Happy Hump Day! I might not be able to post again next week so let me put these interesting bioplastic news now before I get swept away by deadlines. NatureWorks talks about the chemistry behind Ingeo & Vercet and how lactide polyester resins are used as tackifiers in EVA hot melt adhesive applications. The ButterflyCup is reportedly … Continue reading
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FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEEffective August 9, 2018, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has amended the Guidelines for Designating Biobased Products for Federal Procurement by adding 12 product categories that included intermediate chemicals within which biobased products will be afforded Federal procurement preference by Federal agencies and their contractors. These guidelines are part of the USDA’s BioPreferred program. … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEI usually don’t post straight-up press releases but a blogger’s gotta do what a blogger’s gotta do… The Green Chemistry & Commerce Council (GC3) and InnoCentive have announced seven winners in the global GC3 Challenge: Developing New Preservatives for Personal Care & Household Products. Launched in April 2017, the challenge aimed to identify and support innovators developing preservative … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEThe City of Toronto, in partnership with Canada’s largest natural gas distributor, Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc., will begin installing new equipment at the Dufferin Solid Waste Management Facility later this year. The new equipment will allow the City and Enbridge to transform the raw biogas produced from processing Toronto’s Green Bin organics into renewable natural … Continue reading
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