How can we strike a balance between megatrends like climate protection and rising global mobility? What possibilities do plastics offer for increasing the range of electric cars? When it comes to lighting, can energy efficiency, safety and modern design be combined? And how can we conserve dwindling resources if product quality is to remain at a high level?
Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) is a thermoplastic polyester which occurs naturally in bacteria as Ralstonia eutropha and Bacillus megaterium. Even though PHB is biodegradable and is not dependent on fossil resources, this bioplastic has been traditionally too expensive to produce to replace petroleum-based plastics. New research reported in BioMed Central’s open access journal Microbial Cell Factories describes an alternative method of producing PHB in microalgae.
A new discovery in pine tree breeding method is expected to assist forests to get adjusted to climate changes and boost bio-energy usage. The new technique appeared in New Phytologist, a scientific journal, which points out that new tree varieties can be created in half the time than the duration taken by the currently followed methods.
WELTEC BIOPOWER has announced the celebration of its 10th anniversary on 15th November 2011 at Agritechnica in Hanover, Germany.
A Model 440 CHN Analyser from Exeter Analytical is being used by the Environmental Research Group (ERG) at the University of East London to help characterise renewable building materials.
Heyl & Patterson, a Pittsburgh headquartered engineering company, has declared that it will keep its Pilot Plant Testing Lab open to showcase its manufactured equipment to the participants of the Northeast Biomass Conference to be held at the Pittsburgh located Westin Convention Center Hotel from 12 to 13 October 2011.
FKuR, a producer of biopolymer resins for rigid and flexible packaging applications, and Braskem, a global producer of thermoplastic resins and biopolymers, have entered a partnership for compounding of Green PE, BioPE.
WELTEC BIOPOWER, a Vechta-based German biogas plant manufacturing company, declared that it has set up the fifth biogas plant in the Czech Republic during summer.
The Algal Biomass Organization (ABO) has declared that its 5th Annual Algae Biomass Summit is scheduled to be held at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis hotel from October 24th to 27th 2011.
BP declared that it has consented to augment its share to 100% in Tropical BioEnergia, a Brazilian biofuel company, by buying the balance of 50% shares from its venture partners LDC-SEV Bioenergia and Maeda S.A. Agroindustrial each with 25% share for a total cash value of around US$71 million. In addition to the payment, BP will also finance for the current debts of Tropical.
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