Press Release
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University of Liverpool gets biobased chems R&D funds
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The University of Liverpool has been awarded funding to develop the next generation of renewable chemicals from biomass to use in the manufacture of materials, plastics, solvents and pharmaceuticals. The £1.8million project, which is in collaboration with the University of York,…
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Novozymes acquires TJ Technologies
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Enzymes producer Novozymes has signed a definitive agreement to acquire TJ Technologies Inc. based in Watertown, South Dakota. With annual revenue close to $15 million, TJ Technologies Inc. is a significant player in the U.S. market for bioyield enhancement products,…
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Making vanillin from wood pulp lignin
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Researchers from the University Putra Malaysia say they’ve discovered an environmentally-friendly way to oxidise lignin — sourced from a local saw mill that processed rubber trees — into vanillin that has the potential to change the economics of vanillin synthesis. Their…
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Lanxess invests in enzymes
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Enzymes technology developer evocatal GmbH has completed a Series B financing round with new investors NRW.BANK and LANXESS as well as existing investors also taking part on the recent financing. The investments from this round of financing will be used to…
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Novel cellulose structure to lower feedstock costs
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Researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) are investigating the unique properties of crystalline cellulose nanofibers to develop novel chemical pretreatments and designer enzymes for biofuel production from cellulosic—or non-food—plant derived biomass.Novel…
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Amyris, Total Successful Demo Flight
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Amyris and Total announced today a successful demonstration flight at the Paris Air Show using renewable fuel produced via engineered microorganisms that convert plant sugars into Amyris’ Biofene®. The companies expect the fuel to be commercially available as early as…
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UPM, Ashland collaborates on UPM Biofibrils technology
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UPM and Ashland Inc. have entered into a cooperative agreement to develop and commercialize products containing UPM’s Biofibrils technology — micro and nanofibrillated cellulose products that can be used for shaping materials and giving them new characteristics. In the biofibrils collaboration…