Bio-based dyes for jeans – AGI Denim & Huue partner to create sustainable denim.
by Narsi | Feb 8, 2024 | Bio Based Textiles, Bio Products, Innovation Insights, Microbial Pathways, Natural Dyes, Water Pollution
Pakistan denim manufacturer AGI Denim has partnered with sustainable dye maker Huue of California to produce denim jeans made from Huue Indigo, which uses microbial fermentation to create colors in a sustainable alternative to traditional dyes. Huue Indigo studies the...Algae-derived omega-3 – MiAlgae ‘s product for aqua feed and pet food
by Narsi | Feb 8, 2024 | Bio Based Pathways, Bio Products, Innovation Insights, Microbial Pathways, Nutraceuticals
Using its novel biotechnology platform, MiAlgae recycles the co-products from the Scotch whisky industry as a feedstock to grow omega-3 rich microalgae that can be used as a fish feed and pet food ingredient. The Edinburgh-based Biotech company, MiAlgae, has...Biopolymer alternative to plastic – “Traceless” secures €36.6 million funding.
by Narsi | Feb 8, 2024 | Bio Based Pathways, Bio based Polymers, Bio Products, Biodegradable Plastics, Environmental Solutions, Land Pollution, Microbial Pathways
Hamburg-based traceless secures €36.6 million to build first industry plant for bio-circular alternative to plastic. Traceless, which extracts natural biopolymers from agricultural industry residues to replace conventional polymers – gets €36.6 million in seed...World’s first rhamnolipid biosurfactant plant – Evonik brings out its product.
by Narsi | Feb 8, 2024 | Bio Based Cleaning Products, Bio Products, Bio Surfactant, Chemical Pathways, Environmental Solutions, Microbial Pathways, Thermochemical Pathways, Water Pollution
Evonik, a Slovakian company manufactures first product from world’s first industrial scale rhamnolipid biosurfactant plant. Surfactants – surface active agents – are amphiphilic molecules, which tend to accumulate at the interface between polar and...Bio-based glue – adhesive bonds that grow stronger in water.
by Narsi | Feb 8, 2024 | Bio based adhesives, Bio Based Pathways, Bio Products, Innovation Insights, Plant Ecosystem
Patent-pending glue formulations developed at Purdue University from fully sustainable, bio-based components establish bonds that grow stronger when underwater. Researchers at Purdue University have developed a glue made from zein (a protein found in corn) and tannic...