The Bioeconomy Gets An Assist From The Pentagon
Plastics and other synthetic materials made from coal, oil, and natural gas have been sidelining biobased products for decades, but turnabout is fair play. The era of petrochemicals is coming to a close. A new, futuristic bioeconomy is beginning to take shape.
The new bioeconomy goes beyond subbing in paper plates and bamboo cutlery for plastic tableware. New developments in materials science and agricultural practices are pushing biobased products into new areas, and the US Department of Defense has taken notice.
To demonstrate its stakeholder interest in the new bioeconomy, in October of 2020 the DoD provided an award to the BioMADE (short for Bioindustrial Manufacturing And Design Ecosystem) program for innovation in defense-related biobased products. By April of last year, the program was up and running with its first project call. Read more here https://cleantechnica.com/2022/12/24/how-the-us-dept-of-defense-is-shaping-the-bioeconomy-of-the-future/amp/
Comments