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Researchers Develop Faster, More Efficient Process to Recycle Bioplastics

Researchers from the Universities of Birmingham and Bath have designed a more rapid and more effective way of recycling plant-based “bioplastics.”

21 May 2020

Hydrothermal Synthetic Processes Alternatives to Produce Organic Plastics

Several materials used in day-to-day life are not lasting. A few of them are hazardous to plants or animals, and the remaining ones consist of rare elements that will not always be as readily available as they are at present.

22 Apr 2020

Food Waste and the Best Valorization Path

Scientists are aiming to determine the most optimal valorization paths for restaurant food scraps. Among the potential lives for restaurant scraps, the group is trying to find which one offers the most value and which one is highly effective.

2 Apr 2020

On Mars Or Earth, Biohybrid Can Turn Carbon Dioxide Into New Products

UC Berkeley chemists have created a hybrid system of bacteria and nanowires that captures energy from sunlight and transfers it to the bacteria to turn carbon dioxide and water into organic molecules and oxygen. On Earth, such a biohybrid could remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. On Mars, it would provide colonists with raw material to manufacture organic compounds ranging from fuels to drugs. The efficiency is greater than the photosynthetic efficiency of most plants.

2 Apr 2020

Producing Products from Renewable Biomass Using Yeast

Scientists have created a set of three novel tools to design Issatchenkia orientalis, a low-pH-tolerant yeast, for synthesizing valuable bioproducts from renewable biomass.

30 Mar 2020

Bio-Based Hydrogel Beads Clean Up Contaminated Groundwater

Beads containing bacteria and a slow-release food supply to sustain them can be used to clean up contaminated groundwater for several months without the need for maintenance.

26 Mar 2020

SuperFOIL Doesn’t Leave ‘Mushroom’ for Improvement with Recycled Plastic Insulation

The company has worked closely with Texfelt to create a unique insulation product for mushroom polytunnels.

From SuperFOIL Insulation 17 Mar 2020

Novel Method Improves Production of Chemicals from Biomass

A team of researchers, which included doctoral student FUJIWARA Ryosuke, Associate Professor TANAKA Tsutomu (both from the Graduate School of Engineering of Kobe University) and Research Scientist NODA Shuhei (from RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science), has successfully improved the production of target chemicals from biomass.

26 Feb 2020

Bio-Based Renewable Device can Help Combat Climate Change, Drive Medical Devices

At the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst), researchers have created a new device that utilizes a natural protein to generate electrical current from moisture present in the atmosphere.

18 Feb 2020

Replacing Petroleum with Wood in Chemical Industry to Reduce CO2 Emissions

At KU Leuven, an interdisciplinary team including economists and bio-engineers has delineated ways to use wood as an alternative to petroleum in the chemical industry.

14 Feb 2020