Pakistani grade schoolers bring biobased solutions to global science competition
In Pakistan, two middle school students have developed biobased products to compete in the Golden Climate Project Olympiad.
Mukarram Fatah used orange peels to repel...
Dairy waste finds new life as useful chemicals and plastics
In Ireland, a project dedicated to finding value-added uses for dairy waste has received €22 million ($26.6 million) in funding from the European Commission’s...
Bioplastic nonprofit born in chemistry grad’s kitchen
In the United Kingdom, millennial inventor and chemistry graduate has founded a not-for-profit company to produce biodegradable water bottles. James Longcraft aims to use...
Renewable fiber maker wins chance to present at GC3 showcase
In Kingsport, Tennessee, Tandem Repeat has won the opportunity to present its renewable fibers technology to interested parties at GC3’s 3rd Annual Green &...
Braskem launches biobased chemicals R&D in Beantown
In Boston, global bioplastic leader Braskem has opened a site in Boston dedicated to researching, developing, and commercializing chemicals made from renewable feedstocks. Activities...
Citrus waste successfully repurposed for towel production
In Japan, a region known for both its production of luxury towels and orange groves has married the two by using cellulose nanofibers derived...
Finnish partnership yields solar-powered biochemical production process
In Finland, a joint study by the University of Turku and VTT Technical Research Centre has developed an improved method for producing biobased hydrogen...
L’Oreal launches Seed Phytonutrients line of personal care products
In the United States, L'Oréal is launching Seed Phytonutrients, a beauty brand using natural ingredients, many of which extracted from seeds.
The brand uses heirloom...
Biobased fire additive under development for military
In Ontario, FireRein and Ethonus have signed a licensing agreement with the United States military for a biobased firefighting water additive. The deal will...
Paper byproduct holds promise for greener batteries
In New York, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute scientists are using paper production byproduct lignosulfanoate to produce rechargeable, lithium-Sulphur cells.
So far, the researchers have been able...