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  • Raw materials from wastewater - 21/12/2022 Steinhäule wastewater treatment plan near Ulm

    Wastewater treatment plants as biorefineries: the RoKKa project

    RoKKa, a joint project coordinated by the Fraunhofer IGB, is testing methods for recovering raw materials such as phosphorus and nitrogen compounds to produce fertiliser from municipal and industrial wastewater in a climate-neutral way. These new methods are being investigated under real conditions at wastewater treatment plants in the Ulm area with a view to developing them into sustainable biorefineries.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/wastewater-treatment-plants-biorefineries-rokka-project
  • With insects to the circular economy - 30/11/2022 Skins of larvae

    InBiRa: Insect biorefinery turns food leftovers into new products

    Insect larvae can convert food leftovers and waste into secondary raw materials for technical products and cosmetics. Researchers are looking to establish an insect biorefinery for this purpose at the Fraunhofer IGB in Stuttgart. The InBiRa project is financed with a total of 3.8 million euros in EU and Baden-Württemberg state funding.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/inbira-insect-biorefinery-turns-food-leftovers-new-products
  • Press release - 02/03/2022

    Biorefinery project KoalAplan is extracting raw materials from wastewater

    The Ministry of the Environment, Climate Protection and the Energy Sector is funding the KoalAplan project, which extends the functional scope of a wastewater treatment plant. The project, based in the Stuttgart district of Büsnau, aims at recovering raw materials from wastewater and is therefore making a positive contribution to climate neutrality, as the products obtained replace fossil raw materials and energy-intensive processes.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/biorefinery-project-koalaplan-extracting-raw-materials-wastewater
  • Press release - 02/03/2022

    Pilot project RoKKa uses wastewater to produce fertiliser and raw materials

    The Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection and the Energy Sector is funding the new research project RoKKa which is used to prove the viability of recovering raw materials from wastewater. This adds a crucial function to the scope of a conventional sewage treatment plant. Together with the operators of the sewage treatment plants in Erbach and Neu-Ulm, the project partners demonstrate the positive contribution towards climate protection…

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/die-klaeranlage-der-zukunft-heisst-bioraffinerie
  • Press release - 13/01/2022

    Turning harmful CO2 into useful chemicals

    Making important raw materials for fine chemicals out of carbon dioxide really works. As part of the Max Planck collaborative project eBioCO2n, a team of researchers from Fraunhofer IGB have successfully performed a first ever fixation of CO2 via a multi-enzyme enzyme reaction driven by electricity yielding a prospective intermediate for the chemical industry. The process for electro-biocatalytic CO2 fixation was recently published and is…

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/turning-harmful-co2-useful-chemicals
  • Climate-friendly circular economy - 11/11/2021 Chemical plant in the laboratory with pumps, tubes and equipment for electrolysis.

    CO2 from the air as a raw material for chemicals

    A Fraunhofer team has successfully produced a dye using CO2 adsorbed from the air. The aim is to move towards a climate- and resource-friendly circular economy. Chemicals, as well as fuels, can be produced cost-effectively using this process. How does the technical process work, and what opportunities does it open up?

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/co2-air-raw-material-chemicals
  • Press release - 02/08/2021

    CO2 as a raw material for plastics and other products

    Carbon dioxide is one of the main drivers of climate change – which means that we need to reduce CO2 emissions in the future. Fraunhofer researchers are highlighting a possible way to lower these emissions: They use the greenhouse gas as a raw material, for instance to produce plastics. To do this, they first produce methanol and formic acid from CO2, which they convert via microorganisms into building blocks for polymers and the like.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/co2-raw-material-plastics-and-other-products
  • Press release - 03/05/2021

    Bioactive paper coatings to replace plastic for packaging foods

    The amount of plastic waste increases every year. Some of this waste is due to plastic packaging used to protect food. As part of the “BioActiveMaterials” project, researchers at the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft have developed an eco-friendly coating for paper packaging. With this, not only is plastic saved, but the coating of plant-based proteins and waxes also extends the shelf life of the food.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/bioactive-paper-coatings-replace-plastic-packaging-foods
  • Press release - 08/02/2021

    Water-repellent and more: coating textiles sustainably with chitosan

    Textiles can be coated with the biopolymer chitosan and thus made water-repellent by binding hydrophobic molecules. The good thing is that this can also replace toxic and petroleum-based substances that are currently used for textile finishing. In the last few years Fraunhofer IGB and partners have developed technology to provide fibers with the desired properties using biotechnological processes and chitosan.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/Water-repellent-and-more-coating-textiles-sustainably-with-chitosan
  • Press release - 21/12/2020

    How Do We Want to Run Our Economy and Production?

