In Texas, bioplastics—biodegradable plastics made from biological substances rather than petroleum—can be created in a more economical and environmentally friendly way from the byproducts of corn stubble, grasses and mesquite agricultural production, according to a new study by a Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist. This new approach involves a “plug-in” preconditioning process, a simple adjustment […]
In India, the Business Standard newspaper reports that Praj has successfully developed bio-bitumen from lignin using a proprietary process. The bio-bitumen has been certified by Netherlands-based Circular Biobased Delta through its CHAPLIN program. The bio-bitumen was produced from rice and wheat straw at its 2G Biorefinery Demo plant, which will now be scaled up to […]
In India, the Economic Times newspaper reports that Indian Oil Company plans to set up two mega-biorefineries, one in Telangana and the other in Andhra Pradesh. The facilities are the first of 12 IOC expects to develop in different states across the country. The two biorefineries will use wheat and paddy straw as feedstock for […]
In India, the Deccan Herald newspaper reports researchers from the Indian Institute of Science have developed a process to produce cellulosic ethanol from crop waste. At lab scale, researchers managed to produce 36 liters of ethanol from rice paddy and 53 liters of ethanol from wheat straw. Both feedstocks are major challenges for the country’s […]
