Industrial & Environmental

Budgets & Biotech: Congress Urged to Continue Supporting Advanced Biofuels

Industry leaders point out that biotech-enabled advanced biofuels spur job growth and reduce U.S. dependence on imported oil.

Biofuels Digest, BIO Launch Spring 2011 Bioenergy Business Outlook survey

Biofuels Digest and the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) invite the industry to take part in the Spring 2011 Bioenergy Business Outlook Survey.

Changing Dynamic: Synthetic Biology Comes of Age

BIO review of this emerging science illustrates progress in applying synthetic biology to improve manufacturing processes.

Facts, Growth, and Opportunities in Industrial Biotechnology

The revolution in synthetic biology has enabled innovative manufacture of biofuels and the development of biological processes for the manufacture of bulk and fine chemicals.

Principles for the Accounting of Biogenic Carbon in Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Standards

It is essential that biogenic carbon flows are assessed in a correct, transparent and consistent way in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and product carbon footprint (PCF) tools.

Industrial Biotechnology is Revolutionizing Ethanol from Cellulose - Briefing Paper

Ethanol can be made from cellulosic biomass - plant matter composed of inedible cellulose fibers that form the stems and branches of most plants.

Biotechnology and Algae

Biotechnology research is important not only in the initial stages of developing algal biofuels, but also in optimizing algal strains for the mechanical engineering and processing needs of biofuel production.

Awareness & Impressions Of Synthetic Biology

From August 16 to August 22, 2010, Hart Research Associates conducted a nationwide survey among 1,000 adults about attitudes toward the entities involved in the oversight of new scientific and technological advances, awareness of nanotechnology, and awareness of and attitudes toward synthetic biology and two potential applications of the science.

Algae: The Potential for Biobased Products

Oils produced by algae hold the potential for replacing fossil resources in many products. In fact, according to recent research, much of the petroleum and coal we drill for and use today was originally produced thousands of years ago by a species of green algae.

Safety of Enzymes Used in the Manufacturing of Ethanol from Grains with Use of Co-Products as Animal Feed

Over the past few years, fuel ethanol production from grains has become a major business of national importance, resulting in increased availability of distillers’ grains (DG) for use in animal feed. A natural question is whether the processing aids used in ethanol manufacture are safe for the animals fed the DG co-product.

DOE’s Assistant Secretary Zoi Announces Funding of $24 million Research Groups

The Department of Energy's Assistant Secretary Cathy Zoi announced funding of $24 million for three research groups addressing key hurdles in commercialization of algae at the 2010 World Congress.

DOE’s Assistant Secretary Zoi Announces Funding of $24 million Research Groups

The Department of Energy's Assistant Secretary Cathy Zoi announced funding of $24 million for three research groups addressing key hurdles in commercialization of algae at the 2010 World Congress.

Biofuels: The Promise of Algae

One of the most promising uses of algae is as renewable raw material for biofuels.

The Potential for an Algae-Based Biorefinery

Learn about the potential for using algae in a biorefinery to produce biofuels, renewable chemicals, and food ingredients.

Healing, Fueling, Feeding: How Biotechnology Is Enriching Your Life.

Biotechnology is all around us and is already a big part of our lives, providing breakthrough products and technologies to combat disease, reduce our environmental footprint, feed the hungry, and make useful products.