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21 September 202321 September 2023

A Broad Range of Advanced Recycling Technologies Keeps Carbon in the Loop 

Register now: The Advanced Recycling Conference 2023, November 28-29, 2023 in Cologne, Germany and online


Advanced Recycling Technologies – Neue Recycling-Methoden halten Kohlenstoff im Kreislauf

Jetzt anmelden: Die Advanced Recycling Conference 2023 vom 28.-29. November 2023 in Köln und online


18 August 202315 August 2023

New recycling process could find markets for ‘junk’ plastic waste

A new plastics recycling method reduces emissions by 60 percent and opens the door to the reuse of materials like plastic film, multilayer materials and colored plastics


Neues Recyclingverfahren könnte Märkte für “Müll”-Plastikabfälle finden

Ein neues Kunststoffrecyclingverfahren reduziert die Emissionen um 60 Prozent und ermöglicht die Wiederverwendung von Materialien wie Kunststofffolien, Mehrschichtmaterialien und farbigen Kunststoffen


4 May 202328 April 2023

Scientists discover microorganisms for carbon capture

Utilizing scientific methods, the research team has already discovered novel cyanobacteria so efficient at consuming carbon dioxide that they appear to outperform other best-in-class carbon-capturing microbes


15 February 202310 February 2023

New report reveals “large gap” in carbon dioxide removal needed

CDR from new technologies must increase 1,300-fold by the year 2050. Joint press release of MCC, SWP, University of Oxford, and University of Wisconsin-Madison


Neuer Bericht zeigt „große Lücke“ bei CO2-Entnahmen aus der Atmosphäre auf

Einsatz neuer Technologien muss bis 2050 um das 1300-Fache steigen. Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung von MCC, SWP, Uni Oxford und University of Wisconsin-Madison


14 November 20229 November 2022

Oregon State, U.S. Dept. of Energy researchers take key step toward big gains in plastics recycling

A collaboration led by NREL combined chemical and biological processes in a proof of concept and used chemical oxidation to break down a variety of plastic types


27 October 202224 October 2022

How are Bioplastics Made?

The IUPAC actually discourages the use of the term “bioplastic,” instead recommending scientists use the expression “biobased polymer”


20 September 202215 September 2022

Green hydrogen: Short-term scarcity, long-term uncertainty

Fostering rapid investments into green hydrogen supply chains that enable unconventionally high growth rates of electrolysis would broaden the energy analogues


Grüner Wasserstoff: Kurzfristige Knappheit, langfristige Unsicherheit

Die Förderung schneller Investitionen in grüne Wasserstoffversorgungsketten, die hohe Wachstumsraten bei der Elektrolyse ermöglichen, würde den Machbarkeitsraum über andere alternative Energieträger erweitern


3 January 20221 January 2022

Waste not, want not: New process turns manure into fatty acids

Madison researchers have demonstrated a new process for transforming a plentiful Wisconsin waste into fatty acids, energy-rich molecules that can be used to make fuels and a wide range of important chemicals


11 May 202118 June 2021

“Dominating” fungus could provide solution to producing more biofuels and valuable chemicals

Researchers have discovered an enzyme in a fungus which can act as a catalyst to bring about a biochemical reaction that breaks down lignocellulose


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


25 October 201922 October 2019

Turning lignin into bioactive molecules in three green steps

Efficient, waste-free process transforms pine wood into novel benzazepines


14 May 201913 May 2019

Industry-ready process makes plastics chemical from plant sugars

Affordable, industry-compatible process produces high yields of the versatile chemical HMF


18 March 201913 March 2019

Green biorefinery technologies based on waste biomass

Turning waste streams from being environmental threats into valuable resources could make a real difference for our planet and those that live on it


13 March 20198 March 2019

Engineered microbe may be key to producing plastic from plants

Microbe converting lignin to PDC – a building block for bioplastics


Mikrobe erzeugt Plastik-Vorstufe aus Holz

Bakterium verarbeitet Lignin zu PDC – einem Rohstoff für Biokunststoff


29 October 201828 October 2018

Red-hued yeasts hold clues to producing better biofuels

A compound that has scientists seeing red may hold the key to engineering yeasts that produce better biofuels


5 October 20183 October 2018

Researchers find value in unusual type of plant material

Lignin makes up about a quarter of plant biomass and is the most abundant source of renewable aromatics on Earth


15 August 201810 August 2018

Modeling research identifies potentially profitable bioproducts

GLBRC researchers developed and used a multi-scale modeling process to identify 32 biochemicals as economically promising if maximum yields can be achieved


17 July 201812 July 2018

Carbon removal from atmosphere unavoidable for 1.5 degree target

Several new MCC studies find significant differences in the potentials and risks of negative emissions technologies


