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Mapping tool aims to signpost raw materials for Scotland’s bioeconomy

Envirotec Magazine

Kim Cameron of the IBioIC The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) has launched a refreshed Scottish Bioresource Mapping Tool to help more businesses make the case for investing in biotechnology facilities and processes.

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Start-up providing sustainable Omega-3 secures £2.3m funding

Envirotec Magazine

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.

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A WEEE dram? Extracting metals from electronics waste using whiskey co-products

Envirotec Magazine

A filtration system fuelled by whisky co-products is being developed by researchers to sustainably extract rare and valuable metals – including gold, silver, and palladium – from waste electronics using a new combined biological and chemical approach. million tonnes of waste electronics. million tonnes of waste electronics.

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Exotic bacteria collect rare earth elements from wastewater

Envirotec Magazine

Because they are indispensable in modern technology and electronics, the demand for them has increased steadily over the past few decades, and is predicted to rise further by 2030. Circular economy The advantages of moving from a wasteful ‘linear’ economy to a ‘circular’ economy, where all resources are recycled and reused, are obvious.

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5 circular economy startups we've got our eyes on

GreenBiz

The startups you will hear from apply a multitude of ideas to mitigate climate risk, respond to shifting customer demands and unlock new business opportunities across the value chain. The largest source of textiles in municipal solid waste is discarded clothing. Who are they? Close Authorship. Courtesy of. Close Authorship.

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Leftover grain from breweries could be converted into fuel for homes

Envirotec Magazine

The results have been published in the Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology. This then leaves us with activated carbon and carbon nanotubes – high value materials which are very much in demand. It could really help to solve global waste and energy problems.”.

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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q2 2022

Greentown Labs

Twenty startups joined our community in the second quarter of 2022, working on innovations as diverse as a solution to enhance oceans’ natural ability to capture CO 2 , biotechnologies to produce wood products without cutting down trees, and a turnkey development approach to waste-heat-to-power projects. Transportation.