Industrial & Environmental

LtGen John "Glad" Castellaw explains how the U.S. military will validate the use of biofuels in military exercises. Terrabon CEO Gary Luce discusses the benefits to commercial aviation of large-scale biofuel production.

“The Renewable Fuel Standard: Timeline of a Successful Policy” is a visual representation of the progress and results of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).

Natural biological processes have been employed for food production for more than 8,000 years. Bread, cheese, yogurt, beer and wine, vinegar, and many other foods are produced through microbial fermentation or enzymatic activity.

Brent Erickson, executive vice president for BIO's Industrial & Environmental Section, talks about the key advanced biofuel technologies that will be featured and the policies that support their emergence.

Industrial biotechnology covers the application of biotechnology-based tools to traditional industrial processes (“bioprocessing”) and the manufacturing of bio-based products (such as fuels, chemicals and plastics) from renewable feedstocks.

The challenge of conversion of biomass – particularly lignocellulosic biomass and agricultural waste – into chemicals, materials and fuels is being approached in multiple directions and a slew of technologies are now being developed, tested and deployed in semicommercial or pilot stage.

Harnessing microbes to change the world, one process at a time.