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Annual Reports
Event presentations
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'Go green and boost your catering business' 14 January 2013, Norwich
'Living Designs: Algae and Architecture' 24 October 2012, London
Green Industry Start-Ups Workshops 12 & 25 October, Harpenden
Resources
Our team of technical experts has developed a range of useful resources. These include presentations, publications and sector-specific reports. For access to the event presentations, and for regular updates on our work, please sign up to our newsletter.
The InCrops reports listed below are examples of those produced for our clients. They are not publicly available as they are client specific and potentially commercially sensitive. The reports library demonstrates the wide scope of expertise InCrops offers. If you would like to discuss accessing this expertise, please contact us.
Reports are sorted into the following areas:
Annual Reports
Algal technologies
InCrops reports
Freshwater algal species - Algal Products and Indicative Market Values
This report looks at the types of microalgae that can be grown on anaerobic digestate, and the potential routes to market.
Algae for Biofuel: Growth and Downstream Processing
This report surveys the current technologies in the production and processing of microalgae for biodiesel
Algae and Aquaponics
This report examines how microalgae can become part of an aquaponics systems where fish and leafy plants are grown in a recirculation system.
Externally produced reports
Algal Roadmap
This report analyses the results of two workshops on gauging current and future opportunities in creating a sustainable and robust algal biotechnology industry in the UK and gives an overview of opportunities for algal-derived products and services. It also presents 15 case studies from a range of sectors, highlighted as particularly relevent for the UK.
BBSRC Algae Scoping Study
A comprehensive review of past and current activities in the algae sector. this report makes recommendations as to how the community might be structured to ensure a continuing strength in an international context. Published July 2011.
Product Options for the Processing of Marine Macro Algae Summary Report
A report commissioned by the Crown Estate to evaluate the the product options for the processing of marine micro-algae on a commercial scale.
Bio-based chemicals
InCrops reports
Commercial production of bio-based and fossil-based platform chemicals
This report describes types on platform chemicals that can be produced from biorenewable sources, their cost and the technology readiness level.
Externally produced reports
The evolution of green bio-based solvents
An exploration of new solvents that have been developed for a multitude of uses, including the removal of contaminants from substrates prior to coating. Published July 2011.
Green techniques for organic synthesis and medicinal chemistry
This book fills a gap in the field, offering the only comprehensive treatment focused on green chemistry applications in organic synthesis, medicinal chemistry, and drug discovery. Published June 2012
Plant oil-based lubricants
Everything you need to know about lubricants and the plant oil sector. Published Autumn 2006.
Bioprocessing approaches to synthesise bio-based sufactants and detergents
This report reviews the motivation and current industrial state-of-the-art for producing bio-based surfactants, and provides an overview of current research and development to prepare bio-based surfactants via enzymatic reactions in nonaqueous media and through fermentation. Published 2012.
Product overview and market projection of emerging bio-based plastics
This report discusses the important contribution bio-based plastics could play in reducing our dependence on fossil fuels. Published 2009.
Bioplastics: facts and figures
This presentation gives a comprehensive overview of the global bioplastics sector. Published 2013.
Taking Bio-Based from Promise to Market
A report from the Ad-hoc Advisory Group for Bio-based Products in the framework of the European Commission’s Lead Market Initiative outlining measures to promote the market introduction of innovative bio-based products. Published 3 November 2009.
Product overview and market projection of emerging bio-based plastics
The University of Utrecht has published a product overview and market projection of emerging bio-based plastics in Europe, report commissioned by European Bioplastics and European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence. Published November 2009.
Bio-based materials
InCrops reports
Bioplastics: terminology, certification and end of life options
This report describes what types of biopolymers exists, what certification is relevant for biopolymers and different scenarios for their end of life.
Bio-based alternatives for speciality plastics
This report describes various types and grades of biopolymers that could substitute speciality plastics, such as plastics used in catering and disposables, engineered plastics, and other”
Bio-based materials for the built environment
This report describes types of biobased materials use in the built environment, their performance, indication on costs and sourcing.