22 March 201820 March 2018

Better solvents = better biomass conversion for biofuels and bioproducts

Better use of solvents could improve the economics of biorefineries


19 March 201815 March 2018

Forscher entwickeln Plastikflaschen aus Zucker

Forscher aus Wisconsin entwickeln Verfahren, um Fruchtzucker in eine Schlüsselsubstanz für Bio-PET umzuwandeln


28 February 201826 February 2018

The new bioenergy research center: building on ten years of success

US biofuels centre to develop sustainable alternatives to transportation fuels and products currently derived from petroleum


1 February 201831 January 2018

Bio-renewable process could help ‘green’ plastic

Plastics are often derived from petroleum, but scientists are developing new and renewable ways of creating them from biomass


29 January 201825 January 2018

Leaps and bounds in sustainable plastics and nylons: U Wisconsin, Genomatica, Aquafil, Anellotech, Suntory, ADM, DuPont in the mix

Performance improvement is universally compelling in the industry, even to those who don’t value new materials simply for a sustainable attribute


11 October 201711 October 2017

Top 10 wood waste projects – Not letting waste go to waste

All around the world scientist's projects are taking the leftovers and turning them into something valuable


1 August 201725 July 2017

Cellulosic Biofuels Can Benefit the Environment If Managed Correctly

Cellulosic biofuels are routinely factored into future climate mitigation scenarios because of their potential to displace petroleum use and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions


24 July 201721 July 2017

In search of next-gen bioproducts and fuels, DOE invests $40M in 4 Bioenergy Research Centers

The centers are designed to lay the scientific groundwork for a new bio-based economy that promises to yield a range of important new products


13 June 201711 August 2020

Makin’ Money in Muddy Waters with a Magic Molecule

Wisconsin researcher converts biomass into three viable products, in one step


23 April 201720 March 2018

Termite gut holds a secret to breaking down plant biomass

The study of fungus-cultivating termites led UW-Madison researchers to discover a highly efficient natural system for breaking down the lignin in woody biomass


13 April 201711 April 2017

Renewable plastic precursor could reduce cellulosic ethanol cost

Madison to create commodity chemicals currently derived from petroleum out of biomass


8 November 201631 October 2016

With designer lignin, biofuels researchers reproduced evolutionary path

Nature was already doing what we thought we’d laboriously taught her to do


26 August 201625 August 2016

Expanding the stable of workhorse yeasts

New genome sequences target next generation of yeasts with improved biotech uses


19 February 201612 February 2016

Neue Methode zeigt Biomoleküle kristallklar

Grundlegende Entdeckung läutet Paradigmenwechsel in der Kristallographie ein


22 January 201619 January 2016

Study: Bacteria attack lignin with enzymatic tag team

Team from Rice, University of Wisconsin-Madison shows how nature handles lignin


2 November 201529 October 2015

Seeking Better Biofuels

Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute transform biomass into energy-rich fuel molecules


28 August 201524 August 2015

Glucan Biorenewables: The Digest’s 2015 5-Minute Guide

Glucan Biorenewables is producing furan derivatives from biomass


BESC creates microbe that bolsters isobutanol production

New significant finding to encourage microbial engineering challenges


30 June 201529 June 2015

G.M.O. Dilemma: Swaying a Wary Public

Genetic food modification worked out well the first time it was tried


29 June 201526 June 2015

LEGO commits $150M to search for sustainable alternative plastics

$150 million, 100+ employees, a new sustainable materials center, and a commitment to move off fossil fuels dependency by 2030


1 June 201529 May 2015

Forscher entwickeln biologisch abbaubare Chips aus Holz

Cellulose Nanofibril als Trägerschicht für Computerchips lässt sich von Pilzen zersetzen


A new kind of wood chip: collaboration could lead to biodegradable computer chips

UW Madison researchers created a compostable computer chip made by cellulose nanofibrils


5 May 20153 May 2015

Engineered softwood could transform pulp, paper and biofuel industries

Scientists have demonstrated the potential for softwoods to process more easily into pulp and paper if engineered to incorporate a key feature of hardwoods


30 April 20152 September 2015

USDA Awards $3.8 Million in Grants for Nanotechnology Research

Nanoscale science, engineering, and technology embrace opportunities in a broad range of critical challenges facing agriculture and food systems


26 February 201516 February 2018

Biobasierte Kunststoffe: Vom Leukoplastbomber zum High-tech-Einsatz

Ford Forschungszentrum entwickelt gemeinsam mit zehn Partnern Werkstoff- und Fließmodelle für naturfaserverstärkte Spritzgießmaterialien


10 November 201410 November 2014

New process transforms wood, crop waste into valuable chemicals

Wisconsin University researchers found cost effective way to generate value from lignin


24 October 201423 October 2014

EPA honors the winners of the 19th Annual Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards

Winning technologies tackle climate change and promote energy efficiency

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