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  • Microorganisms degrade biobased turf infill - 17/10/2023 Cut through the eco-friendly artificial turf with green fibres and white granule beads on a beige, small-grained subsoil.

    Eco-friendly artificial turf: a sports pitch that’s good for people and the environment

    There are thousands of artificial turf pitches in Germany. They are extremely practical, but often not at all environmentally friendly. When it rains or the pitch is used, plastic particles from the rubber granules can be released into the envronment, where they remain. Researchers at the University of Stuttgart along with the company TECNARO are now developing an artificial turf with an infill that biodegrades as soon as it leaves the pitch.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/eco-friendly-artificial-turf-sports-pitch-s-good-people-and-environment
  • Press release - 27/07/2023

    Self-healing plastic becomes biodegradable

    Konstanz chemists develop mineral plastics with numerous positive properties from sustainable basic building blocks and, together with biologists, demonstrate the material's excellent microbiological degradability.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/Self-healing-plastic-becomes-biodegradable
  • Press release - 23/02/2023

    New tailwind for renewable carbon plastics in EU policy?

    nova-Institute’s take on the recently published EU proposal for a Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation as well as the new policy framework for biobased, biodegradable and compostable plastics.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/new-tailwind-renewable-carbon-plastics-eu-policy
  • Press release - 20/12/2022

    Strong and biodegradable

    A polyester plastic of great mechanical stability, which is also easily recyclable and even compostable: Stefan Mecking, chemist at the University of Konstanz, and his research group present a new material.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/strong-and-biodegradable
  • Press release - 30/11/2022

    Proposed new packaging rules acknowledge environmental and climate benefits of compostable plastic packaging

    European Bioplastics (EUBP) begrüßt die von der Europäischen Kommission verabschiedeten Entwürfe für neue Verpackungs- und Biokunststoffvorschriften. „Wir begrüßen das erste umfassende politische Rahmenwerk der Kommission für innovative Biokunststoffe, das deren Potenzial für einen positiven Beitrag zur Umwelt anerkennt.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/proposed-new-packaging-rules-acknowledge-environmental-and-climate-benefits-compostable-plastic-packaging
  • Project BW2Pro - 29/08/2022 Luftbild Bioabfallvergärungsanlage Backnang-Neuschöntal

    Biowaste to Products: biorefinery transforms biowaste into new products

    In 2020, Germany’s population collected over 5 million tonnes of biowaste. Most of this was composted, and some was fermented into biogas. Scientists in Baden-Württemberg think there's room for more. Within the project ‘Biowaste to Products’ (BW2Pro) they want to transform biowaste into new products in a biorefinery. The idea is to produce biodegradable plant pots, mulch material, fertilisers, enzymes and biobased plastics in addition to…

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/biowaste-products-biorefinery-transforms-biowaste-new-products
  • Mini-factories for producing bioplastics - 05/05/2022 Fünf vergrößerte Fotos der Cyanobakterien, drei davon als einzelne Zellen. Hier ist das produzierte PHB als großer, weißer Fleck gut zu erkennen.

    Bacteria produce bioplastics: resource-saving and very environmentally friendly

    Using living cells as mini-factories to produce plastic from nothing more than water, sunlight and carbon dioxide; plastic that is also 100 percent degradable – it sounds far-fetched but it actually works: researchers at the University of Tübingen have genetically engineered cyanobacteria so that they fill their cells to the brim with polyhydroxybutyrate. The researchers are now turning the idea into reality with the development of pilot plants.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/bacteria-produce-bioplastics-resource-saving-and-very-environmentally-friendly
  • 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
  • Natural fibers in use - 15/02/2022 fahrradakku-ansmann.jpg

    Sustainable reinforcement of e-bike battery cases

    Ansmann AG from Assamstadt provides mobile energy solutions with a focus on sustainability. The BioBattery project, which was awarded the Baden-Württemberg Bioeconomy Innovation Prize, saw Ansmann AG working with the Fraunhofer LBF in Darmstadt to develop a natural fibre reinforced plastic composite for use in e-bike battery cases.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/sustainable-reinforcement-e-bike-battery-cases
  • Press release - 02/02/2022

    Animal Friends made of renewable resources

    fischertechnik has set a new milestone with the Animal Friends construction kit, as the building blocks and packaging are largely made of renewable resources and the models depict playful animals in new colours. The company is thereby taking another major step towards sustainability. The bio-based building set recently won the Toy Award, one of the most prestigious awards in the industry.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/animal-friends-aus-nachwachsenden-rohstoffen
  • Press release - 25/11/2021

    Environmentally-friendly reforestation: Biodegradable tree covers made from renewable raw materials.