Sustainable catering using biobased materials
This report describes types of biobased materials used in catering, terminology and standards relevant to biobased and compostable materials. It also gives information on pricing, sourcing, and environmental credentials of suppliers. The report discusses various routes for materials recycling and gives advice on making claims about environmentally beneficial products.
Bioplastics and Natural Fibre Composites
A 20-page technical report introducing different types of bioplastics, natural fibres and natural fibre composites. Includes consideration of feedstocks, polymer synthesis, material properties, uses of bioplastics and natural fibre composites, and analysis of market trends and drivers.
Externally produced reports
Product overview and market projection of emerging bio-based plastics
This report discusses the important contribution bio-based plastics could play in reducing our dependence on fossil fuels. Published 2009.
Bioplastics: facts and figures
This presentation gives a comprehensive overview of the global bioplastics sector. Published 2013.
Bioenergy and biofuels
InCrops reports
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Externally produced reports
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Fashion, design and art
InCrops reports
Plant Dyes
This 11-page report describes various types of plant dyes, dye extraction, dyeing techniques, benefits and disadvantages of plant dyes.
Sustainable Luxury
Flyer for the Sustainable Luxury event describing this project in more detail.
Art and Innovation Book
The book describes the process and the results of the Art and Innovation project, jointly run by SCVA and InCrops. The project evolved from the initial recognition that university departments need to explore a cross-disciplinary links between art, science, and innovation. The project surprised its originators and participants with the outcomes and the findings, that were quite startling and were different in terms of the general approach. This project was an evolution rather than a development, and, although unforeseen, ended up exceeding expectations. The strengths of the project included seeing businesses, scientists and artists working together and the energy of the people that were involved and the way they interacted.
The link above is an excerpt of the full book, which can be purchased from Incrops.
Woad
A 4-page report describing the synthesis and use of indigo and other pigments by the woad plant (Isatis tinctoria). The report also includes a brief consideration of other small molecules from woad, including discussion their biological activities and studies indicating activities that may be useful in treating certain human diseases.
Externally produced reports
Bio Design: Nature, Science, Creativity
This book features fabrics grown from food waste, self-healing concrete, leaves that glow in the dark, and DNA that stores data, and explores a future that is closer than we think.
Food, health and wellbeing
InCrops reports
Sea Buckthorn and Other Functional Foods
A 30-page report introducing bioactive compounds from plants, including vitamins, flavonoids, carotenoids and fatty acids. Introduction to different sea buckthorn species and subspecies, discussion of products that can be obtained from sea buckthorn, review of information on the composition of sea buckthorn products and a collation of information from scientific literature reporting research into potential health benefits and disease treatments using sea buckthorn.
Functional Foods
A 45-page report introducing bioactive compounds from plants, including vitamins, flavonoids, carotenoids and fatty acids. Introduction to selected foods with known or health-promoting functionality. Includes sections on sea buckthorn, strawberry, apple, beetroot and hemp.
Information Pack for Sea Buckthorn Growers
A short, 3-page information pack with general advice on land preparation, planting, fertilisation and harvesting.
Berries Scoping Report
A 63-page report that covers 17 berry species in detail. This includes: uses of each berry, origin and history of each berry species, agronomy of each species (including variety availability, propagation, growing methods, pests and diseases, pollination requirements, harvesting, yields), and UK opportunity for each species.
Externally produced reports
World Health Organisation (2003) Diet, nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases. Report of the joint WHO/FAO expert consultation. WHO Technical Report Series, No. 916 (TRS 916).
Sustainable agriculture
InCrops reports
Rising Energy Costs in the Glasshouse: Exploring Solutions
A 30-page report exploring glasshouse cultivation and energy use. Includes historical perspective, current techniques in soilless agriculture, energy usage patterns, market review and consideration of energy saving measures, including emerging technologies.
Phytochemicals working group scope and work plan
An overview of the InCrops Phytochemicals working group, including background, group objectives and long term plans for the group.
Externally produced reports
Resources
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