Philips biobased appliances, BIOPROT face masks, bio yoga mats and bandages, and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of January 20th

That mornin’ cup of joe will taste even better knowing it was brewed in a biobased coffee maker. Yep, biobased appliances are going mainstream with Philips launching an entire line of home appliances – toaster, kettle, and coffee maker – made out of polypropylene manufactured from used plant-based cooking oil. Then you can head out with your BIOPROT face mask that is biobased, biodegradable, and antimicrobial, and your biobased yoga mat, 3D bioprinted bandages and more.

In today’s Digest, these handy dandy daily life bio-innovations as well as Evonik’s plan to build the world’s first industrial-scale plant for rhamnolipids which are used as biosurfactants in shower gels and detergents, MycoWorks’ latest $125 million to expand fungi leather, and more.