Fermbox Bio, a company specializing in the development and production of solutions using synthetic biology, has introduced a new product called Enzyme. Enzymes are special enzyme blends (called cocktails) that help break down waste plant material such as corn stalks and leaves into usable sugars.
The...
On June 6, President Joe Biden's administration announced a new initiative to emphasize alternatives to single-use plastics in government procurement, the first major federal contracting regulation to target plastic waste. The regulation will go into effect on July 8, 2024.
Products without any...
How to make ubiquitous plastics biodegradable, understanding the function of specific bacterial enzymes paves the way for biotech degradation of styrene.
Polystyrene (PS) is made from styrene monomer and is the most used plastic, e.g. for packaging. Unlike PET, which can now be produced and recycled ...
Plastics are the king of industrial materials, and even the biological field is dedicated to developing almost imaginable plant replicas. However, plastic is not the only industry all-rounder that bio-based producers should be looking at. Protein fibers nearly rival it in the range of applications a...
Since the 1950s, the global production of plastics has been increasing year by year, and more than 40% of plastics are used as disposable packaging, generating a large amount of plastic waste. Plastic waste that is not biodegradable is subjected to mechanical abrasion, photo-oxidation, etc., and deg...
May 23 (Bloomberg) -- Researchers at the University of Cordoba and the University of Girona, Spain, have developed a promising solution using avocado pruning waste. The study, published in the journal Advanced Sustainable Systems, successfully isolated fibers from avocado prunings and blended t...
In a new pilot project, two Finnish Burger King restaurants are using 100% bio-based reusable cups from Sulapac.
Reusable packaging could get a boost as the European Parliament has passed the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). For example, the legislation requires end distributors of be...
Repsol (a Spanish oil company), a Spanish multi-energy company committed to sustainable development has entered the biomethane market with an agreement to acquire a 40% stake in Genia Bioenergy, the only Spanish company to integrate the entire biogas and biomethane value chain. This alliance enables...
May 23 - Fresh Del Monte Produce and the leader in bioactive substance biotechnology solutions have announced a new partnership focused on developing biofertilizers from pineapple pomace. The partnership, under the name De l'ora Bio, was established with the inauguration of a new biofertilizer plant...
May 13, 2011 - Tech giant Apple is collaborating with a Swedish research institute to tackle plastic pollution with a promising new bio-based foam material. This innovative solution is in line with both companies' commitment to a sustainable future.
This low-density cellulose foam comes from re...
