17 January 202410 January 2024 Genera Announces $340+ Million Investment in Sustainable Biomaterials Campus The investment will expand Genera’s manufacturing, production and distribution operations of its circular, compostable packaging solutions and biomaterials
3 January 202419 December 2023 NatureWorks: Erik Ripple neuer Präsident und CEO Ripple wird die Nachfolge von Interimspräsidentin und CEO Jill Zullo antreten, die diese Funktion seit März 2023 innehatte
15 December 202314 December 2023 NatureWorks Appoints Erik Ripple New President and CEO Ripple joins NatureWorks as it continues market-leading growth and innovation with construction of new 75kta Ingeo biopolymer manufacturing facility underway in Thailand
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
6 February 20182 February 2018 Tennessee Startup Awarded Competitive Grant from the National Science Foundation to turn Waste into Plastic New start-up awarded grant to develop new biodegradable plastics from lignin
17 January 201812 January 2018 USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture Invests in Integrated Biorefinery Optimization NIFA has invested in a range of projects to expand the regional biofuel and bioproduct industries
1 December 201729 November 2017 UTIA awarded FAA grant to analyze biorefinery supply chains Alternative jet fuels could grow opportunities in the southeast
24 August 201722 July 2024 „Capsula Mundi“ verwandelt deinen Körper nach dem Tod in einen Baum Baum statt Grabstein: Die Urnen und Särge von Capsula Mundi entspringen einem radikal neuen Konzept von Beerdigung und Gedenken. Sie sind biologisch abbaubar und wo sie begraben werden, soll hinterher ein Wald wachsen
17 May 201715 May 2017 Bacterial boost for bio-based fuels Lab-scale technology recycles wastewater into hydrogen for use in fuel production
6 March 20179 September 2021 Separating Gases with Graphene Single-layer graphene has defined pore sizes in the nanometer range and has been suggested as a material for gas separation
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
6 May 201628 April 2016 Student Startup Turning Heads by Utilizing Biofuel Waste for Good A zero-waste manufacturing process has long been a dream for industries, especially in areas where businesses believe their byproducts hold great potential
10 July 20159 July 2015 Unlocking Lignin for Sustainable Biofuel Lignin–hemicellulose simulation demonstrates potential for predictive modeling using NAMD
17 April 201516 April 2015 New ORNL, N.C. State, LanzaTech DNA dataset is potent, accessible tool Scientists focused on producing biofuels more efficiently have a new powerful dataset to help them study the DNA of microbes that fuel bioconversion and other processes
2 April 20141 April 2014 Purdue researchers launch innovative biomass renewable energy company Lignocellulosic biomass to make biofuels and other bio-based products and chemicals
15 April 2013 Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and Transportation Secretary LaHood Renew agreement to promote renewable fuels in the aviation industry Resolution with the FAA and private-sector partners to continue development of a robust aviation biofuels industry
25 January 2013 Insects’ gut microbes hint at biofuel breakthrough Grasshoppers may carry attractive enzymes for biofuels, study finds
30 November 2012 DuPont breaks ground on world’s largest Cellulosic Biorefinery 30 million gallon plant in Nevada, Iowa will expand central Iowa’s energy exports, add to local grower economy
