17 September 202016 September 2020 Polymer fiber-coating makes natural-fiber-reinforced plastics more resilient In collaboration with the University of Guelph, researchers at the Fraunhofer WKI have created novel NFRP by using technical thermoplastics combined with coated natural fibers
Durch polymere Faserbeschichtung werden naturfaserverstärkte Kunststoffe belastbarer Forschende am Fraunhofer WKI haben mit der University of Guelph technische Thermoplaste mit beschichteten Naturfasern zu neuartigen NFK entwickelt
14 August 201823 January 2019 Cannabis, canola, solids, hog fuel, wheat: what’s new with food and feedstocks? Feedstock that is — crops and residues of the municipal, industrial, agricultural and forest type
11 October 201610 October 2016 Who has won the 2016 Bio-Based Americas Innovation Awards? Club Coffee LP were honoured with their 100% compostable pods for single serve coffee
27 May 201620 May 2016 Chance Finding Could Transform Plant Production: Study By tweaking a plant’s genetic profile, the researchers doubled the plant’s growth and increased seed production by more than 400 per cent
1 October 201530 September 2015 Club Coffee set to release biodegradable pod Paper-capped PurPod, invented by Guelph researchers, uses a brown-flecked bioplastic ring made of coffee bean chaff
21 April 201520 April 2015 Canada’s growing biobased economy to be showcased at the 2015 BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology in Montreal Brent Erickson: “We look forward to bringing BIO’s World Congress back to Montreal, where Canadian and American industrial biotechnology companies have formed strong partnerships over the years.”
19 August 2013 Value chain consortium presented final report A business case for a cornstalks to bioprocessing venture
30 October 2012 Sustainable Textiles Possible from Slime, Study Says New biomaterial for protein in hagfish slime threads as an alternative to spider silks
21 June 2012 Future is seen — wrapped in bioplastics Promoter of ‘green economy’ would like to see industry bag petroleum-based products and use biomaterials instead
3 May 201221 February 2018 Does Lignin Have Legs as a Future Plastics Feedstock? Four Canadian researchers make a case that lignin could become an important feedstock for bioplastics
30 November 2010 “Green” Lubricants Rev Up Campus Engines 90% of University vehicles use bio-based motor oil and fuel additives