Technology
University of Dayton runs on waste-heat-to-power electricity
Carbon-free electricity is now flowing to the University of Dayton from a first-of-its-kind waste-heat-to-power project. The initiative will cover all of the university's electricity needs. The project comes from a 15-year power purchase agreement. It involves the University of Dayton,…
Whisky waste powers new cosmetic ingredient
Celtic Renewables has partnered with Evonik to bring a new bio-based ingredient to cosmetics. The material is called ECOHANCE Soft BOL, a sustainable emollient used in skincare and personal care products. The key ingredient is bio-butanol. Celtic Renewables produces it…
Franco-Lebanese project turns hemp into bio-based composites
A new research project is exploring how hemp grown in Lebanon could become the basis for bio-based composite materials. The GeM laboratory at the Saint-Nazaire University Institute of Technology announced the initiative on LinkedIn. The project brings together three institutions.…
MycoTechnology, Adorvia team up on fermentation-derived sweeteners
MycoTechnology and Adorvia Biotechnology have announced a global collaboration to develop better-tasting, lower-sugar food and beverage products. The partnership centers on a pairing of two biologically derived ingredients. MycoTechnology's newest innovation, Zukora Honey Truffle Sweet Protein, is produced through fungal…
CovationBio launches first U.S.-made Sorona stretch bio-based fiber
Covation Biomaterials, known as CovationBio, has introduced Sorona elasterell-p fiber. Made with partially bio-based Sorona polymer, it is the company's first U.S.-produced bicomponent stretch fiber. The fiber is now commercially available through regional distribution partner Mercados Internacionales, across the United…
TotalEnergies Corbion launches PLA foam to replace polystyrene packaging
TotalEnergies Corbion has launched Luminy Foam 50F, a high melt strength polylactic acid (PLA) material for foamed food packaging, positioned as a drop-in replacement for extruded polystyrene (XPS). The material targets trays for fresh fish and meat, as well as…