The team examined the pre-treatment of various lignin rich sludges produced from waste streams generated through sugar extraction processes such as for the production of bioethanol or citric acid, as a means of converting them to alternative solid fuels. By using underutilised waste streams, such as biorefinery sludges, we can ensure we extract as much […]
A collaboration between Starbons Ltd (Starbons), the Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC), the University of York and Teesside University has enabled Starbons Ltd to optimise their multi kilogram pilot operations to help increase the shelf life of food products. Originally a University of York spin-out, and now an independent entity, Starbons manufactures mesoporous carbons from biorenewable […]
As part of the THYME Project, we have worked with schoolteachers from Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire to develop educational resources around the core themes and concepts of the Bioeconomy, including sustainability and the transition from fossil fuels to renewable resources as part of a zero-carbon future. The activities are designed to be […]
On Thursday 9th June academics, industry partners, investors, funders and business-support programmes came together in York to celebrate four successful years of the THYME project; a collaboration between the Universities of Teesside, Hull and York. The three universities have worked together with a range of external stakeholders to drive productivity in the bioeconomy across the […]
Online training followed by one-to-one mentoring to give you the confidence to present your bioeconomy business idea and get ‘pitch ready’. About this event This training is available for staff and postgraduate students from the Universities of Hull, York and Teesside and for bio-based companies. Training for bio-based entrepreneurs to give them the tools to […]
Two projects that have received funding from the THYME Project are featured in the COP26 UK Universities’ Climate Innovation Showcase. The showcase, curated by the COP26 Universities Network, exhibits innovative research aimed at tackling climate change that is happening in UK universities. Xuebin Ke from the University of Hull and his team have had their […]
In this short and uplifting documentary film, University of Hull researchers Dr Irene Sotiropolou and Professor Pauline Deutz explore concepts around the bioeconomy including why small markets and small-scale producers are important to the economy and wider society. Filmed by Astor Productions at Beverley Outdoor Market in the East Riding of Yorkshire and Bite the […]
The THYME Project has produced a best practice guide on driving collaboration for effective knowledge exchange. Financed through Research England’s Connecting Capabilities Fund, THYME established a new collaboration between the Universities of Teesside, Hull, York and the Biorenewables Development Centre to build upon the world-leading innovation assets and drive increased productivity in the circular bioeconomy […]
Research led by Dr Xuebin He at the University of Hull in collaboration with Dr Mark Gronnow at the BDC was published in the Journal of Membrane Science. This work was partly funded by the THYME project and showed that pervaporation (PV) has a great potential in the separation of butanol aqueous solutions. This emerging […]
Expertise in bioprocess engineering, data and process visualisation, artificial intelligence and machine learning combines within our National Horizons Centre, a £22m facility to grow research, knowledge exchange and skills in the bioeconomy.
Expertise in economic, political and legal aspects of the bioeconomy with a focus on social science themes including policy and engaging with industry on waste management.
Expertise in green chemistry; plant sciences and scale up, which their subsidiary, the Biorenewables Development Centre, combines in a business-facing open-access centre.
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