9 August 20247 August 2024 Microbes, Microwaves, and Mixes: Eco-friendly Plastics Solutions Amanda Jasi speaks to innovators striving to improve plastics sustainability and reduce their environmental impact
13 March 20239 March 2023 A wholly sustainable plastics economy is feasible It is also the image of plastics that need to change
Eine absolut nachhaltige Kunststoffwirtschaft ist möglich Ändern müsste sich ausserdem das Image von Plastik
20 January 202217 January 2022 Archaea Energy Announces Successful Startup of Project Assai Renewable Natural Gas Facility Largest RNG Facility in the World Completed Approximately Two Years after Gas Rights Execution
11 November 20209 September 2021 U.S. Department of Energy Announces $27 Million in Plastics Recycling Research and Development All new projects will help improve existing recycling processes that break plastics into chemical building blocks, which can then be used to make new products
18 October 20189 September 2021 Self-healing material can build itself from carbon in the air Taking a page from green plants, new polymer “grows” through a chemical reaction with carbon dioxide
Selbstheilendes “Wundermaterial” frisst CO2 Klimagas wird zielgerichtet genutzt, damit der innovative Stoff wächst und auch erstarkt
15 June 201813 June 2018 Almond co-products: Almond Board targets circular economy potential in feed and farming Almond Board of California is exploring new uses for the co-products of almonds such as insect feed, biobased plastics and coloring for the tire industry
6 April 201623 March 2016 J. Craig Venter, Ph.D to Receive the 2016 BIO George Washington Carver Award Dr. Venter has developed technology that enables sustainable economic growth through use of renewable resources
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
24 September 201523 September 2015 Enzymatische mikromotorgesteuerte CO2-Fixierung in Wasser Ausfällung und Mineralisierung von CO2 aus Meerwasser durch enzymatische Umwandlung zu Carbonat mit einem mobilen Mikromotor
Micromotor-Based Biomimetic Carbon Dioxide Sequestration: Towards Mobile Microscrubbers Mobile CO2 scrubbing platform offering a greatly accelerated biomimetic sequestration
21 July 201517 July 2015 $18 Million Algae Biofuel Blast From US Energy Department The ultimate aim is to bring the cost of algae down to a cost of $3 compared to gasoline by 2030
3 June 20153 June 2015 BIO Innovation Zone company snapshot: Arytha Biosciences Interview with Che-Ming Jack Hu, PhD, the Director of Engineering for Arytha Biosciences, LLC
11 May 20158 May 2015 Thought leadership: The Toxic Substances Control Act and the Bioeconomy: Part 1 The impact of nomenclature on the commercialization of biobased chemicals
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
2 October 201430 September 2014 On the road to artificial photosynthesis Berkeley Lab study reveals key catalytic factors in carbon dioxide reduction
18 July 20149 September 2021 Solar fuels: How close, how real? Could a liquid fuel technology emerge that connects solar PV to the efficiency of electric engines — but, this time with long driving range and near-instant refueling instead of laborious recharging?
15 July 201414 July 2014 Marine bacteria are natural source of chemical fire retardants Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a widely distributed group of marine bacteria that produce compounds nearly identical to toxic man-made fire retardants
13 June 201412 June 2014 Exclusive interview with Zurina Che Dir: “In 2020, Bioeconomy’s contribution towards Malaysia’s GDP is targeted to contribute 8%-10%"
10 October 201310 October 2013 Team uses a cellulosic biofuels byproduct to increase ethanol yield Research team of Illinois University found new way to eliminate acetic acid from lignocellulose
27 May 20139 September 2021 Livermore scientists develop CO<sub>2</sub> sequestration technique that produces ‘supergreen’ hydrogen fuel, offsets ocean acidification Could researchers possibly have stumbled upon the solution to our acidified oceans?
3 May 201316 February 2018 Innovationspreis “Biowerkstoff des Jahres 2013” auf dem Kölner Biowerkstoff-Kongress ging an PHA-Produzenten Newlight Technologies (USA) Bio-basierte Ökonomie und stoffliche Nutzung nachwachsender Rohstoffe gewinnen zunehmend an Bedeutung
12 November 2012 A Better Route to Xylan Joint BioEnergy Institute Researchers Find New Access to Abundant Biomass for Advanced Biofuels
23 April 2012 Biotechnology and Sustainability The future of our planet requires that we improve the environmental, economic and social impact of our global farming systems
27 February 2012 ZeaChem to Receive USDA Grant to Develop Advanced Biofuels Bio-based fuel production begins expected in 2013
1 September 2011 Pretreatment, proper harvest time boost ethanol from switchgrass Boiling pretreatment increases glucose conversion to 90% of contained cellulose
18 May 2009 Bioenergy for transport: Tank or grid? Bioelectricity may be more efficient than ethanol to power vehicles
8 May 2009 Bioelectricity gives better mileage than ethanol Bioelectricity bests ethanol on two fronts: land use and global warming
Innovationspreis “Biowerkstoff des Jahres 2013” auf dem Kölner Biowerkstoff-Kongress ging an PHA-Produzenten Newlight Technologies (USA)
