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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to LanzaTech and the circular bioeconomy

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to LanzaTech and the circular bioeconomy

December 25, 2024 |

This presentation from LanzaTech, a company listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker LNZA, outlines their vision for a circular carbon economy and their innovative approach to sustainable production. The presentation focuses on LanzaTech’s groundbreaking technology, which uses a proprietary gas fermentation process to convert industrial emissions, particularly from steel mills and other […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to biomanufacturing using artificial protocells

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to biomanufacturing using artificial protocells

December 24, 2024 |

This presentation deck outlines a revolutionary approach to biomanufacturing using artificial protocells, presented by Advait Holkar and Samanvaya Srivastava. The presentation deck highlights the limitations of traditional whole-cell and cell-free manufacturing methods, emphasizing their inefficiency, complexity, and process restrictions. The key innovation lies in the development of artificial protocells, which mimic the functionality of cellular […]

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Building the bioeconomy: A Christmas message from The Digest

Building the bioeconomy: A Christmas message from The Digest

December 24, 2024 |

  There’s a star in the east this Christmas morn, rise up developer and follow. Despite the gloom of the doomsayers and the naysayers who believe that we have lost our way, I believe our greatest days lie ahead. Yet, as was the task for Noah, that great fermentation expert of Genesis, we have some […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Downstream Processing (DSP) in biomanufacturing

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Downstream Processing (DSP) in biomanufacturing

December 23, 2024 |

This presentation deck, presented at the ABLC NEXT Conference, outlines the importance of downstream processing (DSP) in biomanufacturing, particularly for the development and production of biopharmaceuticals. The author, a lead bioprocess engineer, highlights DSP’s significant impact on project cost, quality, and overall success. It emphasizes that a “one size fits all” approach is not feasible […]

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Air New Zealand makes its biggest SAF purchase yet, from Neste

Air New Zealand makes its biggest SAF purchase yet, from Neste

December 22, 2024 |

In New Zealand, Neste and Air New Zealand have signed an agreement for the supply of 23,000 tons (30 million liters) of unblended Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel. It is the airline’s largest purchase of sustainable aviation fuel to date. The SAF will be used by Air New Zealand at LAX and San Francisco  international […]

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Biogas CO2 sources represent specific opportunities

Biogas CO2 sources represent specific opportunities

December 22, 2024 |

By Sam A. Rushing, President, Advanced Cryogenics, Ltd., www.carbondioxideconsultants.com, www.CO2consultant.us Special to The Digest In some world markets, biogas is the common source of methane, otherwise thought of as, and called natural gas. Such is used to heat our homes, supply industry with a combustible fuel, and a feedstock agent; and of course a supply […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Vertimass

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Vertimass

December 19, 2024 |

This presentation deck outlines the technology and business proposition of Vertimass, a company focused on producing sustainable fuels and chemicals. Vertimass has developed a proprietary technology called CADO, which is a single-step process for converting alcohols (like ethanol and methanol) into various renewable fuels, including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), renewable LPG, high-octane gasoline, and renewable […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Radicle Growth and the Radicle Challenge

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Radicle Growth and the Radicle Challenge

December 18, 2024 |

Radicle is a platform dedicated to promoting innovative and sustainable uses for corn. They have launched the Radicle Challenge, a global competition designed to identify and support entrepreneurs developing new technologies for corn. The challenge focuses on technologies across a wide range of categories, including bio-based chemicals, compostable materials, and sustainable aviation fuels. The presentation […]

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BIFF! BAM! BETO! DOE strikes at the feedstock problem with $52M in awards

BIFF! BAM! BETO! DOE strikes at the feedstock problem with $52M in awards

December 18, 2024 |

6 awardees land Bioeconomy Investments in Feedstocks of the Future We’ve shared so many times in The Digest what bioeconomy leaders have been whispering for years: affordable feedstock is the bioeconomy bottleneck — elsewhere there are challenges, including processing technology and policy stability, but feedstock cost is the Godzilla of All the Challenges. Not everyone […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Gevo

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Gevo

December 17, 2024 |

This presentation deck from Gevo  emphasizes the company’s commitment to reducing carbon emissions by creating “carbon abatement” through their innovative processes. Their “Net Zero 1” project is a prime example, aiming to produce drop-in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with net-zero or even negative carbon emissions across the entire life cycle. Gevo’s “Verity” system provides real-time […]

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