Earlier this week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized this year’s winners of the Presidential Green Chemistry Award. Green chemistry (also known as sustainable chemistry) means designing processes and research in a way that minimizes the use and generation of hazardous substances. In other words, is there a way to make this without using so…
Read MoreIt was recently announced that a public-private partnership between the European Union and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) has approved 120 million euros in funding to boost the EU’s capacity to stimulate and grow jobs in a circular, low carbon, and sustainable bioeconomy. This means advanced biorefineries were renewable materials are transformed into high-value products, chemicals, materials,…
Read MoreResearchers in Orono recently received a $225,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to continue their work on a foam-like insulation material that is made from wood fiber. Current products available in the insulation market are made from petroleum – even “eco-friendly” insulations are made from polystyrene. So creating a biobased insulation – especially from…
Read MoreIn a recent Letter to the Editor of Portland Press Herald, Biobased Maine’s Executive Director, Charlotte Mace, agrees with the paper’s June 21 article entitled “Biobased products seen as vital for Maine’s growth,” and points out that businesses in Maine eager to learn more about biobased can rely on the growing trade association, Biobased Maine,…
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