Agriculture and Nutrition

This edition of the Industrial Bioprocessing Alert profiles recent innovations in 3D food printing.

This issue profiles production of bio-ethylene by cyanobacterium, a chemically stable microencapsulated phytosterol product with cold water solubility, and low-cholesterol ghee that satisfies cravings of health conscious individuals.

This issue profiles development of seaweed that tastes like bacon; chemical supplementation that increases ethanol production efficiency; and environment friendly, biodegradable microspheres for cosmetic and personal care products.

This issue profiles gluten-free rice flour as alternative to wheat flour, a Norwegian project that explores methods to improve transformation of woody biomass, and improved biodiesel production using nickel-based pre-catalysts.

This issue profiles use of horse manure and wood shavings as feedstock for biomass power plants, constructed wetlands to treat low organic wastewater, and a novel fermentation process for carmine production.

This issue profiles heat-resistant chocolate for hotter climates that melts in the mouth, research with potential to increase ease of biofuel conversion, and a study enabling enzyme efficiency replication that can also impact biofuel production.

This issue profiles using antioxidant-rich barley as a key ingredient for pita bread, water efficient crops to serve as biofuel feedstock, and a novel food thickener with probiotic characteristics.

This issue profiles a zero water factory for efficient water management, research that offers potential for production of solar cells from biomass, and an alternative protein-rich diet for pigs.

This issue profiles a technology to identify pathogens in food and beverages, a genetically engineered yeast strain that converts xylose to ethanol, and research that enables better understanding of electron uptake in methane production.