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27 June 202523 June 2025

Neste and Chevron Lummus Global are developing a novel technology for processing lignocellulosic waste and residues into renewable fuels

The piloting results indicate that the new technology could offer a significant performance improvement over existing technologies for lignocellulosic raw materials

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28 February 202524 February 2025

Study Reveals How Autohydrolysis is Changing Biomass Conversion

A green technology for biorefineries: A bibliometric analysis

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18 February 202518 February 2025

Study Confirms Biomass Can Meet 20% of Carbon Demand in Chemicals Sector by 2050 without compromising food and feed supply

New study by Renewable Carbon Initiative and Biobased Industries Consortium reveals potential for significant defossilisation of the chemical industry using biomass

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26 November 202421 November 2024

Inspired by nature: Leaftronics pave way for biodegradable electronics

"Leaftronics" is an approach that leverages the natural structure of leaves to create biodegradable electronic substrates with enhanced properties

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16 October 202410 October 2024

Biobased nylon and potential from diamine monomers

This latest article delves into the chemistry of synthetic polyamides, most significantly known as Nylon, and discusses the historic and current biobased alternatives to the conventional fossil-based polymers

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18 June 202413 June 2024

Engineered Bacteria for Sustainable Biorefining from Sorghum Biomass

Converting lignin into valuable products is one of the keys to making plant-based products a cost-competitive alternative to fossil fuels and petrochemicals

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12 June 20245 June 2024

8th PLA World Congress again a great success

All about innovation, applications, markets, and end-of-life of PLA was the foundation of a successful 8th PLA World Congress on May 28 and 29

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18 April 202416 April 2024

Fungal Carbon: A Cost-Effective Tunable Network Template for Creating Supercapacitors

Scientists are using carbon filaments from mushrooms in supercapacitors, paving the way for a sustainable energy future

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14 March 202410 March 2024

The PROSPLIGN project: Fundacion MEDINA participates as a partner in the launch of a €3.4 Million Project on Lignin Bioprospecting

Kicking off a €3.4 Million Project on Lignin Bioprospecting

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29 February 202426 February 2024

Plant waste for adhesives and packaging with mechanochemistry

The FUSTARISE Project, promoted by AIMPLAS aims to find more sustainable solutions to give plant waste from agriculture and forestry a second life in the form of sustainable bio-based products such as capsules and adhesives

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2 January 202418 December 2023

SDSU researcher turning switchgrass into bioplastics

A new study from Janaswamy's lab has demonstrated how a transparent and strong biodegradable film can be derived from switchgrass (Pancium virgatum), a perennial prairie tallgrass native to North America

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6 October 20232 October 2023

Could spent coffee grounds provide an alternative to plastic packaging? 

A new study from a South Dakota State University's scientist has revealed how spent coffee grounds can be made into biodegradable films—material that could one day replace plastics

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9 June 20237 June 2023

Insempra and Fibers365 announce successful testing of 2-generation feedstock

Insempra and Fibers365 announce successful testing of second-generation feedstock to manufacture fermentation-based products

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25 April 202320 April 2023

Novozymes & Fibenol have entered a commercial partnership to demonstrate lignocellulosic biorefining on an industrial scale

Based on significant advancements over the past 5 years, Fibenol is now starting up its first lignocellulosic biorefinery in Imavere

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17 March 202314 March 2023

BluCon Biotech welcomes strategic investment by major chemical group LG Chem

LG Chem, a leading chemical company, have entered into an investment agreement

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15 March 202319 May 2023

BluCon Biotech welcomes strategic investment by major chemical group LG Chem

LG Chem, a leading chemical company, have entered into an investment agreement

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13 February 20238 February 2023

Textile and food waste mixes biodegradation for composite mycelium materials

Researchers of Fabricademy found various micro-organisms such as fungi are capable of biodegrading cellulose and other complex plastic molecules

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12 January 20239 January 2023

Cow Gut Bacteria Hosts Solution for Recycling Crop Waste to Bioethanol: IIT Guwahati

IIT Guwahati researchers report an efficient multifunctional enzyme from a bacterium found in the gut of cows that can break down woody biomass for conversion to bioethanol fuel

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6 January 20233 January 2023

Tandem chemocatalysis and biological funneling to valorize lignin

Lignocellulose-derived monomers can be converted to a single product, polyhydroxyalkanoates, by Pseudomonas putida

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10 November 20227 November 2022

Design of biomass-based renewable materials for environmental remediation

Coupling bioremediation-capable bioagents and adsorptive media enable a partial treatment for environmental remediation where contaminant adsorption, enrichment, and degradation occur in the same space

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3 November 202231 October 2022

Steel Mill Gases Transformed into Bioplastic

Korea-Spain joint research team develops an itaconic acid mass production method using inexpensive raw materials such as byproducts from gas fermentation from steel mills to significantly lower production costs

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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”

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20 October 202217 October 2022

Technip Energies and MetGen Join Forces to Industrialize METNIN® Lignin Refining Technology

Memorandum of Understanding to jointly bring a standardized solution for lignin refining to the global market

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12 September 20227 September 2022

Lignin processing – challenges and limits

Lignin has a very interesting structure, inviting us to try and develop better applications from this feedstock

