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Utilizing Residual Materials in the Metropolitan Area: Closing the Loop
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The objective of the bioeconomy is a biobased, sustainable economy oriented towards natural material cycles. BioBall aims to accelerate the transition into a bioeconomy under the specific conditions of the industrialized and densely populated metropolitan region of Frankfurt Rhine-Main. The Innovation Space primarily promotes the material recycling of biogenic residual and waste materials. The program intensifies the direct exchange between private and municipal business, science, and politics - initiates new project ideas and funds innovative research and development projects in order to establish a bio-based economy. This not only helps to close raw material cycles and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but also to leverage untapped economic potential.
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BioBall Projects
05.08.24
InA
Insect-based sustainable aquaculture.
25.07.24
SynBioTech
Synergistic development of biotechnological and chemical processes to add value to decentralized C1 material flows.
25.07.24
GlyChem
GlyChem – Glycans and Co-Products as Biogenic Raw Materials – is developing extraction and refinement processes for the sustainable production of valuable substances from carbohydrate-rich or lignocellulosic material streams.
25.07.24
AbZuMeOH
The aim of the project Waste to Methanol (AbZuMeOH) is to explore the potential of utilizing CO2 generated from the combustion of (biogenic) waste and the production of burnt lime for methanol synthesis.
25.07.24
CtC
The goal of the CTC – Carbohydrate Wastes To Chemicals – project is to utilize sugars from carbohydrate-rich waste streams as a future raw material base for the production of glycols.
25.07.24
AMP Food
Antimicrobial peptides from Hermetia illucens for the preservation of food and animal feed.
25.07.24
BIOTESS
Production of BIO-based phase change materials from waste management processes for integration into a thermal energy storage foam as a sustainable insulation material for building applications.
25.07.24
PYROCEM
Production of PYROlyzed biochar as an additive for CEMent-based building materials with integrated CO2 reduction.
25.07.24
GrassToPlast
Development of an impact-resistant grass fiber compound with permanent pasture grass.
25.07.24
GreenProScale
Process Integration and Scale-Up of a Green Waste Biorefinery Considering System Robustness for the Efficient Biotechnological Utilization of Low-Lignin Biomass within a Sustainable Circular Economy.
23.07.24
GlyPac
Small reactive glycan binders in printing inks and coatings for packaging .
27.06.24
GreenToGreen
Municipal green waste as the basis for green chemistry
27.06.24
SusBev
The SusBev - Sustainable Beverages - projectaims to utilize agricultural residues and side streams from viticulture and other regional agricultural processes and turn them into healthy and tasty beverages and foods with the help of fermentative processes.
27.06.24
PHA4Pack
PHA biopolymers from CO2 for packaging materials using the example of disposable medical products and specialty films.
BioBall Podcasts
Bioeconomy becomes sustainable through the commitment of its players
Our guest is Dr. Enrico Barsch, Head of Bioeconomy at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Mr. Barsch is originally a chemist and is particularly concerned with the industrial bioeconomy in the department and is therefore responsible for the BioBall innovation area and the three other innovation areas.
In the interview, Mr. Barsch explains what an elementary building block the bioeconomy is for the transformation towards climate neutrality and how it acts as an important signal for the economic future. The two sides of the bioeconomy coin are considered: On the one hand, the use of biological knowledge for new technologies and innovations and, on the other, the biogenic feedstock. The challenges posed by the limited raw material biomass and the need for recycled carbon are also discussed here.
Mr. Barsch explains why the bioeconomy can only be advanced together and why society should be directly involved in order to drive forward a sustainable bioeconomy.
This podcast is only available in german.
How can cooperation and networking be promoted for a sustainable future?
In this episode, we shed light on the unexpected hurdles that a start-up in the bioeconomy can encounter and how a cluster organization can help overcome these hurdles.
In this episode, we are delighted to welcome two guests: Albrecht Läufer (Managing Director of BluCon Biotech) and Dennis Herzberg (Cluster Manager at CLIB - Cluster Industrial Biotechnology). Together, we will focus on the circular bioeconomy and the use of renewable raw materials as the basis for sustainably produced plastics.
We will discuss the economic viability of bio-based products and the crucial importance of cooperation and networking between a wide range of players. We will also address the regulatory challenges facing this promising industry and discuss strategies for overcoming them. We will also explain the role that polylactic acid plays both in the development of biodegradable plastics and in your sore muscles.
We look forward to welcoming you to this episode and wish you lots of new insights and inspiration for a biobased future!
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This podcast is only available in german.
How can the use of plastics become more sustainable?
Flood of plastic in hospitals. Plastics have become indispensable, especially in the medical sector, due to their versatility, formability and low cost. However, there is no efficient cycle for these materials. The lack of sustainable plastics is identified as a critical gap that BIOVOX is consistently closing with medical grade bioplastics, among other things. We welcome Carmen Rommel, a member of the BIOVOX founding team, on this topic. As part of Bioball, BIOVOX has been implementing the PHA4Pack research project since the beginning of the year.
In this episode, we talk about how circular business models in the field of plastic use can reduce the environmental impact and how BIOVOX is pursuing the goal of closing the loop with bio-based instead of fossil-based materials.
We are delighted to be involved in innovative, imaginative and forward-looking projects as part of our Bioball innovation space and to support start-ups such as BIOVOX.
This podcast is only available in german.
How are environmental impacts assessed?
Today we offer you exciting insights into the world of environmental sciences and show how the assessment of environmental impacts can make an important contribution to the promotion of sustainable technologies and the bioeconomy.
That's why we are delighted to welcome Dr. Vanessa Zeller from the Department of Environmental Sciences at the Technical University of Darmstadt to this podcast episode of "Bioball in Conversation". Dr. Zeller is an environmental scientist who specializes in material flow analysis, life cycle assessment and ecobiology.
One focus of our discussion will be on "TransRegBio" and the BMBF-funded biobased projects in which sustainable resources are provided for the bioeconomy. We find out how Dr. Zeller assesses the environmental impact of various processes and how these assessments have a global impact.
This podcast is only available in german.
How can funds advance the bioeconomy?
In this episode of Bioball, we look at the bioeconomy from the investment side for the first time. We talk to expert Dr. Michael Brandkamp, General Manager of the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECFB). He explains how the fund's resources are used to promote companies where economic success and a positive ecological impact go hand in hand. Dr. Brandkamp shares with us his insights on how promising research results can become successful ventures.
Join us as we discuss the bioeconomy and discover how investment and innovation can make an important contribution to the bioeconomy.
This podcast is only available in german.
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