    In reforestation projects, the seedlings must be protected. So-called growth covers prevent game from feeding on the young plants and help to ensure that they are not prevented from growing by other plants. Previously used sheaths made of plastic and metal are often not removed in time and pollute the environment. The DITF have developed a biodegradable yarn for growth covers from renewable raw materials.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/environmentally-friendly-reforestation-biodegradable-tree-covers-made-renewable-raw-materials
  • Compostable nappies - 14/10/2021 Das Bild zeigt den die Flüssigkeit aufnehmenden Füllstoff in Windeln. Zu sehen sind zwei Haufen eines weißen Pulvers. Links ist ein kleiner Haufen abgebildet (trockener Zustand des Superabsobers) Auf der rechten Seite ist ein, in etwa 7mal so großer Haufen zu sehen (Zustand nach Aufnahme von Wasser).

    Nappies for a sustainable bioeconomy

    In an EU-funded project, the Tübingen-based biotech company Novis is working with international partners to develop a fully compostable nappy that contains no plastic parts. This could reduce the huge quantities of used disposable nappies that have been produced to date and the enormous costs of disposal, as well as avoiding the greenhouse gases produced when they are incinerated.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/nappies-sustainable-bioeconomy
  • Press release - 18/05/2021

    BBI JU to invest €104.5 million into circular bio-based projects

    The Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) has signed the grant agreements with 18 new projects, selected for funding under the 2020 Call for proposals. 199 beneficiaries from 26 countries across the EU and beyond will receive BBI JU’s financial support worth €104.5 million. This is the seventh and last BBI JU call which will bring the total investment of the initiative to €821.6 million and the BBI JU’s portfolio to 142 projects.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/bbi-ju-invest-eur1045-million-circular-bio-based-projects
  • Press release - 26/02/2021

    European Parliament report recognizes potential role of bioplastics in the circular economy

    On 8 February, the European Parliament adopted its Own Initiative Report on the Circular Economy which recognised the role of bioplastics for the future. Amongst other issues highlighted, the MEPs emphasised the potential role of bio–based and biodegradable and compostable plastics in the circular economy whilst noting that bio-based and/or biodegradable plastics alone will not provide a solution to the environmental concerns related to plastics.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/european-parliament-report-recognizes-potential-role-bioplastics-circular-economy
  • Press release - 02/02/2021

    Cyanobacteria could revolutionize the plastic industry

    Microbiologists at the University of Tübingen modify bacteria to produce climate-neutral and rapidly degradable bioplastics.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/Cyanobacteria-could-revolutionize-the-plastic-industry
  • Press release - 29/01/2021

    The added value of compostable plastics for the circular economy

    For quite some time now, the European Commission (EC) is putting a special focus on biodegradable and compostable polymers when assessing the general role of bioplastics.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/added-value-compostable-plastics-circular-economy
  • Press release - 04/01/2021

    Fungus as a sound absorber

    As healthy and tasty as mushrooms might be, they are good for much more than just the dinner plate. The Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT has now teamed up with the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IBP to investigate the use of fungus-based materials for the fabrication of eco-friendly sound absorbers.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/pm/Fungus-as-a-sound-absorber
  • Dossier - 09/11/2020 Verpackung_Silphie_Faser.jpg

    Packaging of the future

    What will the packaging of the future look like, and what will be required of it? Can packaging be biobased, recyclable, sustainable and economic? In Baden-Württemberg, there are various approaches to developing packaging with the above properties from various sources including agricultural residual and side streams as well as municipal waste.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/dossiers/packaging-future
  • Degradable biopolymers - 29/05/2020 Holzspaene1_Web.jpg

    Bioplastics make wood cycles more sustainable

    Innovative technologies and bacteria can transform wood residues into sustainable bioplastic packaging. Before bioplastics are broken down into CO2 and water in an environmentally friendly way, they can thus lead lives as products in the cosmetics industry, for example.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/news/bioplastics-make-wood-cycles-more-sustainable
  • Dossier - 15/04/2019 The photo shows a children's shovel, plugs, letter openers, tiles, a rectangular fox and a buckle.

    The alternative: “bioplastics”

    Plastic waste takes years to decompose and pollutes the environment. Nevertheless, plastics are an indispensable part of everyday life. It is therefore all the more important to find a meaningful alternative that is sustainable, environmentally friendly and has better properties and more functionality than conventional plastics. In addition, such an alternative should not be dependent in any way on fossil resources.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/dossiers/the-alternative-bioplastics
  • Dossier - 30/09/2014 A black and white photo showing round structures.

    Industrial biotechnology a challenging change to the raw material base

    Biogenic raw materials have never been as popular as they are now. Efforts to tap renewable carbon resources are already underway, despite the fact that new oil drilling technologies are boosting fossil fuel stockpiles. In the medium term, industry will have to expand its raw materials base, and in the long term it may have to renew it completely. Industrial biotechnology is one of the key technologies in the transition.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/dossiers/industrial-biotechnology-a-challenging-change-to-the-raw-material-base
  • Dossier - 01/10/2012 virtual molecular structure

    Systems biology understanding complex biological systems

    Systems biology studies complex interactions within biological systems on the genome proteome and organelle level. Many techniques from the fields of systems theory and associated fields can be used to gain an understanding of the behaviour and biological mechanisms of cellular systems.

    https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/dossiers/systems-biology-understanding-complex-biological-systems
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