Just before ABLC 2022 convened, I had an opportunity to visit with four leaders of the bioeconomy, now working together at Lee Enterprises Consulting, as to how the bioeconomy is evolving and how the industry is re-shaping and expanding to meet new needs. In today’s column and roundtable discussion, we explore the what, where and […]
Argonne National Lab and Northwestern University’s Jennifer Dunn gave this presentation at ABLC 2022 in Washington, DC examining the prospects and progress of the ResIn consortium and the search for Responsible Innovation for Highly Recyclable Plastics, an d especially at the outlook for utilizing polyurethane waste that currently goes primarily to landfill and incineration. In […]
In the world of freight, how you look at the time-energy-emissions equation kinds depends on what you’re hauling. It’s the banana problem. Taking 20+ days to sail from Jamaica to Florida is a great example of low-energy, low-emission travel, but it doesn’t work for bananas unless you have refrigeration on board, which defeats the point. […]
Boeing’s Dale Smith gave this presentation at ABLC 2022 in Washington, DC examining how people will travel when and where they want, in the future, without impacting our shared world, through the achievement of Net Zero Aviation. In today’s Digest, the operational efficiency, fleet reneals, and renewable fuels and energy future of aviation.
If you missed Friday’s exclusive Q&A with Codexis story, here’s a more visual way to get an inside look at the enzyme engineering company via this illuminating slide guide they just released. From synthetic biology, the acceleration of enzyme discovery and engineering, the commercialization engine, their customer base, case studies, partnerships, and more.
Q: Tell us about your organization. What do you do? Codexis is a world-leading enzyme engineering company, enabling the promise of synthetic biology across multiple industries – from the sustainable manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, food and industrial products, to the expansion of life science tools and the discovery of novel biologic drug candidates. We partner with […]
This is one ABLC slide guide you don’t want to miss! ABB’s John Oyen shares what ABB Energy Industries is all about, highlights 5 ways developers/producers can improve profitability, how Ballard and ABB work on fuel cell systems and tech including hydrogen energy, how they are involved in a wide variety of cellulosic ethanol and […]
There’s a difference between renewable carbon and circular carbon, as noted in this illuminating ABLC slide guide from Axens. How does their circular carbon tech work? Who are they partnering with? How are they accelerating industrialization? From feedstock to products and technology, find out all about the latest work from Axens.
By Dieter Bockey, Head of Division, UFOP Special to The Digest The Black Sea region is of great importance for the global supply of agricultural commodities such as wheat, maize, sunflower, rapeseed and soya. The war in Ukraine affects important agricultural markets; this is reflected in the rise in quotations and has an impact on […]
You may have heard of Anellotech’s Bio-TCat process – thermal catalytic biomass conversion – but what about their Plas-TCat, their conversion of mixed waste plastics directly to valuable chemicals, not fuels? Where are they with commercialization? What’s the feedstock composition? What’s the product yield? How scaleable is it?
