Tag: Illinois

LanzaTech launches palm oil alternative-based SAF pathway developed with Fraunhofer and Mibelle

LanzaTech launches palm oil alternative-based SAF pathway developed with Fraunhofer and Mibelle

September 3, 2025 |

In Illinois, LanzaTech Global, Inc. announced an innovative advancement with the potential to transform global sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production. Having successfully commercialized its technology to produce ethanol for SAF via the Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) process, the team’s breakthrough expands LanzaTech’s capability for producing SAF via the Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids (HEFA) pathway. This groundbreaking […]

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John Deere approves B30 across its entire portfolio of Tier 4 engines

John Deere approves B30 across its entire portfolio of Tier 4 engines

August 27, 2025 |

In Illinois, John Deere announced the approval of B30 biodiesel use across its entire portfolio of Tier 4 John Deere engines. This increases the previous approval of blends up to B20. The announcement will also be highlighted this week at the 2025 Farm Progress Show in Decatur, IL, where all John Deere equipment operated in the company’s Ride […]

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CABBI researcher use robots to accelerate plant engineering in biofoundary

CABBI researcher use robots to accelerate plant engineering in biofoundary

August 27, 2025 |

In Illinois, a team of researchers at the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) have found a way to use robots to accelerate plant engineering. Researchers deployed a biofoundry – a laboratory that integrates robotics, computer-aided design, and information science. With this tool, they made genetically engineered plants that produced more oil in plant […]

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Study shows how low carbon biofuels could revolutionize ag sector’s role in climate mitigation

Study shows how low carbon biofuels could revolutionize ag sector’s role in climate mitigation

August 27, 2025 |

In Illinois, as global carbon emissions continue to hit all-time highs, strategies for achieving net-zero emissions have only become more important. Specifically, bioenergy has an important role in displacing fossil fuels and removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through photosynthesis. Therefore, a team of economists from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the University of California-Berkeley […]

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OCOchem teams with ADM to demo Carbon FluX Electrolyzer technology

OCOchem teams with ADM to demo Carbon FluX Electrolyzer technology

August 26, 2025 |

In Illinois, OCOchem announced production partnership agreement with ADM to build a groundbreaking field demonstration plant using OCOchem’s Carbon FluX Electrolyzer technology. The plant will be co-located within ADM’s corn processing complex in Decatur, Illinois. It will convert biogenic CO2 from ADM’s ethanol production stream to formate molecules, which can be used in a wide […]

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ADM and OCOchem plan  CO₂ conversion plant in Illinois

ADM and OCOchem plan  CO₂ conversion plant in Illinois

August 18, 2025 |

In Illinois, CO2 electrolysis and conversion firm OCOchem has partnered with agribusiness giant ADM to build a field demonstration plant using OCOchem’s Carbon FluX Electrolyzer technology. The plant will be co-located within ADM’s corn processing complex in Decatur, Illinois and will convert biogenic CO2 from ADM’s ethanol production stream to formate molecules, which can be […]

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CABBI researchers develop cleaner way to make organic acids

CABBI researchers develop cleaner way to make organic acids

August 14, 2025 |

In Illinois, building on their success developing a cleaner way to make valuable organic acids, researchers from the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) have pushed one product closer to commercialization with a major upgrade in yield. A CABBI team from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Princeton University re-engineered the metabolism of […]

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Researchers determin policies required to promot low carbon fuels that will support ag

Researchers determin policies required to promot low carbon fuels that will support ag

August 14, 2025 |

In Illinois, a team of agricultural economists, environmental scientists and policy experts envisions a path toward a carbon-neutral agricultural future by expanding the reach of policies designed to promote low-carbon biofuels for transportation and aviation. In a new paper in the journal Science, the researchers propose policies that would reward farmers for adopting “climate-smart” practices […]

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Sustainable sinus relief: Aptar unveils decongestant nasal pump made of biobased materials

Sustainable sinus relief: Aptar unveils decongestant nasal pump made of biobased materials

August 4, 2025 |

In Illinois, Aptar Pharma has released a partially biobased nasal spray pump for its Haleon Otrivin® brand. Dubbed Freepod®, the pump for the xylometazoline nasal decongestant is made of 52% ISCC Plus certified biobased feedstock. The biobased resins are made from renewable feedstocks such as bio-waste and residual oils. Together, the pump and bottle components […]

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Radco Industries teams with West Biofuels with synthetic heat transfer fluid integration

Radco Industries teams with West Biofuels with synthetic heat transfer fluid integration

July 30, 2025 |

In Illinois, Radco Industries announced a strategic partnership with West Biofuels where, as part of this collaboration, Radco’s XCELTHERM® line of synthetic heat transfer fluids will be integrated into West Biofuels’ cutting-edge biomass conversion systems to improve operational efficiency and thermal stability. West Biofuels, known for its innovative approach to converting woody and herbaceous biomass […]

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