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The biggest challenge in the bioeconomy might not be making molecules — but purifying them.

Fermentation can produce bio-based chemicals, fuels and materials. But separating those molecules from complex mixtures remains one of the toughest engineering challenges in biomanufacturing.

Will downstream processing determine the future of the bioeconomy?

https://www.movetheneedle.news/brands/the-hidden-bottleneck-of-the-bioeconomy--why-purification-may-decide-the-future-of-green-chemicals/

#industry #manufacturing #bioeconomy #biotech #biorefinery

The hidden bottleneck of the bioeconomy: why purification may decide the future of green chemicals

The bioeconomy promises sustainable fuels, chemicals and materials, but scaling biomanufacturing depends on solving a hidden challenge: purification. At BIOKET 2026 (March 17–19), companies such as Eurodia are showcasing technologies designed to overcome this critical bottleneck in biomass processing and bio-based chemical production.

Via Baltica Mar 18, 2024

#Estonia's Fibenol plans to build a EUR 700mn #biorefinery in #Latvia. The company's technology will convert local #wood into #biomaterials to replace fossil fuel-based #chemicals.

https://viabaltica.fi/latvia-estonias-fibenol-to-invest-eur-700mn-in-biorefinery/

Latvia: Estonia’s Fibenol to invest EUR 700mn in biorefinery | Via Baltica

Estonian biomaterials company Fibenol plans to invest EUR 600-700mn in a biorefinery in Latvia, ERR reports. Fibenol's pretreatment technology will convert locally-sourced wood into biomaterials that can replace fossil fuel-based chemicals in various industries. The company had initially intended to build the plant in Estonia. Fibenol's owner, Raul Kirjanen, noted that countries rich in wood

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Seán Kelly MEP Jul 18, 2023

Pleasure to discuss with @BioWILL_NWE about further potential revenue streams for farmers - using the transition to a more circular economy to their advantage.
Waste from one industry can drive another.
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BioWILL: Today we had the pleasure of interviewing @SeanKellyMEP. This will feature in the upcoming project 📽️❗️
Discussing the #circulareconomy #biorefinery #policymakers #farmers #environment #future https://t.co/cS7zHpkDTa
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SeanKellyMEP/status/1681247539230564353

BioWILL on Twitter

“Today we had the pleasure of interviewing @SeanKellyMEP. This will feature in the upcoming project 📽️❗️ Discussing the #circulareconomy #biorefinery #policymakers #farmers #environment #future”

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SmartProSys Feb 2, 2023

We will close our SmartProSys Online Research Colloquium Series for the winter term 2022/2023 with a presentation by Liisa Rihko Struckmann on "#LCA as Tool to Assess #Sustainability in Chemical Processes- Case #Biorefinery" 09 Feb 08:00
https://www.smartprosys.ovgu.de/Colloquia_2022_Winter_Semester.html