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…
Category: Bioproducts
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…
Developing bio-based paints and solvents
The European Union annually uses 5 million tons of solvents, while 0.63 million tons of these are ‘bio-based’. Even though the bulk of solvents…
SteamBio enabling sustainable carbon for industry
There is much talk nowadays about “decarbonising” the economy, would it be more appropriate for us to use a greener form of carbon instead?…
Developing the Austrian biobased industry
It is stated in the Austrian Federal Government’s Strategy for Research, Technology and Innovation that research and technology development hold a crucial importance for…
Turning wet biomass wastes into high-value products
The project NEWAPP – “New technological applications for wet biomass waste stream products,” focuses on the application of hydrothermal carbonization processes (HTC) to convert…