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VIDEO: Bio-products developed from mushroom compost
This is another interesting EU government-funded project that I recently came across thanks to this press release from Finnish enzyme producer MetGen. The BIOrescue project aims to provide a solution by creating a novel biorefinery concept for mushroom compost, transforming it into valuable bio-based products such as bio-pesticides, biodegradable nano-carriers for drug or fertilizer encapsulation, … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEVIDEO: Sierra BioFuels Plant Construction in Nevada
Abengoa just released this video of the ongoing construction of Fulcrum Bioenergy’s Sierra Biofuels Plant outside of Reno, Nevada. As I like to post videos once in a while and yesterday was Earth Day, this just reminded me of the progress of several technologies now being commercialized such as using municipal waste as feedstock for … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEAdidas launched its fully recyclable running shoe
adidas recently announced the introduction of its 100% recyclable performance running shoe under the FUTURECRAFT.LOOP line, where the entire shoe is made by using one type of material and no glue, it can be repurposed again and again into another pair of high-performance running shoes. BASF contributed the materials and processing know-how to this product … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEShell to leave AFPM on climate change stance
This is very interesting and I believe significant news for the renewables and bio-based chemicals industries. Shell recently announced that it will not renew its membership with the US fossil fuel and petrochemical lobby group American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) association by 2020 as according to Shell the AFPM’s stance on climate-related policies is … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEEU’s OPTISOCHEM bio-isobutene project forges ahead
Although it is hard to keep track of the several EU government-funded bio-based chemicals projects these days, I do wonder how many of these projects were able to reach beyond the pilot and demo stages and achieved commercialization milestones? Anyway, France-based Global Bioenergies is among some of the public European start-up bio-based chemical companies that I … Continue reading
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