Technology
Kelpi and Bower launch world’s first bio-based paper sachet for a liquid product
Bower Collective, the household cleaning product B Corp brand, has partnered with fellow B Corp, Bristol-based biomaterials innovator Kelpi to launch a world-first. A paper sachet containing a liquid product, made using a bio-based coating derived from renewably sourced seaweed…
Birch bark waste becomes bio-based barrier material
Innomost, a Finnish biomaterials company, has developed a barrier coating derived from upcycled birch bark. The material, called Suberinno Suberin, targets food packaging, dried goods and non-food applications. The coating offers moisture and oxygen barrier performance, positioning it as an…
ADM invests $55.5M in precision fermentation upgrade
ADM is investing $55.5 million to convert an under-used fermentation facility in Clinton, Iowa, into a precision fermentation operation. The conversion would expand ADM's capacity to produce high-value proteins and enzymes. These ingredients serve food, feed and industrial applications. New…
Biomass-derived gel nails skip toxic ingredients
Green Science Alliance has developed a gel nail polish made from plant biomass. The formula is free of TPO, HEMA and TMPTA, three ingredients common in conventional gel nail products. Researchers Hirotoshi Umemoto and Ryohei Mori, both PhDs in engineering,…
Colombian farm turns whey into biogas
Researchers in Colombia have found a new use for one of the dairy industry's messiest by-products. Whey, mixed with cattle manure, is now powering a cheese farm's production line. The project, run by Miguel Casallas at the University of La…
Scientists turn cultivated meat waste into biomass
University of Queensland scientists have found a new way to grow microalgae. It uses waste from cultivated meat bioproduction. The biomass can then be processed. It's fed back into the system. This could reduce the need for costly growth media…