A biorefinery to turn urban waste into biobased products
The rapid population growth and its concentration in large cities has caused an important increase of urban waste, which contributes significantly to the total…
Category: Bioproducts
Chemical building blocks from municipal solid waste
Today in Europe 244 million tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) is generated every year. The biodegradable fraction of MSW (Municipal Solid Waste) ranges…
The role of woody biomass in contributing to EU 2020 renewable energy target
The European Union has set ambitious targets of raising the share of EU energy consumption produced from renewable resources from 20% by 2020 to…
Planting Seeds for the Future: Bioplastic Plant Pots
Millions of tonnes of vegetable residue, such as green peas, are disregarded annually. These non- marketable, economically un- viable legume residues have found a…
Reactive lignin technology for bio-based adhesives in wood products
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a technology to produce reactive lignin from pulp industry side streams, to be used as a…
Bio-based Lubricants from Vegetable Oils
Lubricants are oil-based substances, with a wide industrial application along with some non-industrial use. Lots of refinery products find applications as lubricants, so this…
Italy opens public consultation on the adoption of a bioeconomy strategy
On November 22nd, a public consultation was opened on the adoption of the Italian Bioeconomy Strategy, promoted by the Italian Presidency of Council Ministers.…
Bio4Products: Creating sustainable resources for process industry
The EU-funded research project Bio4Products aims to reduce the amount of fossil resources used in the manufacture of many essential products, creating truly sustainable…
Stora Enso and Rennovia sign cooperation agreement for bio-based chemicals
Renewable materials company Stora Enso and specialty chemicals company Rennovia Inc have announced a joint development and license agreement to cooperate on bio-based chemicals…
Sustainable production of plastics and biogas from legume residues
According to data from Eurostat, in 2010, total waste production in Europe amounted 2.5 billions of tons, from which only 36 % was reused…