The May 2026 issue features a special section on the circular bioeconomy. Almost universally, the biofeedstocks that engineers are working to integrate into a circular and profitable bioeconomy are cheap, underutilized, and plentiful. The issue facing the growing bioeconomy is not one of limited resources; it is one of cross-industry alignment and supply-chain management.
This month's free article:
Circular Bioeconomy Eras: Building on Decades of Deployment Experience on the Path to Commercial Scale
Lessons learned from decades of circular bioeconomy deployment highlight recurring challenges — as well as the strategies required to reach commercial scale. Read this open access article now!
Advancing the Bioeconomy: National Strategies for Multi-Market Growth
The U.S. has abundant biomass resources, but supply alone does not ensure market development. Flexible, multi-market strategies can reduce investment risk, strengthen supply chains, and enable scalable growth.
Using Machine Learning to Design High-Throughput Biomass Hoppers
Keeping a biorefinery online often comes down to a deceptively simple step: getting solid feedstock to flow on demand. For herbaceous biomass, that step is frequently the bottleneck.
Debottlenecking the Membrane Innovation Pipeline
Developing and producing new materials for membrane separations will require manufacturing innovations and investment.
Also in this issue:
- CEP News Update
- Dynamic Crosslinks Enable Closed-Loop Manufacturing of Thermoset Plastics
- Adjusting to Policy Changes, Part 3: EPA and the Endangerment Finding
- RAMageddon: Why Silicon Wafers Can’t Keep Up with Demand
- And more!
The May 2026 issue of CEP is now available on the AIChE website.
