Heading for the new biotechnology?
Researchers want to replace the substrates sugar and alcohol with cheaper and sustainable hydrogen.
Researchers want to replace the substrates sugar and alcohol with cheaper and sustainable hydrogen.
Researchers have developed a novel microbiological manufacturing process that can produce prebiotics and sweeteners sustainably and efficiently.
In the PepTight project, researchers want to identify peptides that are able to filter special rare earths, known as lanthanides, from industrial water.
Paper has a better recycling cycle than plastics. Researchers therefore want to develop a new paper-based packaging material.
A research project examines mentalities, their backgrounds and consequences regarding the ecological-social transformation.
In the BIOSDG joint project, a research team is investigating what contribution the bioeconomic transition can make to achieving the global sustainability goals.
A new purification process promises environmentally friendly extraction of proteins for the food and pharmaceutical industries.
Many plastic and rubber products cannot do without plasticizers, but a bio-based alternative is not easy to develop.
Researchers want to establish environmentally friendly fertilizer for agriculture from manure and leaves, thus offering farmers and municipalities a new source of income.
Originally, a research team was looking for a bio-based flame retardant - but they found much more.
Researchers have developed a selenium-rich apple that can replace dietary supplements.
Bio-based, biodegradable and with good technical properties: The requirements for new plastics are high - yet new PHB composites come very close.
Fraunhofer researchers are working on an alternative to the CRISPR-Cas gene scissors. Initial successes have already been achieved.
Using shallow- and deep-rooted wheat varieties in one field, researchers aim to improve the plants' nutrient and water availability and make them more resilient.
A special process makes natural fibers more heat-resistant, enabling them to be used in engineering thermoplastics.
In the joint project IMPAC3, partners from research and industry have explored which genotypes are suitable for mixed cultivation in fields, grassland and forests.
Following the example of the Canary Island pine's bark, which defies forest fires, researchers are developing nanocellulose-based biobased fire-retardant coatings to protect wood indoors and out.
The polyethylene films commonly used in agriculture pollute the environment with microplastics. Biodegradable alternatives are therefore being searched for.
Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) is the plastic that researchers in the PHABIO APP joint project have produced biotechnologically: It is produced from animal waste fats with the help of bacteria and is completely degradable in nature.
Bioelectrochemistry enables economically attractive microbial biofactories. In the future, the proteobacterium Shewanella oneidensis could be used in this way for acetoin production.