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Carbon Recycling: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to LanzaTech’s CarbonSmart

Carbon Recycling: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to LanzaTech’s CarbonSmart

December 30, 2019 |

LanzaTech is turning our global carbon crisis into a feedstock opportunity with the potential to displace 30% of crude oil use today and reduce global CO2 emissions by 10%. By recycling carbon from industrial off-gases; syngas generated from any biomass resource (e.g. municipal solid waste (MSW), organic industrial waste, agricultural waste); and reformed biogas, LanzaTech […]

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Non-Conventional Solution to a Non-Conventional Product: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Levadura Biotechnology Cannabinoids

Non-Conventional Solution to a Non-Conventional Product: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Levadura Biotechnology Cannabinoids

December 30, 2019 |

The combination of synthetic biology, fermentation and chemistry is what Levadura Biotechnology is all about. Using synthetic biology and fermentation technology with unconventional yeast, they have created an efficient cannabinoid fermentation process for a growing pharma and wellness market. Check out this Slide-Guide from ABLC NEXT in San Francisco.

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50 Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy for 2020

50 Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy for 2020

December 30, 2019 |

In Florida, the 2020 “50 Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy” was published today, as voted by invited international Selectors and subscribers of The Digest, the world’s most widely-read bioeconomy daily. The Hot 50 winners are expected to join more than 250 other companies in the advanced bioeconomy for the gala Hot 50 Party, celebrating the […]

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Custom Chem: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Kiverdi’s CO2 and Syngas Chemicals

Custom Chem: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Kiverdi’s CO2 and Syngas Chemicals

December 29, 2019 |

Kiverdi is taking carbon-rich waste and converting it to sustainable chemicals with their carbon engineering. With CO2 and syngas fed into their reactor, they are creating targeted chemicals like hydrocarbon monomers, esters, terpenes and more. Jason Husk from Kiverdi gave this illuminating presentation at ABLC NEXT in San Francisco.

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The New Farmers: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to iWi’s Algae Nutrition

The New Farmers: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to iWi’s Algae Nutrition

December 29, 2019 |

iWi/Qualitas Health is an algae-based nutrition company that grows algae in deserts using non-arable land, salt water and the sun as their main source of energy, to produce omega3 and protein. iWi’s algae uses less freshwater consumption yet yields more essential amino acids per acre compared to other feedstocks like peas, meat, almonds, and soybeans. […]

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The Competitive Edge: CO2 GRO Inc.

The Competitive Edge: CO2 GRO Inc.

December 26, 2019 |

Q: What was the reason for founding your organization – what was the open niche you saw that could be addressed with a new product or service? What was the problem, or gap, or opportunity? Our company was founded in 2012 to sharply enhance algae growth by completely dissolving CO2 gas into water versus competitors […]

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Specialty Polymer Products: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Itaconix’s Polymers

Specialty Polymer Products: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Itaconix’s Polymers

December 26, 2019 |

As a world leader in polymers from itaconic acid, it’s no mystery how Itaconix got their name. But it may still be a mystery to some how they are turning their chemistries into global products. Well, mystery solved with this illuminating presentation from John Shaw, CEO at Itaconix who shared their strategy, how new economics […]

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Autothermal Pyrolysis: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Rethinking Thermochemical Processing

Autothermal Pyrolysis: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Rethinking Thermochemical Processing

December 26, 2019 |

Iowa State University is working on fast pyrolysis, and Robert Brown, Director of the university’s Bioeconomy Institute looks at how their work is making us rethink thermochemical processing. By looking at autothermal pyrolysis, and more, Brown shared this presentation at ABLC NEXT in San Francisco.

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Advanced Biofuels – Where are the Gallons?

Advanced Biofuels – Where are the Gallons?

December 25, 2019 |

From what is an advanced biofuel to why, we take a look at the gallons, the ethanol blend wall, the residue capacity, and over 30 advanced biofuels projects from around the world to watch. In today’s Digest, a Digest 2020 Multi-Slide Guide on advanced biofuels that you won’t want to miss.

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Biology is Remaking the World: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Indie Bio’s Accelerator Program

Biology is Remaking the World: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Indie Bio’s Accelerator Program

December 25, 2019 |

With 116 companies funded in 4.5 years, IndieBio is enabling scientists to build transformative companies in human and planetary health and rejecting conventional thought that funding biotech must be expensive. Alex Kopelyan, Partner and Program Director at IndieBio shared this illuminating presentation at ABLC NEXT in San Francisco that talks about their lab space, engineering […]

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