    The wastewater treatment plant is turned into a vegetable farm, bio-based substances recovered from waste are being utilized to prevent oxidative spoilage in food packaging or provide environmentally-friendly and safe water-repellent coatings on functional textiles. In the EVOBIO project coordinated by Fraunhofer IGB, 19 Fraunhofer Institutes are working on solutions for a sustainable economy.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/How-Do-We-Want-to-Run-Our-Economy-and-Production
  • Press release - 01/10/2020

    Bacteria fed on a customized diet produce biodegradable polymers for alternative packaging in the cosmetics industry

    Germany generates around 38 kilograms of plastic waste per capita each year. Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB and the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV are now working to establish a holistic concept for the sustainable use of biologically degradable packaging materials in the cosmetics industry. The project is focusing on polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs).

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/Bacteria-fed-on-a-customized-diet-produce-biodegradable-polymers-for-alternative-packaging-in-the-cosmetics-industry
  • Press release - 19/08/2020

    Value creation by combining electrochemistry with biotechnology

    Time for climate protection is pressing. One approach to tackle this challenge is to use the greenhouse gas CO2 as a raw material for chemicals. The researchers of the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB, together with partners from science and industry, were able to produce a value-added terpenoid dye from CO2 adsorbed from air by a combination of electrochemical and biotechnological conversion.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/farbstoffe-aus-atmosphaerischem-co2
  • Producing valuable new products from waste materials - 07/01/2020 Insekten_Bild_1.jpg

    A vision: insect biorefineries as components of a sustainable bioeconomy

    Eco-friendly and responsibly manufactured products are more in demand than ever before. Specific research is being carried out into materials and applications for a wide variety of uses. The Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB is working with Hermetia Baruth GmbH on the vision of an insect biofactory that uses waste materials to produce a wide range of products such as biosurfactants, animal feed or foils.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/A-vision-insect-biorefineries-as-components-of-a-sustainable-bioeconomy
  • Press release - 19/08/2019

    Catalysts for climate protection

    How can we achieve the internationally agreed climate targets? The Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB makes the greenhouse gas CO2 usable as a carbon source for the chemical industry. With a patented catalyst synthesis, screening for the optimal catalyst in high throughput and combined (electro)chemical-biotechnological processes, various concepts are available to CO2 emitting industries.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/katalysatoren-fuers-klima
  • Dossier - 04/03/2019 DSC1295.jpg

    Sustainable textiles

    Baden-Württemberg is known for innovation in textiles and for playing a decisive role in the development of sustainable textiles for the future both in the clothing and the booming technical textile sectors. Companies and research institutes are focused on making the entire textile value chain from raw materials, production and useful life to disposal more sustainable than ever before.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/dossiers/sustainable-textiles
  • Article - 04/12/2017 Modified wettability: coloured water droplets on hydrophobic textile.

    Textiles: water-repellent thanks to fungal proteins

    Outdoor lovers and athletes love them: water-repellent jackets and trousers. However, many consumers are unaware that the chemicals used to functionalise the textile surface often pollute the environment. Organic fluorine compounds (perfluorocarbons = PFC) are usually added to textiles to make them water-repellent. Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB and the Hohenstein Group are researching an…

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/textiles-water-repellent-thanks-to-fungal-proteins
  • Article - 30/11/2017 Fruit and vegetable waste that is converted into biogas using a high-load fermentation process developed at the Fraunhofer IGB. A biogas reactor developed at the Fraunhofer IGB was used to convert wholesale store waste into biogas.

