Envirotec Magazine

MAY 27, 2024

Kim Cameron of the IBioIC The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) has launched a refreshed Scottish Bioresource Mapping Tool to help more businesses make the case for investing in biotechnology facilities and processes.

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2021

National standards body partners with government innovation agency InnovateUK and the Industrial Biotechnology Leadership Forum on major new report setting out full potential for bio feedstocks.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JULY 10, 2024

The research team from the Centre of Geothermal Research at the Faculty of Engineering at UGM consisted of Dr. Pri Utami, a geothermal geology expert, Dr. Ronny Martien, a nano biotechnology expert, Dr. Wiratni, a bioprocess engineering expert, and Dr. Ngadisih, a soil and water conservation expert. Innovation using geothermal waste Prof.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2021

A filtration system fuelled by whisky co-products is being developed by researchers to sustainably extract rare and valuable metals – including gold, silver, and palladium – from waste electronics using a new combined biological and chemical approach. million tonnes of waste electronics. million tonnes of waste electronics.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2022

Edinburgh-based biotechnology start-up MiAlgae has secured further investment of £2.3m Championing the circular economy, the company has developed a novel biotechnology platform which uses low-value coproducts from the food and drink industry as a feedstock to initially grow microalgae rich in Omega-3 oils.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2024

A new method to extract valuable bio-based chemicals from whisky distillery waste streams could transform manufacturing and be worth up to £90 million in global chemical manufacturing markets. Alan Mccue of the University of Aberdeen.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 26, 2022

New funding available from the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) aims to help grow Scotland’s bioeconomy. Initiatives that have secured funding previously include a wide range of industrial biotechnology applications – from low-carbon construction materials made from bacteria to lithium-ion batteries derived from seaweed.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Over three years, the New Cotton Project will see textile waste collected and sorted via consumer apparel take-back programs, then regenerated into cellulose-based textile fibers by Finnish biotechnology specialist Infinited Fiber Company, the 12 project partners confirmed. Textile Waste. Circular Economy. Supply Chain.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 3, 2023

Circular economy The advantages of moving from a wasteful ‘linear’ economy to a ‘circular’ economy, where all resources are recycled and reused, are obvious. Most of these strains had never been assessed for their biotechnological potential before. So could we recycle REEs more efficiently, too?

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GreenBiz

JUNE 3, 2021

Huue is a biotechnology startup working to clean up the apparel industry’s manufacturing footprint by creating sustainable dyes for textiles, food and cosmetics. Textiles and the fashion industry account for about 20 percent of global wastewater pollution, 10 percent of global carbon emissions and 17 million tons of municipal solid waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Biotechnology firm MiAlgae has secured £14 million in funding to advance its operations and scale production. With this backing, we’re focused on building the infrastructure needed to meet the growing global demand for sustainable Omega-3s whilst continuing to advance innovation in biotechnology.”

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 13, 2024

In a project funded by the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) and Scottish Water, a consortium of partners is assessing the viability of a water filter derived from biochar – a charcoal-like substance created when materials, in this case sewage sludge, are burned at high temperatures and deprived of oxygen.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2022

With six-figure funding support from the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC), Eco Clean is aiming to develop a more sustainable alternative to traditionally petrochemical-based surfactants, which can be produced at scale.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The UN puts the value of wasted rare and precious metals contained on PCBs at $62.5 Bioleaching To address this, bioleaching, a biotechnology process that uses bacteria to oxidise and leach out the metal content, is emerging as a potential game changer and an area which Bioscope Technologies is pioneering. billion per year.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 6, 2023

A family-owned whisky distillery in the central belt of Scotland, Falkirk Distillery, has joined forces with biotechnology company MiAlgae in a bid to advance the use of circular economy principles in the whisky industry. The partnership between Falkirk Distillery and MiAlgae is now underway.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 21, 2024

Environmental technology company Smart Ops launched a biotechnology solution said to improve global access to clean water, on 21 May. Smart Ops technology has fulfilled the requirements of a significant environment technology verification programme administered by the Indian government, in an apparent first for a water-treatment method.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 31, 2023

Funded by the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC), the results of the project could help to unlock new Scottish supply chains for natural and sustainable feeds. For this project, species were specifically selected for their commercial viability, to minimise potential waste and maximise value.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Biotechnology- reducing environmental impact. Engineering bacteria to replicate the same processes can be significantly more sustainable, reduce waste streams, limits the production of toxic byproducts, and is not dependent on non-sustainable resources such as crude oil.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The results have been published in the Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology. If we are able to take something that would otherwise be a waste and turn it into a useful biofuel, it can only be a good thing for our planet. It could really help to solve global waste and energy problems.”.

