The Biorenewables Development Centre Limited

CroBio Ltd is leading a 3-year industrial research project aimed at developing a non-GM version of its soil regenerating technology for use in the UK and around the world. CroBio's innovative technology is a microbial soil biostimulant that boosts retention of nutrients, water, and carbon in the soil leading to decreased need for fertiliser and reduced po...

Brand owners are increasingly under pressure to transition from plastic to paperboard packaging in response to consumer, industry, and regulatory pressures; however, in many paperboard packaging applications (for example, single-use takeaway containers), functional and barrier coatings are required to deliver performance in use. Yet, traditional petroleum...

Osteopontin (OPN) is a protein found at high levels in human milk and in many tissues including bone, skin, and kidneys. OPN is interesting for nutritional and medical uses as it plays a diverse and critical role: it's involved in immune system development, immune cell attraction, wound healing, bone formation, modulation of bone and tissue mineralisation...

Adaptavate has developed Breathaboard: a groundbreaking, innovative drop-in plasterboard alternative. In collaboration with project partner the Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC), Adaptavate are innovating their industrial process for streamlined manufacturability and cost-competitiveness. UK-SME **Adaptavate** develops and commercialises innovative b...

This project, Alginic-acid to Safety ("A2S"), centres on the transformation of a key product from seaweed processing, Alginic Acid ("AA"), into novel materials ("Starbon") with superior performance in the field of toxic gas filtration. Scotland has a long history with seaweed processing dating back to the 18th century. Although primary Alginate production...

Palm oil is everywhere. It is in food, cosmetics and biofuels. It is in 50% of our supermarket products. Palm oil is unique in the vegetable oil market; it melts in your mouth, is great for cooking and is a high-yielding crop. However, palm oil is one of the biggest carbon emitters due to loss of tropical rainforest and peatland to make way for plantation...

Nova Biochem is on a mission to revolutionise the chemicals industry with their groundbreaking platform that uses waste from the agriculture and paper industries to produce bio-based molecules. Lignin, a plant-derived polymer, is the only renewable source of valuable aromatic chemicals that are currently only obtainable from crude oil. Currently lignin is...

This project is being proposed by M Ward & Son of Wellfield Farm in Great Habton as we try to develop opportunities to diversify our farming practices and become more sustainable. Our scope will consist of three separate feasibility elements. Starting with an assessment of an innovative geothermal heat/AD combined system, we will identifying the contribut...

The project is focused on the use of true industrial waste streams, or the bio valorisation of low-value products derived from them. One example would be bio valorisation of whey, whey permeate, or whey derived lactose, which although produced in 180 to 190 million tonnes per annum from the manufacture of cheese and other dairy products, are still poorly ...

The project will drive the growth of world-leading Total Controlled Environment Agriculture (TCEA) capacity in the UK by creating and testing a new circular and scalable model for local low emission food production, by optimising TCEA production technologies to reduce running costs and improve productivity, and by developing a nutrient-rich biofertiliser ...

Palm oil is everywhere. It is in food, cosmetics and biofuels. It is in 50% of our supermarket products. Palm oil is unique in the vegetable oil market; it melts in your mouth, is great for cooking and is a high-yielding crop. However, palm oil is one of the biggest carbon emitters due to loss of tropical rainforest and peatland to make way for plantation...

Pot-ale is the principal effluent co-product of the whisky industry and is produced in copious quantities with between 8.5 -10 litres of pot-ale being created for each litre of manufactured whisky. Treatment technologies have largely been restricted to applying heat to pot-ale to create a molasses type syrup or energy extraction via AD to create heat and ...