23 September 202220 September 2022Hydrogen produced from air could provide low-carbon fuel in desertsDevice using solar power to capture water from the air could make hydrogen production viable in places such as central Australia and the Middle East
“Direktelektrolyse”: Forscher produzieren Wasserstoff aus LuftfeuchtigkeitEin solarbetriebenes Modul, um der Luft das Wasser zu entziehen, könnte die Wasserstoffproduktion auch an Orten wie Zentralaustralien oder im Mittleren Osten rentabel machen
2 September 202229 August 2022Engineering enzymes to help solve the planet’s plastic problemManchester researchers have reported a new enzyme engineering platform that can quickly improve the properties of plastic degrading enzymes to help make them more suitable for plastic recycling at large scales
7 July 20225 July 2022Scientists Discover “Holy Grail of Catalysis” – Converting Methane Into Methanol Using LightThe method involves a continuous flow of methane/oxygen-saturated water over a novel metal-organic framework (MOF) catalyst
20 May 202216 May 2022European Farmland May Be the Biggest Global Reservoir of MicroplasticsResearchers from the University of Cardiff estimate that microplastics removed from raw sewage at wastewater treatment plants make up roughly 1% of the sewage sludge commonly used as a fertiliser across Europe
29 November 202124 November 2021The SHIKIFACTORY100 – Modular cell factories for the production of 100 compounds from the shikimate pathwayCell metabolism includes hundreds of crosslinked metabolic pathways, such as glycolysis, the Krebs cycle and the shikimate route
10 November 20215 November 2021Affordable housing in outer space: Scientists develop cosmic concrete from space dust and astronaut bloodScientists at The University of Manchester have now developed a concrete-like material made of extra-terrestrial dust along with the blood, sweat and tears of astronauts
Bioverbundwerkstoff für Marsexpeditionen: Forscher entwickeln Baustoff mit Blut und UrinWie baut man ein Haus auf dem Mars? Forscher haben einen Baustoff entwickelt, den Astronauten vor Ort selbst produzieren können
15 September 202110 September 2021Publication in Nature Communications of a paper describing the mechanism of enzymes yielding renewable isobutene First time that a member of a widespread enzyme family has been repurposed to yield isobutene
3 February 20213 February 2021Microbial Cell Factories Webinar Series – Biological Principles to Commercial Products11th March, 25th March & 8th April, 17:00-19:00 CET
3 December 20191 December 2019Biotech breakthrough turns waste biomass into high value chemicalsThe new breakthrough demonstrates that high-value chemicals can be produced directly from waste biomass in a single ‘one-pot’ process
7 November 20196 November 2019Biofuels could be made from bacteria that grow in seawater rather than from crude oilThe breakthrough behind this approach is the ability to re-engineer the microbe’s genome and create different types of high value chemical compounds
12 June 20196 June 2019Eaglesford, Biogreen jointly plan unit in HyderabadRs 15-crore biodegradable products making plant to create 200 jobs initially
4 December 201829 November 2018Adding graphene to jute fibres could give natural alternative to man-made materialsBreakthrough could lead to the manufacturing of high-performance and environmentally friendly natural fibre composites that could replace their synthetic counterparts
13 February 20179 February 2017University of Manchester technology set to reduce the cost of environmentally friendly biochemicalsPhD student's technology to replacing petroleum based surfactants, fuels and other chemicals with environmentally friendly biosurfactants
13 July 201612 July 2016Transcriptional Engineering of Microalgae: Prospects for High-Value ChemicalsStudy: How to manipulate the biosynthesis of specific high-value metabolic products
15 April 201612 April 2016Biomass broken down without chemicals for 1st time, study claimsResearchers find catalyst that allows simultaneous conversion of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin
17 August 201514 August 2015Streamlined synthesis yields longer sugar chainsBy using bigger building blocks, scientists in the UK have shown they can make much longer oligosaccharide sequences than previously possible
22 June 201519 June 2015Mould unlocks new route to biofuelsScientists at The University of Manchester have made an important discovery that forms the basis for the development of new applications in biofuels and the sustainable manufacturing of chemicals
20 April 201517 April 2015Scientists a step closer to developing renewable propaneNew insight and understanding of the development of next-generation biofuels
Flourishing faster: How to make trees grow bigger and quickerScientists have discovered a way to make trees grow bigger and faster, which could increase supplies of renewable resources and help trees cope with the effects of climate change
23 February 201522 February 2015Cable announces £20 million for UK industrial biotechnologyBusiness Secretary unveiles the winners of a multi-million-pound competition to bring innovative UK biotechnology projects to market.
26 January 201523 January 2015UK: £3 million grant for cutting edge biotechnologyScientists at The University of Manchester have been awarded nearly £3 million to develop new sustainable ways of manufacturing the chemicals used in thousands of our everyday products
16 January 201415 January 2014Sustainability considerations for integrated biorefineries‘Right’ policies will have to promote sustainable practices along the whole supply chain
20 December 201319 December 2013£18M for 13 unique industry-academia Networks in Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy13 new cross-disciplinary research communities
24 January 2011BIOTRAINS für eine umweltbewusstere Chemie-AusbildungInterdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit zur Entwicklung umweltfreundlicherer Produktionsverfahren
24 April 2009UK study: Bio-electricity saves 90% greenhouse gasesReview of environmental, social and economic impacts of 25 bioelectricity technologies
