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Recyclable Bioplastics Cooled Down, Cooked Up in Chem Lab
December 3, 2015 | PHYS ORG
Colorado State University chemists made a completely recyclable, biodegradable polymer, paving a potential new road to truly sustainable, petroleum-free plastics.
Picatinny Arsenal Engineers Cook Up New Recipe for Biofuel
December 2, 2015 | ECN
Engineers have partnered with private industry to harness algae’s photosynthesis ability to develop a safe, cheap, fast and environmentally-friendly way to recycle aging M6 artillery round propellant and create biofuel.
December 1, 2015 | Nature
Scientific innovation is being smothered by a culture of conformity.
Lanzatech, INVISTA Find Direct Pathway to Bio-Based Butadiene
December 1, 2015 | Biofuels Digest
INVISTA and LanzaTech developed a metabolic ‘toolkit’, generating novel metabolic pathways to bio-derived butadiene and key precursors, such as 1,3 butanediol and 2,3 butanediol, resulting in new direct and 2-step processes for butadiene utilizing gas-fermentation technology.
December 1, 2015 | News Wire
The Critical Materials Institute is looking to strengthen its network of industrial, commercial, educational and government partners through a newly revamped and lower-cost affiliate membership program.
Discovery Advances Biowaste-to-Jet Fuel Research
December 1, 2015 | WSU
News Researchers at Washington State University Tri-Cities have figured out a way to successfully convert a common wood byproduct into hydrocarbon molecules that could be used as jet fuel.
Ionic liquids: Enzymatic cellulose processing
December 1, 2015 | Spectroscopy Now
Researchers found that enzymatic activity can be sustained in processing cellulose, from wood, for conversion of this raw material into other useful compounds.
Vegetable Oils Improve Super Strong Plastic Fibers
November 30, 2015 | C&EN
Polymer Chemistry: Green production method can be used to make ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene stronger, less expensive, or both.
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