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Greentown Labs

JUNE 21, 2022

Twenty startups joined our community in the second quarter of 2022, working on innovations as diverse as a solution to enhance oceans’ natural ability to capture CO 2 , biotechnologies to produce wood products without cutting down trees, and a turnkey development approach to waste-heat-to-power projects.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 9, 2022

The control and management systems of this type of infrastructure have been concerned with minimizing the environmental and odorous impact of this waste, which directly affects the quality of life, especially for those who live near treatment plants. Biofiltration appraised.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

It will also discuss how to finance the scaling up of AD and biogas technology in the country. ADBA represents a sector which adds so much value to the global efforts to meet net zero targets”, said Maurice Golden MSP ahead of the event. View the full programme

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Lanzatech’s technology is described as “a combination of cutting-edge genetic engineering, state-of-the-art biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and innovations in mechanical and chemical engineering”.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Now, it captures industrial waste gasses, such as CO2 and CO, and recycles them into the chemicals used to make everything from plastics to medical supplies to fabric for Lululemon. Lanzatech is a great test case for that thesis, as well as a great story to tell about the history of this sector. It was founded in 2005 as a biofuels company.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

A recent feasibility study funded by the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC), with support from the University of Glasgow, has helped the business to take its technology to the next stage.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Now, it captures industrial waste gasses, such as CO2 and CO, and recycles them into the chemicals used to make everything from plastics to medical supplies to fabric for Lululemon. Lanzatech is a great test case for that thesis, as well as a great story to tell about the history of this sector. It was founded in 2005 as a biofuels company.

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Recycling Recycling Carbon Carbon-negative 142

Grist

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

If scientists can figure out how to genetically engineer it, this single-celled organism’s natural quirks could become supercharged into a low-waste carbon capture system. Chonkus’ peanut butter consistency is important for the strain’s potential in green biotechnologies.

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Biotech Biotechnology Organic Carbon 74

Grist

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

If scientists can figure out how to genetically engineer it, this single-celled organism’s natural quirks could become supercharged into a low-waste carbon capture system. Chonkus’ peanut butter consistency is important for the strain’s potential in green biotechnologies.

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Biotech Biotechnology Organic Carbon 74

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The technologies reported on are compiled in seven groups, all of which are important to the UK economy: AI, digital and computing Advanced materials and manufacturing Electronics, photonics and quantum Energy and environmental Biotechnology Health and medical Robotics and space.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2023

Materials from Scottish-grown seaweed could help to improve the life-span and charge time of lithium-ion batteries used for the likes of electric vehicles, with a new first-of-its-kind prototype already being tested by expert researchers.

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Electric vehicle Batteries Electricity Biotechnology 323

Business Green

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Over three years, the New Cotton Project will see textile waste collected and sorted via consumer apparel take-back programmes, and then regenerated into cellulose-based textile fibres by Finnish biotechnology specialist Infinited Fiber Company, the 12 project partners confirmed.

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Green Tech Challenge

JULY 1, 2019

A possible solution that stands out from its competition has been presented by Mycorena , a biotechnology company in Sweden, where the key method relies on the use of edible filamentous fungi as a high-protein substituent component for the feed industry.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 27, 2020

Using waste carbon feedstocks to produce chemicals Elizabeth R. Using CCU technologies to consume waste feedstocks reportedly can cut production costs; monetize industrial emissions; allow companies to meet CO2 emissions goals; and foster continued development of a circular economy.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 4, 2022

Finding a way to do something more interesting with woody biomass – other than just burning it – is a long-standing grail for biotechnology research. Lignin, which is the second most abundant renewable carbon source on Earth, mostly goes to waste as a fuel source.

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Business Green

APRIL 8, 2020

French scientists have discovered a plastic-eating enzyme they claim could offer an innovative recycling solution for millions of tonnes of toxic plastic waste material, according to "breakthrough" new research funded by a clutch of consumer goods firms.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The company intends to transition the products across its cleaning brands - which include Persil, Sunlight, Domestos and Cif - away from chemicals made from fossil fuel feedstocks and replace them with renewable or recycled sources of carbon, such as carbon captured using carbon capture utilisation technology or recovered from waste materials.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

However, the firm now intends to explore, invest and ramp up carbon capture and use technologies that will eliminate the need for fresh carbon feedstocks and instead allow it to tap recycled carbon already on or above ground, for example, through captured carbon dioxide or carbon captured from waste materials.

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