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The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Dimeta and rDME, accelerating the off-grid energy transition

The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Dimeta and rDME, accelerating the off-grid energy transition

December 7, 2022 |

Dimeta is accelerating the energy transition in off-grid areas. They are advancing the production and use of renewable and recycled carbon Dimethyl Ether  “rDME”), a low-carbon sustainable liquid gas, to support the de-fossilization of the LPG Industry at globalscale. rDME we discover is a simple product, easy to handle. Safe, clean, green and versatile. Luca […]

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The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to DMC and dynamic metabolic control

The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to DMC and dynamic metabolic control

December 7, 2022 |

DMC fuses sustainable chemistry with business sense. The technology platform enables a cost-effective, reliable supply of products that the world needs to build economically sound and environmentally-friendly chemical production. The first wave of products demonstrate the potential of our technology platform to produce tangible applications today and they have a promising pipeline of products in […]

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The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Stora Enso ‘plastics that make sense’

The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Stora Enso ‘plastics that make sense’

December 6, 2022 |

Why choose bio-based PEF made from FDCA? It’s sustainable, It’s recyclable, It performs How about an uniquely elegant process to produce FDCA? For example, one single solvent, removing humins in a smart way, and a customized fixed-bed oxidation process. Stoa Enso’s Dirk van Ouden presented these slides at ABLC Next 2022.

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ABLC 2023 announced for Washington DC, March 22-24, 2023: Networking for Net Zero

ABLC 2023 announced for Washington DC, March 22-24, 2023: Networking for Net Zero

December 5, 2022 |

In Washington, the Digest announced that the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference,  ABLC 2023, will return to the Mayflower Hotel in Washington DC, March 22-24, as the industry undertakes more Networking for Net Zero. More than 700 delegates and 100 speakers are expected from more than 400 companies active in advanced bioeconomy development & deployment. “No […]

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The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide to Identification of genetic mechanisms to design biofuel crops for sustainability

The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide to Identification of genetic mechanisms to design biofuel crops for sustainability

December 5, 2022 |

Agriculture needs to reduce GHG emissions With soil C sequestration, crops can be net negative. But how do we add carbon back to ag soils? What are the biological and genetic levers to make feedstocks net negative? Colorado State University professor John McKay  presented these slides at ABLC Next 2022.

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The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Hexas Biomass

The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to Hexas Biomass

December 2, 2022 |

Hexas is a biomaterials company focused on the production of regenerative, plant-based raw materials that replace wood and fossil fuel-based materials in multiple applications. Applications for these plant-based materials include: energy, chemicals, packaging, textiles, composites, structural/non-structural products, bioremediation, and more. Hexas has developed a farm-to-fiber platform for the reliable delivery of XanoFiber. They produce this […]

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The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to Clariant Cellulosic Ethanol technology

The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to Clariant Cellulosic Ethanol technology

December 1, 2022 |

Chemicals, catalysis, additives. Clariant shared how they are working on advancing biofuels globally and here offers extensive detail on their sunliquid technology to decarbonize transportation, now operating at commercial scale in Romania. A fully integrated and carbon negative process, sunliquid is a platform for sustainable biobased products too such as cosmetics, lubricants, plastics and more. […]

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Synova, SABIC, Technip Energies join forces to accelerate plastic circularity

Synova, SABIC, Technip Energies join forces to accelerate plastic circularity

December 1, 2022 |

From Netherlands comes news that Synova, SABIC Global Technologies and Technip Energies  have signed a Joint Development and Cooperation Agreement on November 23, 2022 to collaborate on the development and realization of a commercial plant, which will produce olefins and aromatics from plastic waste.  In support of Synova and the collaboration, SABIC’s affiliate SABIC Ventures […]

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CIRCULAR BTX: Anellotech’s aromatics from mixed waste plastics, now available

CIRCULAR BTX: Anellotech’s aromatics from mixed waste plastics, now available

December 1, 2022 |

News has arrived from the gang at Pearl River that Anellotech is offering drum-quantity product samples of aromatics produced from recycled mixed waste plastics. The recycled benzene, toluene and xylenes, known as CIRCULAR BTX, will be available to current and potential commercial partners. The production story The samples are made at Anellotech’s TCat-8 facility — a […]

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The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to Hydrothermal Liquefaction for Sustainable Liquid Fuels

The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to Hydrothermal Liquefaction for Sustainable Liquid Fuels

November 30, 2022 |

Research has shown that HTL technology is one of the most energy-efficient solutions for handling wet biomass streams. Circlia Nordic’s proprietary Technology is well suited for multiple applications, such as: wastewater treatment, plastics, manure, and many more.. Circlia Nordic’s technology and solution can be increased in capacity if needed. Our technology is ready to handle […]

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