In Minnesota and Ireland, NatureWorks and 3Dom Filament Limited, a new technology startup with extensive Ingeo PLA technical experience, are supporting the rapidly growing 3D printing industry by combining the latest NatureWorks’ Ingeo PLA resins with 3Dom’s state-of-the-art filament manufacturing processes. Ireland based 3DOM Filament Limited is an independent company newly formed to supply Ingeo […]
In Washington, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a public-private partnership to rapidly advance the development of the first U.S. commercial facility producing cellulosic nanomaterial, a wood fiber broken down to the nanoscale. The partnership is between the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities and the U.S. Forest Service. The three-year partnership will promote cellulosic nanomaterial […]
In the United Kingdom, The Centre for Process Innovation announced a collaboration with INVISTA for the development of new technologies to enable gas-fermentation-based processes for the production of industrial chemicals. The collaboration will leverage INVISTA’s capabilities in biotechnology and catalysis, and knowledge of the chemicals industry, along with CPI’s applied knowledge in science and engineering […]
In New Hampshire, Sustainable Refining announced the the launch of its GS-2000 vegetable oil bio-based rust protectant undercoating for both private and commercial vehicles. SR describes its GS-2000 as protecting the vehicle undercarriage as well as brake lines, parking brake and shift cables, fuel lines, electrical connections and other sensitive components from corrosive degradation. GS-2000 […]
In California, Lindamar Industries’ Nature’s Reward, a new line of compostable bags, recently received the Biodegradable Products Institute ASTM-D6400 certification, proving 100% biodegradability. BPI’s granted the certification for its compostable products, which includes trash bags, lawn and leaf bags, toddler potty chair liners and shopping/merchandise bags. The line is made from PSM Bioplastics raw material […]
In Italy, bio-on reports that Ghepi – a company specializing in R&D, the injection molding of plastics and “metal replacement” designs – started an experiment 10 months ago which has demonstrated the excellent performance of the revolutionary bio-plastics developed by bio-on. As a result, bio-on is stating its biopolymer can now also be used to […]
In Virginia, Dr. Yixang Xu, food processing/engineering assistant professor in Virginia State University’s Agricultural Research Station, has been awarded a three-year USDA capacity-building grant in the amount of $291,165 which will fund research on the use of nanotechnology in food packaging. The research aims to develop antimicrobial, biodegradable-based food packaging films to address food safety, […]
In Canada, CO2 Solutions Inc. announced that it has received Notices of Allowance in Canada for two new patents. The first is for Formulation And Process For Co2 Capture Using Amino Acids And Biocatalysts with number 2,769,771. This patent will cover the enzyme-enabled capture of CO2 from any CO2-containing gas where carbonic anhydrase enzyme is […]
In Israel, Morflora’s TraitUP technology won the Best Novel Agricultural Biotechnology in the Agrow Awards prestigious competition. The award recognizes the most significant practical application of a novel biotechnology to the advancement of crop protection and agriculture. TraitUP is a generic non-transgenic and non heritable platform that enables the delivery of DNA into a wide […]
In Virginia, Dr. Yixang Xu, food processing/engineering assistant professor in Virginia State University’s Agricultural Research Station, has been awarded a three-year USDA capacity-building grant in the amount of $291,165 which will fund research on the use of nanotechnology in food packaging. The research aims to develop antimicrobial, biodegradable-based food packaging films to address food safety, […]
