In Germany, the new joint project “LignUp” aims to upgrade lignin from a waste product to a recyclable material. The project will receive almost five million euros in funding from the Carl Zeiss Foundation over the next six years as part of the “CZS Breakthroughs” program External link. Specifically, the researchers are focussing on the […]
Bioprocessing solutions for next gen biorefineries is what MetGen is about, and this illuminating slide guide from ABLC 2024 highlights how they maximize the value for biomass, de-bottleneck a biorefinery, all about the enzymatic lignin fractionation process, their commercial roadmap, and more. CEO Alex Michine is the incisive presenter here.
In Florida, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers have created a potential alternative to traditional petroleum-based plastic that is made from carbon dioxide (CO2) and lignin, a component of wood that is a low-cost byproduct of paper manufacturing and biofuel production. Their research was published in Advanced Functional Materials. This study is the first to demonstrate the […]
In Spain, the PROSPLIGN project – PROSPecting natural LIGNin biodiversity towards unlocking value-added bioactive motifs and molecules – a European funded Research and Innovation Action project, officially kicked off in Dublin recently. The key project objective is to apply state-of-the-art methodologies to prospect the bioactivity potential of lignin – a natural, abundant and sustainable biopolymer […]
