Studio Eric Klarenbeek has found a method for turning industrial organic waste products such as potato starch and cocoa husks into biodegradable furniture and home accessories. The studio grows mycelium fungi for use as a coloring and binding agent that holds the bioplastics together once they are printed. Longer term, the company’s goal is to create […]

A graduating student from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia has invented seaweed food packaging, which could eliminate the need for plastic. The student, Jessica Zinga, invented an entirely renewable form of packaging: seaweed fish and chip containers. As part of the Sea Harvest, Zinga has produced the new container packaging using 100% […]

Dutch designers Eric Klarenbeek and Maartje Dros have developed a bioplastic made from algae, which they believe could completely replace synthetic plastics over time. Klarenbeek and Dros cultivate algae – aquatic plants – which they then dry and process into a material that can be used to 3D print objects. The designers believe that the algae polymer could be used to make everything from […]

Evoware, an Indonesian based startup has designed a new food packaging made from seaweed. The wrapper is nutritious if it’s eaten, and if it ends up as litter, it naturally biodegrades. A waffle vendor in Belgium is one of the early customers testing new food packaging made from seaweed instead of plastic. Because the new packaging dissolves in hot […]

A startup company Bloom is effectively converting harmful algae blooms to plastic alternatives. Algae blooms have received serious attention in recent times as overgrowth of these organisms can clog up beaches, lakes, ponds, etc. To control this algae bloom, a startup company has come up with an idea of converting them to plastic alternatives. With […]

Algae based water bottle designed by a University student has won The Reykjavik Grapevine Design Awards recently. The Agari water bottle is made of agar, a jelly like substance obtained from algae. It is designed only to retain its shape when filled with water. Once the bottle is empty, it starts to deconstruct. With increasing […]

Scientists from South Korea have come up with a scientific breakthrough, a process of using enzymes to convert marine algae into plastic. They hope that the new process could be used in biopreservatives to replace synthetic ingredients in cosmetics, personal care products and food. In a collaboration between three South Korean universities, researchers initially converted […]

The University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research’s (CAER) Biofuels and Environmental Catalysis Group has received $1.2 million US DOE grant for their novel work in utilizing CO2 from coal-fired power plants to manufacture bioplastics. The DOE funding will allow the CAER team to investigate a combined photobioreactor/pond cultivation process to decrease the cost […]

Sure, this post has nothing to do with biofuels or renewable energy, but more with eco-friendly and sustainable products. I have been looking at the eco-friendly and sustainable products domain for quite a while. What I discovered was that for most people, use of these products had more of a feel-good, nice-to-have business case rather than […]

NREL researchers are conducting an experiment to produce ethylene directly from genetically modified algae.  The experiment was conducted by introducing a gene that coded for ethylene producing enzyme. This allows the organisms to convert carbon dioxide into ethylene. As ethylene is a gas, it can be easily collected.  The CO2 used for this conversion can […]

3D Fuel and ALGIX companies have launched a new 3D printer filament made from algae as part of a new joint venture partnership. The filaments have been made by using ALGIX’s solaplast algae blended plastic resins. The two companies will further work together to produce cutting edge filament which is eco-friendly and of high quality. […]

Algae Industry Magazine had recently covered in great detail the growth and happening in the algae industry in 2014. This was an excellent three part blog posts. (For full details, read the blog posts from here – part 1, part 2 and part 3) I had the opportunity to read all these in detail, and […]

Solaplast, a division of Algix LLC in Athens, that converts algae from catfish ponds into plastics, has inaugurated a plant in Lauderdale County. The new plant of solaplast will produce bioplastic resins in tonnes and will be shipped to factories for use. It is expected that the opening of new plant will create over 100 […]

Researchers from Korean Institute of Science and Technology and Korean University have developed a technology to produce succinic acid from microalgae, in order to make bioplastics. The researchers used a genetically engineered bacteria Corneybacterium glutamicum that is capable of producing amylase enzyme to disintegrate starch in algal biomass. It is an expensive and complicated process […]

Spanish research institute Aimplas, and 14 European partners, have launched a project that aims to cultivate microalgae in photobioreactors, which need only sunlight and industrial CO2 emissions, to produce different products for the chemical industry. The European Commission financed project, Bisigodos, is a 7th Framework Programme initiative that aims to select and cultivate new varieties […]

Oilgae, the most popular web destination for algae fuels and algae value-added products, has launched, Oilgae Gallery. This will be a unique promotion platform for all companies and suppliers for the algae industry. The Super Formula to Fight Aging – Its Name is Astaxanthin -Know more What is Oilgae Gallery? It is an attractive section […]

Products from algae present one of the most exciting business opportunities, both in terms of market sizes and diversity of products and applications. Every aspiring entrepreneur keen on attractive emerging markets should explore algae-based products. Algae are possibly one of the most useful organisms. In addition to the fact that algae are responsible for consuming most […]

One of the interesting algae product’s that we recently came through is the algae bioplastics manufactured by Algix.  Algix uses nutrient rich waste water for cultivating algae and uses the biomass obtained to produce bioplastic materials. This blog post is to bring more light on  Algix’s Bioplastics. ALGIX, LLC has limited world-wide exclusive license agreements […]

If you are in the algae fuel industry the Oilgae comprehensive report comprising of the processes, technologies, challenges persisting in the algae fuels industry is a must read guide for you. The Super Formula to Fight Aging – Its Name is Astaxanthin -Know more Oilgae comprehensive report has been designed for entrepreneurs and investors keen […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Frederic Scheer, the owner of cereplast talks about bioplastics made from algae. Cereplast is a company that designs and makes sustainable plastics from starches found in tapioca, corn, wheat and potatoes  The Super Formula to Fight Aging – Its Name is Astaxanthin -Know more Cereplast hopes to offer a plastic […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. Cereplast have been developing what it calls a breakthrough technology that will transform algae into bioplastics. The company aims to commercialise this development and launch a new family of algae-based resins that will complement its existing line of Compostables and Hybrid resins. The Super Formula to Fight Aging – Its […]

You are at: Oilgae Blog. With the entire world looking for green alternatives, Toyota is in talks regarding an ultra lightweight, incredibly efficient plug-in hybrid with a body made of seaweed. The vehicle could potentially be seen in showrooms in 15 years, but it’s definitely not coming any time soon. The Super Formula to Fight […]