether to build a second facility in Sarnia that is six times bigger than its first, or set up shop in Louisiana
18 November 201618 November 2016 Who’s got hot lignin? The Digest’s 2016 Guide to lignin production and prospects Compendium of suppliers to produce and sell cellulosic sugar and/or lignin for use by the research community
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
11 November 20169 November 2016 Global Bio-Based Succinic Acid Market Segmented by Application and Geography (2015 – 2020) Research and Markets is offering its Analysis, Technologies & Forecasts Report
BioAmber increases biosuccinic acid sales BioAmber Inc. recently released third quarter financial results, reporting sales of biosuccinic acid increased 45 percent when compared to the second quarter, reaching $3.7 million
2 November 201631 October 2016 How an effective risk management strategy can contribute to unlocking the full potential of a billion-ton bioeconomy Most existing bio-conversion technologies are not yet mature enough to process multiple streams of biomass and produce bioproducts at high and steady yields
31 October 201627 October 2016 Derisking: A strategy for growing the biobased economy A growing Bioeconomy requires systematic effort by policymakers to identify risks or disincentives
28 October 201628 October 2016 What To Do With Algae Production of fine chemicals, nutrients, and drugs from algae can be as valuable as a gold mine
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
28 September 201626 September 2016 Answers to your questions about Renewables and the Advanced Bioeconomy Ron Cascone has provided the answers — and in few cases, Digest's editors have expanded on some of the themes from the journalistic point of view
23 September 201621 September 2016 Mercurius Biorefining and University of California, Davis to Develop Technology for Low-Cost FDCA Production First-of-its-kind technology operating from raw biomass
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
12 September 20169 September 2016 Have biomaterials reached a tipping point? Bioplastics make less than 1 percent of the 181 million metric tons of synthetic plastics produced worldwide each year, according to Duke University
6 September 20163 September 2016 Making Economic Use of a Billion Tons of Biomass Newest DOE Billion Ton Report is an assessment of both progress to date and remaining challenges to building a biobased economy
1 September 201629 August 2016 U.S. Commerce Department Invests More Than $4 Million In Maine, Deploys Interagency Team To Help Strengthen State’s Forest Economy EDA will deploy an Economic Development Assessment Team (EDAT) in eastern Maine to evaluate new and existing economic strategies
30 August 201630 August 2016 A breakthrough in algae harvesting Global Algae Innovations offering membrane system that could use just 1% of the energy needed to run a centrifuge
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
9 August 20168 August 2016 Fast-growth cyanobacteria have allure for biofuel, chemical production When the going gets tough, the tough get growing
27 July 201626 July 2016 Energy department grants $2.5M for biorefinery waste use, renewable bioproduct study Three-year study to focus on ways to make plastic materials from lignin waste
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
15 July 201614 July 2016 What’s New and Important About C5 and C6 Sugars? Overview and snapshot of the technological progress reported in the three months since Biofuels Digest’s 2016 March Madness Webinar on this topic
5 July 20169 September 2021 The top 20 ways to capture and make use of carbon Biofuels Digest focusing on companies that achieved highest degrees of visibility and credibility to date
29 June 201628 June 2016 NatureWorks opens lab to turn methane into PLA Commercially viable fermentation process by using a new biocatalyst
23 June 201622 June 2016 Sweet smell of success: Greenyug, ADM taking biobased chemicals to scale Greenyug, commercializing its Ethyl Acetate technology through a joint venture
21 June 201616 June 2016 Start-Up White Dog Labs wins DOE Grant for technology that could dramatically increase biochemicals yield while decreasing carbon dioxide emissions Company will debut high feedstock-utilization technology, MixoFerm™, at the Fuel Ethanol Workshop in Milwaukee on June 21st.
20 June 20169 September 2021 Turning CO2 into rock International study has shown for the first time that the greenhouse gas CO2 can be permanently and rapidly locked away by injecting it into volcanic bedrock
17 June 201615 June 2016 Chemists settle longstanding debate on how methane is made biologically Understanding how microbes generate methane might help scientists find ways to control pollution or make fuels
25 May 201623 May 2016 Businessman wants second life for ethanol’s leftovers — in the form of a $1 billion pipeline across Nebraska Hornafius wants to build a $1 billion, 1,000-mile underground pipeline across Iowa and Nebraska to Wyoming
11 May 20163 May 2016 Integrating the Production of Biofuels and Bioproducts through Advanced Biotechnology The development of bio-based products has quickly become one of the fastest-growing segments of the biotech industry
26 April 201621 March 2019 Kläusli, Ava Biochem: The bioeconomy is the biggest chance we have to decarbonise our world Thomas Kläusli, Chief Marketing Officer at AVA Biochem and AVA-CO2, talks to Il Bioeconomista
18 April 201614 April 2016 Bioeconomy: One Billion Tons of Biomass Biomass Research & Development Board creating U.S. “Bioeconomy Vision”
11 April 20167 April 2016 9th Intl Conference on Bio-based Materials – Day 1 Policy and markets, bio-based building blocks and biorefineries
7 April 20165 April 2016 Rivertop Renewables and DTI Exceed Nameplate Capacity of First Glucarate Production Facility Benchmark tests prove higher volumes than initial forecast; plant receives “Recommended” rating after first customer audit
18 March 201617 March 2016 NatureWorks Launches a $1 Million Laboratory to Research and Develop Commercial Scale Methane to Lactic Acid Fermentation “A commercially viable methane to lactic acid conversion technology would be revolutionary.” - Bill Suehr, NatureWorks Chief Operating Officer
Expert view: Unlocking the promise of Bio-Based plastics Simon Herriott, Global Business Director for BioMaterials at DuPont writes guest post
11 March 20169 September 2021 MIT researchers turn waste gas into liquid fuel Successful trial at a pilot plant in China using bacteria to convert exhaust emissions to oil will now be tested at a larger scale
2 March 20161 March 2016 What’s been described as the “world’s largest repertoire of enzymes that break down biomass?” Could modified fungi potentially lead to cheaper biofuels and bio-based products?
1 March 201629 February 2016 Federal Agencies Outline Bioeconomy Vision and Current Activities Release of the Federal Activities Report on the Bioeconomy
29 February 201626 February 2016 Unlocking the Promise of Bio-Based Plastics Circular economy: a systemic approach to the use of renewable feedstocks and the re-use of materials through recycling
25 February 201616 February 2016 Energy Department Requests Information on Biofuels & Bioproducts Process Pilot Verification Capabilities The purpose is to develop a comprehensive list of locations that exist as pilot- or process development-scale
15 February 201613 February 2016 Methanotrophs technology on the rise Calysta announced the formation of Methanotroph.org, a research community and a web source for methanotroph information
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
22 January 201621 January 2016 Plug-and play synthbio: Arzeda, INVISTA, others finding new pathways to affordable, everyday materials Large petrochemical players are building ethane crackers to make ethylene
Study: Bacteria attack lignin with enzymatic tag team Team from Rice, University of Wisconsin-Madison shows how nature handles lignin
13 January 201612 January 2016 Discovery advances biowaste-to-jet fuel research WSU Tri-Cities researcher finds way to make biofuel from plant matter