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8 July 20225 July 2022

New PET-like plastic made directly from waste biomass

EPFL scientists have developed a new, PET-like plastic that is easily made from the non-edible parts of plants. The plastic is tough, heat-resistant, and a good barrier to gases like oxygen, making it a promising candidate for food packaging. Due to its structure, the new plastic can also be chemically recycled and degrade back to harmless sugars in the environment

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19 November 202112 November 2021

Creating solar cells and glass from wood – or a billion tons of biowaste

Aalto University researchers map out how biomass from plants could replace unrenewable resources in optical applications

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25 June 202122 June 2021

A sustainable method for producing amines from agricultural and forestry waste

The CatASus project to enable the production of amines from alcohols, in turn derived from renewable resources, specifically lignocellulose waste

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15 October 202012 October 2020

Cargill and Virent collaborate to study Virent’s BioForming® technology to produce biobased fuels and chemicals

Corn dextrose as a feedstock to Virent’s innovative technology for the production of “drop-in” low-carbon biofuels and biochemicals

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18 August 202015 August 2020

GranBio and NextChem sign partnership to develop cellulosic ethanol market

The alliance combines GranBio's technology and knowledge with NextChem's engineering intelligence, EPC capabilities and Group global presence

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19 May 202014 May 2020

Making use of the unique properties of cellulose-based nanomaterials

Experts are manufacturing prototypes by coating or printing nanocellulose on textiles, paper or plastic to enhance the performance of these products in various applications

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7 May 20204 May 2020

Competitive Edge: MetGen

The What, When and How of the Advanced Bioeconomy Rising Stars

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25 October 201922 October 2019

Turning lignin into bioactive molecules in three green steps

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

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8 July 20198 July 2019

CH-Bioforce revolutionizes biomaterials production

Finnish start-up successfully provides a completely new way of replacing fossil- and food-based raw materials

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28 June 201924 June 2019

BTG commission world-first fast pyrolysis biorefinery pilot plant

New facility enables the transformation of lignocellulosic biomass such as sunflower seed husks into a huge range of products

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24 June 201924 June 2019

Webinar on cascading conversion of ligno-cellulosic recalcitrant residues: screening for efficient biocatalysts

Broadcast date: July 4, 2019 - Time: 2:00 pm, CET

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6 May 201930 April 2019

Tailor-made enzymatic solutions reduce time and cost of biorefinery processes

In the EU-funded research project BIOrescue, Finnish company MetGen developed more efficient enzymes to accelerate chemical reactions and reduce the cost of the process

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12 March 20197 March 2019

Innovations in dry biorefining

3BCAR Carnot Institute is supporting dry biorefining technologies by funding different studies

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29 November 201826 November 2018

KIT researchers explore cost-effective use of woody biomass as raw material

Scientists at KIT are examining, among other things, how on the basis of lignocellulose fractions new types of biosurfactants can be produced

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28 November 201824 November 2018

Microorganisms Help Production

Innovative Biotechnology Simplifies the Use of Biomass as an Alternative to Oil – NEULAND Innovation Magazine Presents Projects

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26 October 201823 October 2018

Bio4Products biomass study published: Virtual Pyrolysis Plant Locations in Europe

Availability and quality at four potential sites

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13 August 201813 August 2018

Driving on bark, building with nutshell

Towards the enhanced valorisation of European lignocellulosic biomass for a bio-based economy

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24 April 201824 April 2018

CelluSome Plus: A new tailor-made approach to biofuels

EU-funded CellulosomePlus project developed designer cellulosomes (DCs) to achieve high yields of fermentable sugars from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) to create advanced biofuels

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9 March 20189 September 2021

Engineering Clostridia: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to n-Butanol Production from Biomass and CO2

Cooperational project to directly utilize cellulose and fix CO₂ for n-butanol production from lignocellulosic biomass

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19 February 201815 February 2018

Stora Enso launches bio-based lignin as renewable replacement for oil-based phenolic materials

The launch of Lineo^TM by Stora Enso is another important step on the way to replacing fossil-based materials with renewable solutions. Lineo is available to companies seeking more sustainable, bio-based alternatives

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16 January 201812 January 2018

Alkol Biotech agrees to supply 500,000 tonnes of biomass to Europe’s ‘largest’ biorefinery

Reliable and competitive biomass source will mean less costs in pre- and post-processing, and thus cost-effective renewable chemical building blocks

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8 January 20187 January 2018

Alkol Biotech and BRD, the commercialization partner in the BIOFOREVER Consortium, sign a LOI for sustainable biomass sourcing in Europe

UK based company is able to provide European-grown canes to any biotechnology project in the continent

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27 November 201723 November 2017

Greener Biomass Utilization

Depolymerization and conversion of biopolymers into useful materials using ionic liquids as reaction systems is a relatively new approach

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18 September 201714 September 2017

A sweeter way to make green products

Researchers invent novel process for extracting sugars from wood

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31 March 201729 March 2017

Lignin – a natural resource with huge potential

Baden-Württemberg research consortium is specifically focused on exploring the potential of this natural polymer

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20 January 201718 January 2017

Zelfo Technology Engineers a Future in Micro-Fibrillated Cellulose (MFC) for Paper and Packaging

Company is developing and producing packaging based fibre additives with applications in the liner and fluting sectors