29 July 202225 July 2022What role does Hemp play in the Automotive Industry?Ford's approach to developing sustainable solutions with cars made from bioplastics did not bear fruit. But almost a century later, companies are again looking at the value of industrial hemp to the automotive industry
16 February 202214 February 2022Compounds made from ‘digested’ molecules feeds appetite for greener pharmaceuticals and agrochemicalsNew method developed by University of Warwick scientists uses enzymes to produce indolic amides, carboxylic acids and auxins – vital for use in pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries
Verbindungen aus “verdauten” Molekülen wecken Appetit auf umweltfreundlichere Pharmazeutika und AgrochemikalienNeue Methode nutzt Enzyme zur Herstellung von Indolamiden, Carbonsäuren und Auxinen
15 June 20219 September 2021Efficiently “switching on” bacteria to produce high-value chemicalsMost high-value chemicals are currently produced using fossil fuels - industrial chemistry's use of petroleum accounts for 14% of all greenhouse gas emissions
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
24 June 201924 June 2019 Webinar on cascading conversion of ligno-cellulosic recalcitrant residues: screening for efficient biocatalystsBroadcast date: July 4, 2019 - Time: 2:00 pm, CET
13 July 201811 July 2018Biodegradable plastic made from ‘tree glue’ could be on shelves within five yearsResearchers at the University of Warwick have found a way to turn lignin into a strong, moldable plastic
9 July 201811 July 2018Opportunity for industrial experts on zero waste biorefineriesZelcor summer school: "Zero waste biorefineries: technical advances and sustainability assessment"
4 July 201730 June 2017Trend: Naturfasern in der AutomobilindustrieBesonders die Hanffaser ist für den Bau von Karosserieteilen geeignet
6 September 201616 December 2016Hemp, Flax Growing as Auto Plastics Building BlocksResearchers worldwide developing tough materials from hemp fibers for the automotive sector
11 September 201526 November 2015Bioplastics as strong contenders in the marketThe pursuit of environmentally materials has been growing considerably
24 April 201523 April 2015Biome Bioplastics leads £3m sustainable chemicals development programmeResearchers consortium to harness industrial biotechnology techniques to produce bio-based chemicals from lignin at a scale suitable for industrial testing
25 June 201425 June 2014The British plan for the bioeconomy takes a step forwardLignocellulosic technologies are an important solution for enabling the use of non-food crops with the production of biofuels and bio-based chemicals
20 June 201418 June 2014Next generation of bioplastics could be made from treesBIOME, Warwick's University research demonstrate Lignin as low-cost feedstock for high performance chemicals
20 December 201319 December 2013£18M for 13 unique industry-academia Networks in Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy13 new cross-disciplinary research communities
19 April 2013An Advance in Viability of Bioplastics?Tim Sykes interviews Biome's CEO Paul Mines about bio-based plastics made from organic chemicals and lignin
21 September 2012Remarkable enzyme points the way to reducing nitric acid use in industryResearchers develop a cytochrome P450 enzyme,called TxtE to catalyse an aromatic nitration reaction
3 September 2012Waste cooking oil makes bioplastics cheaperUK-scientists collaboration exploring cheaper feedstock instead of glucose for bioplastics producing bacteria
10 December 201021 February 2018Modern cars, made from wheat straw and carrotsWhat are cars made from these days? Would you believe, vegetables?
7 May 2009Lenkrad aus Karottenfasern und Schokolade im TankWarwick-Forscherteam produziert Öko-Formel-3-Auto
7 October 2008Biological Alternatives to Chemical PesticidesBiopesticides can play a significant role in a more sustainable food chain
