Category: R&D and Technology
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Modifying Bacteria Genes To Push Bioplastic Production
Microbe ‘rewiring’ technique promises a boom in biomanufacturing
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Palm Oil Bioplastic Film
A biodegradable film made from waste from the palm oil industry could be used for food packaging
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Yield10 Bioscience Starts Winter Camelina Field Tests
Yield10 Bioscience Announces Start of Field Tests of Winter Camelina Varieties
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New Bio Material with Same Mechanical Properties as Plastics
20 times more flexible than existing biodegradable materials
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US Getting Closer to Biobased Ionic Liquids
Researchers make important step towards converting a material in plant cell walls into eco-friendly ionic liquids
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Polymer Fibre Coating for Natural Fibre Plastics
Polymer fiber-coating makes natural-fiber-reinforced plastics more resilient
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Metsä Board Centre for Packaging Innovation
Metsä Board launches a state-of-the-art Excellence Centre to accelerate paperboard and packaging innovation
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New Metabolic Engineering Strategies for Lignocellulose
Engineered microbe enable simultaneous upgrading of all lignocellulose streams.
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Swiss Heavyweight Bioplastic Startup
Promising alternatives to plastic in the pipeline of a Swiss startup
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New Sustainable Biochemicals Catalysts
New Catalyst Discovery May Revolutionize Bio and Fossil Fuel Production
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The Behaviour of Bio Thermoplastic Polyurethane
Study on the use of solubility parameters to investigate phase separation-morphology-mechanical behavior relationships of TPU
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Scientists Invent Infinitely Recyclable Plastic
The plastic retains its strength and durability after being recycled.
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Korea Build New Bio Innovation Cluster
Subscribe today! Korea Builds global bio innovation cluster.
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Yokogawa Sets Bio Business Innovation Centre in Switzerland
Yokogawa Establishes Yokogawa Innovation Switzerland as Center for Bio Business.
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DOE Invests $ 97 Mln in Bioenergy R&D
Department of Energy Announces $97 Million for Bioenergy Research and Development
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Miscanthus Crops Research by US University
Research could save years of breeding for new Miscanthus hybrid.
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UK Initiative to Lead in Sustainable Composite Materials
A new initiative is today (3 July 2020) being launched to develop the next generation of sustainable composite materials and bring together the UK’s composites expertise to quickly turn research breakthroughs into industrial applications.
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ExpandFibre To Convert Straw and Wood Pulp in Biomaterials
Fortum and Metsä Group to launch a joint EUR 50 million R&D programme in circular bioeconomy.
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Russian Polymers Improve Thermal Stability of Bioplastics
A paper was published by Kazan Federal University’s Organic Compounds Lab in Reactive and Functional Polymers. One of the key objectives for contemporary chemistry is to improve thermomechanical properties of polymers, in particular, thermostability of bioplastics.
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Boat Made from Mushrooms
Is fungus the answer to climate change? Student who grew a mushroom canoe says yes.
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Marine Bioplastics by Cornell University
To address the plastic environmental crisis, Cornell chemists have developed a new polymer with ample strength in a marine setting that is poised to degrade by ultraviolet radiation, according to research published March 30 in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
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Plastic Like Packaging From Renewable Materials by VTT
Consumers and companies alike are interested in environmentally friendly and recyclable packaging made from renewable materials, such as wood.
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French Believe to be the Best in Bioplastic Research
From “intelligent” bandages made from shrimp shells to insulation materials from micro-algae, researchers are working on tomorrow’s bioplastics in laboratories in Strasbourg.
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FLAM Bioplastic
Plastic Crisis? No Problem, FLAM Is Coming With Bonus 3-D Printing. FLAM as in Fungus-Like Adhesive Material
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Converting Used Oil into Bioplastics
One might think that edible oils do not represent any danger of pollution. But this is not the case. The project to recycle these used oils – such as frying oils – in bioplastics developed by engineering students at Sup’Biotech, therefore, seems interesting. Biotechnology engineers came up with a Bioplast Oil project that aims to…
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Korean Chemical Companies Hooked on Microorganisms
Korean oil refining and chemical companies are turning their eyes to microorganisms as a rich source of new business opportunities. Increasing interest in ways to produce materials not harmful to humans and the environment is driving more and more companies to discover business opportunities that use microorganisms.
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Biobased Super-Glue
Plant-based cellulose nanocrystals have remarkable inherent properties, and when combined with water, a powerful adhesive is formed that competes in strength with Superglue, without the need for toxic solvents.
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Internet Connected Biodegradable Paper
A team of scientists have created an thin sheet of paper they call nanopaper. The nanopaper is one millimeter thick and can transmit data to the internet.
