Low-dose treatment boosts biogas from banana waste
Researchers in Brazil have found that low concentrations of caustic soda work better than high doses for preparing organic waste for biogas production. The finding boosts methane output. It also…
Demeter Bio unveils PFAS-free coating
London-based Demeter Bio has developed a non-toxic coating designed to replace PFAS chemicals in textiles and packaging. The technology, called Fibrepel, aims to replicate the water and stain-repellent properties of…
Date palm waste turns into bioplastic in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is home to about 37 million date palms, and companies are now finding new value in what's left after harvest. Date palm residues are being turned into engineered…
Radicle Growth and U.S. Corn Growers Announce Winners of The Radicle Corn Challenge
Citroniq and Future Origins Selected to Receive Investment Through the $1.75M Competition Designed to Drive New Demand for Corn. OMAHA, NE, UNITED STATES, September 9, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Radicle Growth…
Woolchemy, Lenzing develop bio-based hygiene material
Woolchemy and Lenzing have developed a new bio-based material for hygiene products. It combines New Zealand wool with wood-derived bio fibers. The patented neweFlex acquisition and distribution layer pairs Woolchemy's…
Waste biomass trials boost carbon-negative fuel
Nova Pangaea Technologies has completed a major round of endurance trials. The results add further proof that its process for turning waste biomass into carbon-negative aviation fuel works at scale.…
New bio-based plastic converts into fertilizer
Chiba University, together with the University of Tokyo and Tohoku University, has developed a circular bio-based plastic system. It can be converted into fertilizer after use. The research builds on…
Avantium completes FDCA plant purification unit
Avantium has completed commissioning of the purification unit at its FDCA flagship plant in Delfzijl, the Netherlands. The plant is the world's first commercial-scale facility for producing FDCA, a key…
$160 M funds North Carolina biomanufacturing research
North Carolina State University researchers will help turn fast-growing grasses into biobased materials. The project is part of a major regional research initiative, backed by up to $160 million from…
Nestlé turns coffee waste into biofuel
Nestlé UK is turning a coffee production by-product into a source of clean energy, cutting waste and costs at its Tutbury factory in the process. Since 2015, the site has…
Researchers push seaweed bioplastics
Filipino scientists are turning to the ocean for a solution to plastic pollution. During the 48th Annual Scientific Meeting of the National Academy of Science and Technology-Philippines (NAST PHL), researchers…
ZymoChem secures $ 4M to advance U.S. biomanufacturing
ZymoChem has secured four million dollars in renewed federal funding alongside a one-million-dollar program cost share to advance domestic biomanufacturing. The initiative targets the industrial challenge of rebuilding local supply…