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Nouryon unveils revolutionary path to more sustainable ethylene amines

Nouryon unveils revolutionary path to more sustainable ethylene amines

October 16, 2019 |

Looks like we were a day early on our story about the revolutionary pace of activity in the production of biobased amines, when we looked at the topic yesterday in “Amination Studios” here. Ethylene amines from ethylene oxide Today, Nouryon inaugurated a demonstration plant in Stenungsund, Sweden to showcase a new technology platform to produce […]

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The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Beyond Meat and alternatives to traditional meat products

The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Beyond Meat and alternatives to traditional meat products

October 15, 2019 |

The Beyond Burger recently arrived as the world’s first plant-based burger that looks, cooks, and satisfies like beef, without GMOs, soy, or gluten, and has become a global sensation. Overall the company aims to “create The Future of Protein® – delicious plant-based burgers, sausage, crumbles, and more– made directly from simple plant-based ingredients. By shifting […]

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“EPA Reneges on Trump’s Biofuels Deal”: Shocker details emerge on US oil industry waivers

“EPA Reneges on Trump’s Biofuels Deal”: Shocker details emerge on US oil industry waivers

October 15, 2019 |

“EPA Reneges on Trump’s Biofuels Deal”, said the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association in reacting to the US Environmental Protection Agency’s new plans for fulfilling federal renewable fuel requirements. EPA released a proposed supplemental rule for the Renewable Fuel Standard today, and the bioeconomy is up in arms, and the outrage is centered in farm country, […]

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The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Direct Air Capture

The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Direct Air Capture

October 14, 2019 |

Atmospheric CO2 levels have hit, er, stratospheric levels. The levels measured today were last recorded in 3 million B.C., and given the global concern about climate impact, a major industry is in the process of being born — namely, the Carbon Reduction Industry. Afforestation, bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, and direct air capture of […]

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About those biobased amines we might one day dream up at Ptixar Amination 

About those biobased amines we might one day dream up at Ptixar Amination 

October 14, 2019 |

(Whoa Nelly! Just 24 hours after this story originally appeared, Nouryon dropped a new bombshell technology in this space, and you can read all about it here.) Amines have a bad guy reputation, in part because controversial compounds like cocaine, heroin, nicotine and mescaline are among the alkaloids that are, when you get down to […]

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Anaerobic digesters, Aussie style: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to Biogas in Australia

Anaerobic digesters, Aussie style: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to Biogas in Australia

October 13, 2019 |

An organization well worth knowing in the world of biogas, or renewable methane, is the indefatigable group organized as IEA Bioenergy Task 37, an international working group which covers the anaerobic digestion of biomass feedstocks including agricultural residues, energy crops, organic-rich waste waters, the organic fraction of municipal of solid waste  and industrial organic wastes.  The main interests […]

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Anaerobic digesters, Sweden style: The Digest’s 209 Multi-Slide Guide to Biogas in Sweden

Anaerobic digesters, Sweden style: The Digest’s 209 Multi-Slide Guide to Biogas in Sweden

October 13, 2019 |

An organization well worth knowing in the world of biogas, or renewable methane, is the indefatigable group organized as IEA Bioenergy Task 37, an international working group which covers the anaerobic digestion of biomass feedstocks including agricultural residues, energy crops, organic-rich waste waters, the organic fraction of municipal of solid waste  and industrial organic wastes.  The main interests […]

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Anaerobic digesters, Netherlands style: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Biogas in the Netherlands

Anaerobic digesters, Netherlands style: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Biogas in the Netherlands

October 13, 2019 |

An organization well worth knowing in the world of biogas, or renewable methane, is the indefatigable group organized as IEA Bioenergy Task 37, an international working group which covers the anaerobic digestion of biomass feedstocks including agricultural residues, energy crops, organic-rich waste waters, the organic fraction of municipal of solid waste  and industrial organic wastes.  The main interests […]

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Anaerobic digesters, Canada style: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to Biogas in Canada

Anaerobic digesters, Canada style: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to Biogas in Canada

October 13, 2019 |

An organization well worth knowing in the world of biogas, or renewable methane, is the indefatigable group organized as IEA Bioenergy Task 37, an international working group which covers the anaerobic digestion of biomass feedstocks including agricultural residues, energy crops, organic-rich waste waters, the organic fraction of municipal of solid waste  and industrial organic wastes.  The main interests […]

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Salmon trial validates nutritional, sustainable potential of SylPro wood-to-food ingredient

Salmon trial validates nutritional, sustainable potential of SylPro wood-to-food ingredient

October 11, 2019 |

In France, a scientific study evaluating SylPro, aj alternative protein ingredient for juvenile Atlantic salmon feed made by Arbiom, found that SylPro can be used to replace fish meal or plant-based proteins in feed for juvenile Atlantic salmon, a crucial developmental stage, and deliver equivalent nutritional performance as conventional protein sources up to 20 percent inclusion […]

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