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New Biocatalytic System for Biochemicals
A research team, jointly led by Professor Ji Wook Jang, Professor Yong Hwan Kim, and Professor Sang Hoon Joo in the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST, has unveiled a novel biomass conversion technology that can turn forestry biomass residues (i.e., sawdust from timber logging) into higher value fuels and chemicals.
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UV-Blocking and Airtight Bioplastics
Plant-based bioplastics are already a more eco-friendly alternative to their petroleum-based counterparts.
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Biochemical Compounds Against Pollutants
New biochemical compound can break down environmental pollutants.
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Korea Develops New PEF Technology
Researchers Develops Eco-friendly Plastic Production Technology.
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Bioplastics Startups Graduate at BASF Circularity Challenge
Micro-engineered bioplastics. An additive that allows different plastics to be compatible with one another. A new way to recycle lithium-ion batteries.
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Bioplastics and GMOs
Let’s look at the use and wider picture of GMO crops in the bioplastics industry.
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Converting Plastic Into Gold
It might look like any old 18-carat nugget of gold, but it hides a secret. Produced in the lab, this shiny disc weighs just a fraction of what it should, and has other interesting properties to boot.
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Novamont Joins Embraced Project
Closing the loop for Absorbent Hygiene Products waste. 10,000 tons/year of Absorbent Hygiene Products (baby diapers, fem care, adult incontinence) waste that will be upcycled into valuable materials.
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Borregaard Invests in Research on Biocomposites
Innovation Norway has allocated NOK 17 million for research and development of fiber composites at Borregaard and Norske Skog Saugbrugs. The parties will work to develop a new type of bio composite that may include furniture, packaging and car interiors.
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Novamont Launches Trace X Novamont
Novamont keeps investing their profits in R&D because the company is driven by innovation. They will share their drive with others as they intent to invest in startups, companies and research proiects that stimulates the Circular Economy. Welcome to Trace X Novamont.
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The Biopen Platform
Accelerating and Supporting Business Development of Bio-based Industries and Downstream Sectors.
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Novamont Joins Rehap
Rehap aims to strengthen the European bio-economy industry by creating novel materials from agricultural and forestry waste, and considering how they can be used commercially in the green building sector.
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Clean Air Research Converts Toxic Air Pollutant Into Industrial Chemical
A toxic pollutant produced by burning fossil fuels can be captured from the exhaust gas stream and converted into useful industrial chemicals using only water and air thanks to a new advanced material developed by an international team of scientists.
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The Most Advanced Lignin Valorization Process Will Create a Wave of New Bio-Materials
METNIN™ Technology combines high solubility of lignin and enzymatic treatment, designed to specifically modify and activate any lignin. Discover the potential mid-range applications (e.g. polyurethane foams, sizing and coating) of this revolutionary lignin valorization technology.
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World Economic Forum Covers Fish Waste Bioplastics
This university student created a plastic alternative out of fish waste.
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DSM Joins the Circular Bioplastic Economy
Royal DSM is a global science-based company specializing in nutrition, health, and materials. Within its corporate strategy, the company defines long-term sustainability aspirations, which include targets to improve the eco-efficiency of its operations.
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Amyris To Market New Biobased Health and Nutrition Molecule
Amyris, a leader in the development and production of sustainable ingredients for the Health & Wellness, Clean Beauty and Flavors & Fragrances markets, today announced that it is moving into the regulatory stage with a new, undisclosed health and nutrition molecule.
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Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology Thanjavur Develops Corn Starch Bioplastics Film
The Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology, Thanjavur, has developed a bioplastic film from corn starch granules which can serve as a viable bio-friendly alternative to the synthetic plastic films.
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Reuters Video on Fish Guts Bioplastics
Plastic from fish guts. It’s biodegradable, too.
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Brazil Scientists Develop Bioplastics From Cassava Starch
Researchers develop bioplastic using cassava starch and ozone gas. Bioplastics are less harmful to the environment and could help tackle pollution. By 2030 the world will have to deal with an estimated 550 million tonnes of plastics.
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Avantium Ray Technology To Disrupt Mono-Ethylene Glycol Market
Ray TechnologyTM is Avantium’s plants-to-glycols technology producing plant-based mono-ethylene glycol (MEG), a fossil-free core component for everyday products such as textiles or plastic materials like PET (polyethylene terephthalate) and PEF (polyethylene furanoate) (produced by Avantium’s YXY® Technology), making it a key ingredient of products such as plastic bottles and clothing.
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Innovation Can Break Stranglehold of Plastic
Every environmentally-conscious Indian is aware of the threat that plastics pose to natural habitats. Our streets, mountains, lakes, oceans, rivers and even sewers are clogged with this non-degradable material that does not get recycled fast enough, even as more and more of it continues to be pushed into the environment.
