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Biobased bridges, carrot concrete, chicken-feather plastics, edible cottonseed, nanofibers from crabshell : The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of November 7th

November 7, 2018 | Jim Lane

The pace of bioeconomy invention and change continues at a frenetic pace. Here are the top innovations for the week of November 7th. #1 Biobased bridge constructed with basalt fibers and polyester resin in innovative design In The Netherlands, FiberCore Europe built a biobased footbridge made from never before used ecologically sustainable composite materials in […]

Kenyan cotton ginner reboots futures thanks to biodiesel

February 20, 2018 | Meghan Sapp

In Kenya, a third-generation cotton ginner has managed to use biodiesel produced from cottonseed to not only ensure the viability of his business but also to support his local community. He began experimenting with biodiesel in 2008 and then later scaled up to 5,000 liters of production per day. When cotton yields plummeted to a […]

ZEAL unveils a cotton sourced, biodegradable sunglass

August 27, 2013 | Jim Lane

In Colorado, ZEAL Optics has announced the release of its biodegradable, bioplastic sunglass, the Ace. Designed in Boulder, and by the renowned Italian powerhouse, Mazzucchelli. The bioplastic is Mazzucchelli’s M49 bioplastic uses cellulose acetate sourced from cotton. The cotton is grown in the US and shipped to Mazzucchelli, where it is processed into the frames. […]

That Cotton-pickin’ Varmint Ethanol vs that Bush Whackin’ Cherry-pickin’ API

January 30, 2013 | Jim Lane

Who’s right, in the fight of their lives over E15 ethanol blending? Whose data’s from Toontown, whose from the real-world? Yesterday the American Petroleum Institute held a press conference in DC to highlight a new report from the Coordinating Research Council on E15 ethanol blends. The report is here. The API: Blast your scuppers, now […]

Cotton with special coating collects water from fogs in desert

January 28, 2013 | Jim Lane

In the Netherlands, researchers at Technische Universiteit Eindhoven and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University have developed a special treatment for cotton fabric that allows the cotton to absorb 340 % of its own weight in water from misty air. The researchers applied a coating of PNIPAAm, a polymer, to the cotton fabric. At lower temperatures, […]

Precision BioScience DNE technology used to modify cotton genome

November 29, 2012 | Jim Lane

In North Carolina, Precision BioSciences announced that research, The Bayer Scientific Magazine, has published an article describing the successful use of Precision’s DNE technology to modify the genome of cotton. The article describes pioneering work performed by Kathleen D’Halluin and her colleagues at Bayer CropScience, who used an engineered DNE meganuclease produced by Precision to […]

DuPont trials confirm Primagreen offers sustainability for cotton textile production

October 4, 2012 | Jim Lane

In China, DuPont Industrial Biosciences presented results of collaborative trials with Pacific Textiles Limited, a Hong Kong-based manufacturer of custom fabrics, which demonstrate the significant sustainability benefits of bio-based enzymes used to replace traditional chemicals in cotton textile processing at bulk-scale production. The results of the Cotton Incorporated study found that the use of DuPont […]

Ames Laboratory pioneers spectrometry to view lipids in cottonseed

August 13, 2012 | Isabel Lane

In Iowa, the DOE’s Ames Laboratory has used spectrometry to map the lipids in cottonseed, a process which may hold the key to understanding biosynthesis and alternative energy production. The process, which allows scientists to understand the structural framework for molecules within cottonseed plant material, will create a new method for viewing plant molecules. Said […]

Cottonwood Technology Fund invests $1.5M in Incitor

June 13, 2012 | Meghan Sapp

In New Mexico, Incitor received $1.5 million from the Cottonwood Technology Fund to finance its next growth phase. Incitor’s patent-pending low-temperature chemical process breaks down various forms of agricultural, solid, woody or algal waste to produce commodity petrochemical replacements, specialty bio-based chemicals, and Alestron, a novel third generation biofuel compatible with both gasoline and diesel. […]

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Origin Materials

November 11, 2024 | Jim Lane

This presentation deck introduces Origin Materials”’ Furanics” platform, a technology utilizing readily available, low-cost biomass sources like cotton trash and wood chips to create carbon-negative materials. The platform’s core technology, “CMF” (5-Chloro-methyl-furfural), boasts a broad range of applications spanning textiles, packaging, automotive, and construction, leading to a more sustainable and cost-effective alternative to traditional petroleum-based […]