    Biomass from algae and the wholesale market – a promising replacement for fossil raw materials

    Funding renewable energies is one of the EU’s key objectives. Biomass such as algae and organic waste are particularly promising because they are not in competition with food production. Scientists at the Fraunhofer IGB in Stuttgart ferment biomass from wholesale market waste and algae. They use a cascade process to obtain valuable materials and the biogas methane. Their aim is to close material cycles and achieve high efficiency and flexibility…

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/biomasse-aus-algen-und-vom-grossmarkt-zukunftstraechtiger-ersatz-fuer-fossile-rohstoffe
  • Article - 27/11/2017 Strains of the marine alga Phaeodactylum tricornutum and the fresh water alga Chlorella vulgaris are important research objects from which a broad range of different ingredients can be extracted using a cascade technique.

    Microalgae – resource-saving raw materials for the food and feed sectors

    Coal, petrol and natural gas are our energy sources and the basis for the food, pharmaceutical and chemical industries. However, the supply of fossil fuels is gradually running out. The Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB in Stuttgart has turned to microalgae in the search for alternative sources of energy. Initial pilot projects in which a variety of different methods based on state-of-the-art technologies were…

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/microalgae-resource-saving-raw-materials-for-the-food-and-feed-sectors
  • Article - 12/09/2016 Pile of crustacean shells in the yard of a seafood company.

    Valuable new biopolymers from crustacean shells

    In the EU alone, more than 250,000 tons of seashell waste are discarded every year. The exoskeleton of crustaceans consists of proteins, calcium carbonate and chitin, a long-chain sugar molecule which could be used to produce valuable building blocks for the polymer industry. Scientists from the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology (IGB) in Stuttgart have developed a biotechnological process aimed at a sustainable…

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/valuable-new-biopolymers-from-crustacean-shells
  • Article - 21/12/2015 Dr. Jennifer Bilbao sitting in front of her laptop.

    What to do with manure?

    Pigs, cattle and poultry produce around 1,800 million tons of manure in Europe every year. Farmers provide crops with nutrients by spreading manure on their fields. But what can be done with manure when there are not enough fields to use it on? Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology (IGB) and the University of Hohenheim have joined forces with 13 partners from Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and…

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/what-to-do-with-manure
  • Article - 03/02/2014 The photo shows two hands full of fertiliser pellets. The EU-project PhosFarm is focussed on finding ways to produce such pellets from agricultural waste.

    Recovering phosphorus from compost, manure and other waste residues

    Phosphorus is essential for life on Earth all organisms need the element for growth. The principal application of phosphorus is in fertilisers. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB are currently developing a method to recover organic phosphorus from fermentation residues and agricultural residues such as manure. The IGB researchers hope to recover up to 90 percent of the organically bound…

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/recovering-phosphorus-from-compost-manure-and-other-waste-residues
  • Press release - 03/08/2012 17847_de.jpg

    Using wastewater as fertilizer

    Sewage sludge, wastewater and liquid manure are valuable sources of fertilizer for food production. Fraunhofer researchers have now developed a chemical-free, eco-friendly process that enables the recovered salts to be converted directly into organic food for crop plants.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/using-wastewater-as-fertilizer
  • Press release - 14/02/2012 16401_de.jpg

    Fuel from market waste

    Mushy tomatoes, brown bananas and overripe cherries – to date, waste from wholesale markets has ended up on the compost heap at best. In future it will be put to better use: Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB in Stuttgart have developed a new facility that ferments this waste to make methane, which can be used to power vehicles.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/fuel-from-market-waste
  • Press release - 08/02/2012 09101_de.jpg

    Project BioConSepT - From plants to plastics

    The project BioConSepT wants to convince and inspire stakeholders of the Bio-based Economy by demonstrating the complete feasibility of an integrated chain approach which is regarded as the basis for the next generation industrial White Biotechnology processes. The aim is to deliver processes that convert 2nd generation biomass into valuable chemicals which are cheaper and more sustainable than the corresponding chemical routes or the…

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/project-bioconsept-from-plants-to-plastics
  • Dossier - 07/01/2011 The photo shows a white factory building against an orange-red evening sky.<br />

    Energy generation from waste

    We are all very aware of what happens when we dispose of waste whether it is industry waste private household waste or CO2. We also know that cost-effectiveness is still given priority over sustainability. As more and more waste is dumped it is increasingly entering the groundwater soil and atmosphere. The ideal solution would enable us to kill two birds with one stone if we could somehow combine the problems related to increasing environmental…

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/dossiers/energy-generation-from-waste

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