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Fargo Scientists Search for Next Generation of Bioplastics
In a noisy industrial lab at North Dakota State University, graduate students make dog bones with an injection molding machine — but there are no dogs in sight. The students are researchers, and they use the bone-shaped plastic pieces to test the strength of new bioplastics — plastics made out of plant material, like wheat…
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Novamont To Lead the Pulpacktion Project
Within the PULPACKTION project, a cellulose-based packaging solution able to compete with current fossil based packaging systems will be launched. This will be accomplished by the combination of improved cellulose pulps and bio-based polymers.
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South-Korea To Compete With Japan on Bio-Polycarbonate
KRICT comes in as a new leading player in the monopolized bio-polycarbonate market. Potential alternative for petroleum polycarbonate containing environmental hormone sources.
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Nestle To Push Research in Biopolymers
Behind the scenes at Nestlé Packaging Science: A 5-step approach to the plastic problem.
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Invest in the European Bio-Economy!
There’s a unique opportunity to get a VIP seat at the European Bio-economic Table. Are you interested?
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Seminar on Designing With Nanoscale Building Blocks
Danielle Tullman-Ercek, an associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Northwestern University, will give a Chemistry Seminar at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, in Chemistry Building 144. A reception will follow in CHEM 105. Her seminar is titled “Designing With Nanoscale Building Blocks: Engineering Self-Assembling Protein Superstructures for Applications in Vaccines,…
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EU Consultation on Bio-based and Circular Research and Innovation Partnerships
Have your say on the next generation of ambitious research and innovation partnerships.
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What is Good About Plastics?
Michael Laurier, CEO of Symphony Environmental Technologies, talks about d2p Protective technologies.
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Clariant Converts Miscanthus Into Lignocellulosic Sugars and Ethanol
Clariant announced that it has conducted tests on approximately 30 tons of miscanthus provided by INA, Croatia’s leading oil and gas company.
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BASF Launch Accelerator Program for Start-Ups
The Greentown Labs Circularity Challenge is a six-month accelerator program for start-ups developed in partnership with BASF, one of the world’s leading chemical companies.
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London Design Fair Presents Potato Waste Bioplastics As The Material Of The Year
Ahead of the upcoming London Design Festival in September, London Design Fair has announced it will be presenting bio-materials as the 2019 Material of the Year in an exhibition titled Second Yield.
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Magnets Are Used to Extract Algal Molecules for the Bioplastics Industry
Entrepreneurs in the aquaculture sector face a problem – extracting all the valuable molecules from seaweed and algal cells is still really difficult. But marine enzymes and magnets are now making it easier to remove precious molecules and can even turn microalgae into magnetically-guided ‘vehicles’ for targeted drug delivery.
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Natural Marvels Lead to New Bio-Inspired Materials
Drawing inspiration from natural marvels to make new materials, UD researchers mimic the architecture of the bristle worm’s jaw system.
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New Bio-Epoxy Resin for Flame-Retardant Coating Applications
Novel phosphorus-containing epoxy resin from renewable resource for flame-retardant coating applications.
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New BioComposite Based on Structure of Tiny Crustacean
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have developed a new bio-inspired composite material based on the structure of a tiny crustacean. The unique structure, called a helicoid, prevents cracks from growing and dissipates significant amounts of energy from strikes.
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Bloomberg Covers Bioplastics Made from Sawdust
Beverage giants Pepsi, Danone and Nestle plan to sell water in recyclable plastic bottles made from lumber scraps.
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New Bio-Based Thermoplastic Adhesive
For the bonding of compostable plastic coatings, Follmann and its subsidiary Sealock have developed a sustainable adhesive made of bio-based raw materials.
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New BioPlastics Coming to Market in 2019
Biobased polymers are gaining increased prominence in the minds of consumers, as increased awareness of climate change and plastic pollution continues to grow.
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Philippines Makes Bioplastic From Mango and Seaweed
A Cebuano research intern in the Institute of Biological Chemistry at the Academia Sinica in Taiwan is taking bioplastic a notch higher.
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Scots Firm Develop Biodegradable Packaging Made From Langoustines
A Scottish company is developing a biodegradable food wrapping using waste material from shellfish.
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ARS At the Forefront of Cornstarch Research
At the 2019 BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and AgTech in Des Moines, Iowa, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) chemist Gordon Selling today reported on his group’s use of steam-jet cooking and other processing methods to create a starch-vegetable-oil-based complex with a variety of useful properties.
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100% Bio-Based and Biodegradable Pine Needle Composite
‘Cheer Project’ is a research into pine needles in which the abundant and unwanted material is developed into a 100% bio-based and biodegradable composite material.
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Self-Healing Elastomers From Waste Lignin
Scientists led by Amit Naskar extracted an oligomer from lignin with acetonitrile using an extraction method that concentrates the regions of lignin that contain carboxylic acid functional groups.
