Green Chemicals Blog
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Calendars and events
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This year seems to be more packed with bio-based chemicals/materials conferences and trade shows! The blog has already partnered with several conferences for the first half of 2014, and more on the way for the second half (still pending approval). I will be attending the following conferences for 1H 2014 under Tecnon OrbiChem’s sanction, so…
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The quest for sustainable rubber
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This has been in my draft for quite some time and I am glad to be able to post it after an interesting presentation that I heard from Patagonia and Yulex during the World Bio Markets USA conference last year in October. Since December last year, Patagonia has already been offering its Yulex R2 Front-Zip…
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Microvi bags $1.5m grant
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Microvi Biotechnologies has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to demonstrate at scale a novel technology for the treatment of 1,4 dioxane in water. Microvi’s MB-DX™ technology uses 1,4-Dioxane degrading microbes. 1,4-Dioxane is among the most widely detected organic contaminants in groundwater and drinking water, with…
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Pathways to novel chemicals – Inform
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There are a lot of focus on the commercialization of drop-in renewable chemicals, and sometimes novel chemicals such as glucaric acid, itaconic acid, levulinic acid, etc. are not being given its proper recognition. The American Oil Chemists Society (AOCS) has published an article (free access!) on its magazine, INFORM, about several of these novel chemicals…
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Clariant, Haltermann cellulosic ethanol in Mercedes-Benz
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Clariant, Haltermann, and Mercedes-Benz are testing a 20% cellulosic ethanol blend, Sunliquid®20, mixed with conventional fuel components at Mercedes-Benz BlueDIRECT petrol engines. Specification of the fuel reflect potential European E20 fuel quality. Over the next twelve months, test fleet vehicles can be refilled with the new fuel at a specially equipped gas station on the Mercedes-Benz site in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim.…
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Solazyme Produces Renewable™ Algal Oils at Iowa
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Solazyme announced that commercial operations have commenced at both Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)’s Clinton, Iowa facility, and the downstream companion facility operated by American Natural Products in Galva, Iowa (ANP). Highlighting the flexibility of Solazyme’s technology platform, Solazyme, ADM and ANP have successfully manufactured three distinct and unique Tailored™ oil products at the facilities, and products are…
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January News Roundup
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It’s Superbowl Sunday and I got bored so back to blogging (36-0 Seahawks at this point). Anyway, I just confirmed last week that I will be attending the Palm and Lauric Oils Conference (POC) in Kuala Lumpur on March 3-5, so for those who will be attending, let me know if you want to meet.…