Green Chemicals Blog
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Danish biorefinery receives EU funding
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The EU Commission has awarded €39 million in funding from the NER300 program to Maabjerg Energy Concept, a consortium of companies that include DONG Energy, Novozymes, and local utilities, Vestforsyning, Struer Forsyning and waste management company Nomi, towards the construction of a 80m liters/year cellulosic biorefinery in western Denmark. Today, most of the 1st generation bioethanol…
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Evonik invests in Biosynthetic Technologies
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German specialty chemical company, Evonik, has closed on an equity investment in Biosynthetic Technologies, LLC (BT), a specialist in biobased lubricants headquartered in Irvine, California. BT has developed and manufactures a new class of bio-based synthetic oils called estolides that are used primarily in the passenger car motor oil and industrial lubricant sectors. Field trials have…
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Maverick Synfuels, Petrostar in GTL JV
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There has been a significant increase in companies looking to convert methane-rich feedstock especially coming from natural gas, flare gas or even biogas (although this one is particularly expensive to do) into biofuels and chemicals. Some uses synthetic biology and others use thermochemical conversion such as gasification. Examples include Calysta Energy, Intrexon, Enerkem, Siluria, Maverick…
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Logos Technologies launches rhamnolipid surfactants
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The blog has covered rhamnolipids in the past but so far the last information I got was in 2012 when a company called AGAE Technologies shipped its first laboratory research-grade rhamnolipid. AGAE has licensed this biosurfactant technology from the Oregon State University. For those who are not familiar with rhamnolipid, it can be produced by fermenting…
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BioAmber expands Vinmar contract, expects to raise $33.6m in stock offering
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Further catching up to news from last week, BioAmber announced that it has expanded its take-or-pay contract with Vinmar International with a total 210 ktpa bio-succinic acid/bio-BDO supply for 15 years. Under the new contract, Vinmar has committed to purchase 10 ktpa of bio-succinic acid from BioAmber Sarnia, a joint venture with Mitsui & Co. The succinic acid…
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Intrexon produces lab-scale farnesene from methane
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Synthetic biology company, Intrexon Corporation, says its Industrial Products Division has achieved the bioconversion of methane to farnesene in the lab. Farnesene is a key building block chemical for diesel fuel, and also for other lubricants and specialty products, including cosmetics, rubber, and plastics. This is the second product, following isobutanol, which Intrexon has upgraded…
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Elevance, Genting in Malaysia biorefinery venture
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Hello readers of the blog. I am back from vacation but I think I need another one as I go through my emails today. That being said, this email from Elevance Renewable Sciences is another good news from the company as it announced today its new 25:75 biorefinery collaboration with Genting Plantations Berhad through Genting…