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Tips and Trends in Biochemical Engineering
Do you want to be on the cutting edge of multi-disciplinary research? Have you considered how it actually takes multiple life science professionals working together to solve complex problems? The field of biochemical engineering is innovative and collaborative by nature.
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Yield10 Bioscience Files Patent For New PHA Biomaterials Technology
Yield10 Bioscience, an agricultural bioscience company that uses its “Trait Factory” to develop high value seed traits for the agriculture and food industries, today announced that the Company has filed a U.S. Patent application for new technology enabling low-cost production of PHA-based biomaterials in Camelina sativa, an oilseed crop.
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Packaging Made of Orange Peel Bioplastics
The solution to how we keep food fresh could well involve pinching a trick from nature – wrap it in an orange peel.
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New Nano-Organisms Consume CO2 to Make Biodegradable Plastic and Fuel
Cyborg bacteria could be stored in local pools where family homes and businesses pump their CO2 waste to, suggest researchers.
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A New Lignin Based Glue
Latvijas Finieris has developed for its RIGA birch plywood a new green glue RIGA ECOlogical, where bio-based renewable lignin to a significant extent is used as replacement of the traditional fossil phenol.
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Will Israel Disrupt the Blue Bioplastics Industry?
Israel is Joining the Bioplastics Scene. Are they Coming to Pay us a Visit or Will They Run the Show!
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BBC Covers Bioplastics From Cactus
This Mexican researcher has discovered a way to turn cactus leaves into a material with similar properties to plastic. She says it’s not toxic and is biodegradable.
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Bedding Made From Eucalyptus
New York homeware brand Buffy has launched a comforter made entirely of eucalyptus pulp, reducing its ecological footprint while also making it suitable for vegans.
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Groundbreaking Technology for the Measurement of Bioplastic Degradation in the Environment
Who is the Market Leader in the Development of User-Friendly Technology for the Measurement of Bioplastic Degradation?
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New Cigarette Filters Block up to 60% of Harmful Substances Thanks to Bio-on Biopolymers
Bio-on has patented a new material following research conducted over the last 2 years by CNS laboratories in Italy and Clarkson University in New York state.
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Michelin Reinvents the Wheel: Bio-Based and 3D Printed
Michelin Hits the Nail Square and Will Probably hit the Jackpot too. Michelin Initiates a New Revolution, a New Era of Wheel Technology.
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The Future is Here in the Form of Biodegradable Cutlery
You can have your plate and eat it too, says Polish inventor. Polish inventor and entrepreneur Jerzy Wysocki catches a brown plate, still warm, as it drops out of a machine and he begins to eat the crunchy, fibrous tableware.
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Injection Molding Firm Steinwall Goes Bioplastics
Steinwall has put years of R&D into learning to design and mold with biopolymers and natural-fiber reinforcements. Now that groundwork is beginning to pay off.
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Botanic Material to Replace Some Plastic Packaging?
If plastics had its own Facebook page, it would see a lot of Unfriend responses reflective of the ongoing backlash against petrochemical-based polymers in general that’s primarily centered on straws, ocean debris, one-way plastics and microplastics.
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London Students Turn Lobster Shells into Biodegradable Packaging
A team of students at the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London developed a method that turns lobster shells into biodegradable “plastic.”
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South Korean Lab Develops Cheap Catalyst to Make Bioplastic
A South Korean chemical research laboratory said Wednesday that it developed a catalyst that can inexpensively make eco-friendly bioplastic products.
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This Startup Created a Plastic Alternative From Paper Mill Leftovers
Each year, 12.7 million tons of plastic end up in the ocean. Around the world, public entities and advocacy organizations are working toward finding solutions to reduce plastic pollution and create new alternatives.
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How Michigan State is Building Better Bioplastics: BTN LiveBIG
We are surrounded by plastics. They’re in our homes, on our persons; they make up our built environments and our various machines. And, despite what you’ve likely heard, plastics are not all bad. They have many desirable properties, from malleability to strength to weight.
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Chinese Revolutionise The Use of Corn
Plant cell walls, as repositories of fixed carbon, are an important source of biomass, which is mainly composed of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. However, the complex lignin structure makes it a rather inefficient biomass source.
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Bioplastic From Red Fruit Might Save Planet
Plastic is the number one enemy of our planet. While eco-activists encourage lessening plastic use all over the world, scientists and entrepreneurs are working on creating an eco-friendly material that could replace plastic.
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Green Plastic Production Made Easy
A one-step method enables scalable and more environmentally friendly production of plant-derived plastic monomers, paving the way towards the mass production of a sustainable alternative to petroleum-based materials.
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New Bioplastics Made from Rubber, PHBV, Organic Peroxide and TMPTA
Researchers at The Ohio State University may have developed a viable alternative to plastic — one that breaks down naturally.
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