Bioeconomy - Initiative

 In 2012, the number of companies grew by only 2.3%, their workforce by 6.9 %, and their revenues  by 10.7%.

The ten top-selling drugs worldwide include five biopharmaceuticals. Medical biotech companies in Germany have so far not developed any blockbuster drug, and in 2012 they did not gain approval to market a new drug. However, a growing trend of the pharmaceutical industry is to outsource their research, which leads to increased cooperation between the pharmaceutical industry and biotech companies.
 

Industrial biotech companies are benefiting from changes in politics and society. As part of the Bioeconomy Initiative, the Federal Government encourages unusual alliances between biotech companies and other industries. For example, microorganisms should in the future be used to convert CO₂ emissions of the steel industry into basic chemicals and other high-value products.
 
Also, the use of renewable resources instead of fossil resources and the public awareness of bio-based products are growing. Due to this, chemical and consumer industry companies, such as BASF and DSM, cooperate more and more with biotech companies.

Ammonia - Daly Life

Ammonia (NH3) is a colorless gas with the well known characteristic pungent smell. Pure NH3 is normally stored  as a liquid under pressure and is commonly known as anhydrous ammonia. Today NH3 is widely  used in our daily life like all fertilizers and many industrial  applications. Ammonia is also a building -block for the synthesis of many pharmaceuticals.NH3 is produced both by natural and human sources including the decay of plant material and animal waste.

Fertilizer: Approximately 83% (as of 2004) of ammonia is used as fertilisers either as its salts, solutions or anhydrously. When applied to soil, it helps provide increased yields of crops such as maize and  wheat.30 % of agricultural nitrogen applied in the USA is in the form of anhydrous ammonia and  worldwide 110m tonnes are applied each year.


Cleaner: Household ammonia is a solution of NH3 in water (i.e., ammonium hydroxide) used as a general purpose cleaner for many surfaces. Because ammonia results in a relatively streak-free shine, one of its most common uses is to clean glass, porcelain and stainless steel. It is also frequently used  for cleaning ovens and soaking items to loosen baked-on grime. Household ammonia ranges in concentration by weight from 5 to 10% ammonia.

Fermentation: Solutions of ammonia ranging from 16% to 25% are used in the fermentation industry as a source of nitrogen for microorganisms and to adjust pH during fermentation.