Lignocellulose biorefining is a promising technologyfor the sustainable production of chemicals and biopolymers.Usually, when one component is focused on, the chemical natureand yield of the others are compromised. Thus, one of thebottlenecks in biomass biorefining is harnessing the maximumvalue from …

Sour cherry (Prunus cerasus L.) stones are the major byproduct of the cherry industry and the efficient management of this biowaste can lead to achieving the food processing sustainability aimed at by the modern food industry. Despite its significant content of lipids, the valorization of cherry stone …

The transition to a biobased economy necessitates utilizing renewable resources as a sustainable alternative to traditional fossil fuels. Bioconversion is a way to produce many green chemicals from renewables, e.g., biopolymers like PHAs. However, fermentation and bioconversion processes mostly rely …

Dit onderzoeksrapport in opdracht van het Lectoraat Biobased Business Valorization van de Hanzehogeschool Groningen gaat over sufficiency. Sufficiency is het verminderen van consumptie en productie. Er zijn op dit moment wereldwijd grote problemen wat betreft grondstoffenschaarste en het klimaat. Sufficiency …

Worldwide, plastic cups are used for serving drinks. Some typical examples of large-scale consumption are large concerts and festivals. As a part of the BIOCAS project, which focusses on the valorization of biomass through various routes, a PHA biobased festival cup was developed and created to reduce …

In the BBI-JU project LIBBIO, institutions across Europe researched the development of the ideal Andean Lupin variant. Successful breeding programmes resulted in the variant COTOPAXI, which received European Breeder’s Rights within five years. Learn more about how this was achieved in this video.

In het BBI-JU-project LIBBIO hebben instellingen in heel Europa onderzoek gedaan naar de ontwikkeling van de ideale variant van de Andes-lupin. Succesvolle kweekprogramma's resulteerden in de variant COTOPAXI, die binnen vijf jaar Europees kwekersrecht kreeg. Lees meer over hoe dit is bereikt in deze …

De lectorale rede gehouden door Egbert Dommerholt tijdens zijn lectorinstallatie op 20 mei. Een deel uit het essay is als speech gegeven.

Het coronavirus heeft tot nu toe wereldwijd ongeveer 1,8 miljoen slachtoffersgeëist. De klimaatverandering leidt mogelijk deze eeuw tot ongeveer 9,3miljoen doden per jaar. Om dat te voorkomen is een verandering van onseconomische denken nodig, stelt Egbert Dommerholt, lector biobased business valorization …