NREL researchers announce biobased acrylonitrile progress
In Colorado, researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratories have made headway in their efforts to produce acrylonitrile—a carbon fiber precursor—from corn.
The lab has...
Biocomposites maker wins Canadian grant
In Canada, officials have announced an investment of $499,433 in Competitive Green Technologies, a company developing a nylon replacement made from biomass.
The company, which...
Marrone takes home award for Best New Biological
In California, bioinsecticide maker Marrone Bio Innovations Inc.’s Venerate bioinsecticide has won the Best New Biological Product award by Agribusiness Intelligence.
Venerate is based on...
Money down the toilet: Flushable pregnancy test startup announces funding
In Philadelphia, biodegradable pregnancy test startup Lia Diagnostics has raised $2.6 million in private funding.
The company, which says its paper-based tests are flushable, did...
Architecture that cleans the air unveiled in Dublin
In London, design house ecoLogicStudio is piloting the use of photosynthetic microalgae to help de-carbonize cities. The company has developed an “urban curtain” of...
South Korean citrus protects skin from indoor pollution
In Switzerland, a cosmetics active ingredient extracted from the green citrus unshiu has won the Sustainable Beauty Award at the recent Sustainable Cosmetics Summit...
Celanese, International Paper win accolades for automotive console composite
In Dallas, the Society of Plastics Engineers in Automotive has awarded Celanese and International Paper their Environmental Award for Sustainable Materials in Automotive for...
Japanese researchers report biobased FDCA breakthrough
In Japan, researchers have developed a method to produce bioplastic precursor furan-2.5-dicarboxylic acid from plant cellulose at high yield.
FDCA can be used to replace...
DuPont partners with Ellen MacArthur Foundation on circular economy
In Delaware, DuPont Biomaterials has joined an Ellen MacArthur Foundation's innovation program aimed at accelerating the transition to a circular economy.
The Circular Economy initiative,...
Canadian startup converts food waste to bioplastic
In Toronto, startup Genecis Bioindustries is converting food waste into the bioplastic polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA).
“We program bacteria to convert low-value waste into high-value materials,” CEO...