Palm Biomass to Furfural
Date palm trees produce huge amount of agricultural wastes in the form of dry leaves, stems, pits, seeds etc. (Image: bioenergyconsult.com)
Australia: Sugar set for ‘Energycane’ Reinvention
Sugarcane Fields at Shongweni – South Africa (Image: DalinYebo)
Gene-editing sugarcane for use in renewable energy and bio-plastics could help secure the industry’s future.
Pulp Miller’s Strategy: Integrate Biochemicals (Furfural)
Sappi announced further progress in the development of its biorefinery capacity with the confirmation that it will construct a demonstration plant to further scale up its novel Xylex® technology for the production of Xylitol and Furfural (Image: thepaperstory.co.za, Sappi Ngodwana).
Pulp Mills are an ideal source of large amounts of ‘free pentoses’, from which furfural is made.
Finally [1], the paper industry is moving into the furfural biorefining space. Great News!
Plastics from sugar: the end to petrochemicals?
Research Success Story about EnzOx2 (Image: enzox2.eu).
The EnzOx2 Project is a Research & Innovation Action funded by the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking, …
… a Public-Private Partnership between the EU (under H2020 framework programme) and the Bio-based Industries Consortium. Twelve participants from five European countries will join efforts for the sustainable production of chemical building blocks and other added value products from plant biomass using enzymatic technologies. (more…)
Avocado Furan: Natural Insecticide
Avocadofurans are new nontoxic insecticides which would be effective against common crop insect pest.
Avocadofurans are new nontoxic insecticides which would be effective against common crop insect pest.
Bioenergy crops could store more carbon in soil
Biomass research plots (miscanthus and switchgrass) on SoyFace plots on UI South Farms.
In addition to providing renewable energy, grass crops like switchgrass and miscanthus could store some of the carbon they pull from the atmosphere in the soil. (more…)
Whiskey Science: Smell the Furfural
The Higher the Furfural Content, The Better The Whiskey! (Image: DalinYebo)
Furfural imparts a characteristic variously described as grainy, biscuity, or almond-like.
Levulinic Acid from Cow Dung
Oldest Biorefineries used for Pretreatment of Lignocellulose: The Cows
Levulinic acid is a platform chemical with significant potential to substitute petroleum-based products in the chemical and fuel sectors.
Two More Factsheets: Biobased Products
Image © Stefan Körber, Tropfen, Fotolia
InnProBio, the Forum for Bio-Based Innovation in Public Procurement, aims to build a community of public procurement practitioners interested in Public Procurement of Innovation (PPI) of Bio-Based Products and Services (BBPS). More .. (more…)
Factsheet #1: What are biobased products?
Factsheet #1: What are biobased products?
The EU-funded InnProBio project published Factsheet #1. It offers some definitions and graphic illustrations on the type of feedstock used to make the products and of the uses for biobased products.
Factsheet #1 highlights the benefits of bio-based products, such as their potential to reduce the economy’s dependence on fossil feedstocks, to create green jobs (not only) in the European Union, and to help drive European innovation.
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