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Hotties: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to engineering thermophiles for syngas-to-fuels

Hotties: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to engineering thermophiles for syngas-to-fuels

February 17, 2018 |

The US Department of Energy is supporting a Kiverdi-led project to develop microbial biocatalysts to convert syngas into monoterpenes. Syngas feedstocks are relatively inexpensive and diverse, and thermophiles have several unique advantages; Meanwhile, end products have value as fuel and solvent applications among others. The diversity of feedstocks available to syngas processes (including waste) together […]

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Biotechnology Scale-up Hacks

Biotechnology Scale-up Hacks

February 15, 2018 |

By Mark Warner, PE, Founder, Warner Advisors LLC Special to The Digest Not enough time or money to scale-up following the traditional rules of advanced biotechnology (10:1 scale-up factor, 1,000 hours of integrated pilot/demo operation, etc)? Welcome to the reality of the biotechnology start-up world. The common question in that situation is: if I do not […]

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Big Algae chases Omega-3 dominance: DSM, Evonik underway on $200M algae project in Nebraska

Big Algae chases Omega-3 dominance: DSM, Evonik underway on $200M algae project in Nebraska

February 15, 2018 |

DSM and Evonik have given a name to their joint venture to produce omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA from natural marine algae for animal nutrition — something that’s been traditionally been made from wild-caught fish oil. They’re calling it Veramaris — and they’re cutting out the middlefish, more or less, as Cellana CEO Martin […]

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Big Algae: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Veramaris

Big Algae: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Veramaris

February 15, 2018 |

DSM and Evonik have given a name to their joint venture to produce omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA from natural marine algae for animal nutrition — something that’s been traditionally been made from wild-caught fish oil. They’re calling it Veramaris — and they’re cutting out the middlefish, more or less, as Cellana CEO Martin […]

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Vive le ROI: has Sylvatex uncovered a gold mine in renewable fuels?

Vive le ROI: has Sylvatex uncovered a gold mine in renewable fuels?

February 14, 2018 |

One of the purest, high-yield financial plays we have ever seen in the energy business is possibly emerging, one that could put fracking returns to shame. Vive le ROI. And Vive le IRR and DCF, while we’re at it. Catalyst for industry attention is the news that Sylvatex and Valicor inked a Joint Development Agreement […]

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Making it Count: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to the Consortium for Computational Physics and Chemistry

Making it Count: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to the Consortium for Computational Physics and Chemistry

February 14, 2018 |

The Consortium for Computational Physics and Chemistry (CCPC) is a joint core research and development activity among five national laboratories that has been created to utilize unique DOE computational modeling facilities and experience in order to accelerate the discovery and deployment of novel materials in support of the Energy Materials Network and the Materials Genome […]

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A Million Minds in the Advanced Bioeconomy

A Million Minds in the Advanced Bioeconomy

February 13, 2018 |

Two of our most popular editorial features return today in their 2018 livery— the corporate 5-Minute Guides and the “4 Minutes with…” series that introduces you to some of the Million Minds in the Advanced Bioeconomy, who gather together in different parts of the Digest Cinematic Universe, including ABLC and the Bioenergy by Biofuels Digest […]

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4 Minutes with…Ian Gosling PhD, Owner, ChemSim

4 Minutes with…Ian Gosling PhD, Owner, ChemSim

February 13, 2018 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. We are specialists in bioprocess simulation, providing expertise in process design and optimization, and techno-economic assessments. We have experience in a range of processes including bioethanol, biodiesel, biobutanol, levulinic acid, and bioplastics. Tell us about your role and what you are focused on […]

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4 Minutes with…Lester Krone, Managing Director, Stern Brothers

4 Minutes with…Lester Krone, Managing Director, Stern Brothers

February 13, 2018 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. Stern, founded in 1917, is an investment bank with headquarters in St. Louis and eight offices from California to New York. Our group helps private developers raise capital for renewable projects, primarily bio-product manufacturing facilities and WTE projects. Tell us about your role […]

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4 Minutes with…Marcelle Peuckert, Business Development Director, Roundtable for Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB)

4 Minutes with…Marcelle Peuckert, Business Development Director, Roundtable for Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB)

February 13, 2018 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. The Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) is a global, multi-stakeholder independent organisation that drives the development of a new world bioeconomy through sustainability solutions, certification, and collaborative partnerships. It provides tools and solutions that mitigate business risk www.rsb.org Working on positioning RSB as […]

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