Envirotec Magazine

MAY 21, 2024

Environmental technology company Smart Ops launched a biotechnology solution said to improve global access to clean water, on 21 May. It creates a system that can be deployed locally, which then treats and recycles water for multiple uses in a cost-effective way with minimal environmental impact.

Biotech 147

Biotech Pollution Biotechnology Technology 147

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2022

Edinburgh-based biotechnology start-up MiAlgae has secured further investment of £2.3m Championing the circular economy, the company has developed a novel biotechnology platform which uses low-value coproducts from the food and drink industry as a feedstock to initially grow microalgae rich in Omega-3 oils.

Biotechnology 246

Biotechnology Sustainability Biotech Investment 246

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The CO is captured initially using technology from Italian biotech firm Lanzatech – a proprietary fermentation process that depends upon “selected and naturally occurring bacteria”, which converts the carbon-rich gas to ethanol.

Carbon 278

Carbon Plastics Biotechnology Biotech 278

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 8, 2022

A UK-based demonstration plant that generates industrial biotechnology sugars and other recycled material streams from the paper and card in mixed household waste has come online in May 2022. The products will be used in the production of several high-performance bio-based materials.

Waste 245

Waste Waste Biotechnology Biotech 245

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Biohm, a London biotech and biomanufacturing startup, has created a line of sustainable lampshades called Obscure that are made of 100% coffee chaff and orange peel. The coolest thing about the Obscure Lampshades is that they could be cold composted or recycled right back into the same production process of Orb to make new products.

Biodegradable 36

Biodegradable Biotechnology Biotech Waste 36

GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

Six years later, he is CEO of Clara Foods, a biotech food company that uses fermentation to create egg proteins without involving chickens. That’s when the idea for Mi Terro, his social impact biotechnology company focused on turning milk waste into fibers that can be used in apparel and packaging, started to bubble up. .

Sustainability 109

Sustainability Carbon-neutral Waste Waste 109