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Biochar Could Enhance Crop Growth and Reduce Air Pollution

The study led by Ghasideh Pourhashem, a postdoctoral fellow at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, appears in the American Chemical Society journal Environmental Science and Technology.

28 Jul 2017

Researchers Zero in on Brown Rot Fungi for Efficient Biomass Conversion

Two decades ago, Barry Goodell, a Microbiologist who is currently a Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and his team found out a peculiar system used by certain microorganisms to break down and recycle wood.

25 Jul 2017

Researchers Explore Mollusk Shells as New Source of Sustainable Biomaterials

Each year, more than 7 million tons of mollusk shells are being discarded as unwanted waste by the seafood industry. The vast majority of these shells are either dumped at sea or thrown in landfills.

5 Jul 2017

Caterpillars Could Provide Biodegradable Solution to Plastic Pollution

Recently, it was discovered that a common insect larva eating beeswax breaks down chemical bonds in the plastic, used for making packaging and shopping bags, at uniquely high speeds. According to scientists, this discovery could result in a biotechnological approach to the polyethylene waste that chokes landfills and oceans.

25 Apr 2017

Researchers Create Eco-Friendly Electronic Components from Corn Starch

The amount of electronic waste generated keeps increasing as consumers keep upgrading their devices at a rapid pace. To help battle this problematic environmental issue, researchers have altered a degradable bioplastic fabricated from corn starch and other natural sources for use in more eco-friendly electronic parts.

20 Apr 2017

Researchers Employ Agri-Food Industry Waste to Develop New Biomaterials

Researchers from UPM and CSIC have employed waste from the agri-food industry to develop biomaterials that are able to act as matrices to regenerate bone and cartilage tissues, which is of great interest for the treatment of diseases related to aging.

31 Mar 2017

New Absorbent Material Made of Fruit Peels Helps to Clean Wastewater

Researchers from the University of Granada, and from the Center for Electrochemical Research and Technological Development and the Center of Engineering and Industrial Development, both in Mexico, have developed a process that allows to clean waters containing heavy metals and organic compounds considered pollutants, using a new adsorbent material made from the peels of fruits such as oranges and grapefruits.

24 Mar 2017

Researchers Create Soy-Based Filter Capable of Capturing Toxic Chemicals

Researchers at the Washington State University have designed a soy-based air filter that is capable of capturing toxic chemicals, such as formaldehyde and carbon monoxide, which is not possible with existing air filters.

16 Jan 2017

UPM’s Wood-Based Diesel Test Runs Prove Successful in Traffic Conditions

Finnish wood-based diesel fuel has been successfully tested by UPM both in the laboratory conditions and traffic. The results of the tests clearly indicated that UPM BioVerno, UPM’s renewable diesel works just like the best diesel fuels.

30 Nov 2016

Researchers Develop New Biosupercapacitor that Efficiently Generates and Stores Energy

Efficient production and storage of energy - for example, for implanted medical systems - is a major challenge for today’s society. Now, scientists have developed a new biocatalyst-polymer system that could perform both tasks at once. This system is a hybrid of a fuel cell and capacitor on a biocatalytic basis.

16 Nov 2016