Green Chemicals Blog
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Protected: Butamax begins bio-butanol retrofit in Minnesota
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Protected: BioAmber completes yeast-based succinic acid milestone with Cargill
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Protected: INVISTA, Ingenza on industrial biotech collaboration
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Protected: Rennovia produces 100% bio-based nylon
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EPA to restricts perfluorinated chemicals imports
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing a rule that will restrict imports of perfluorinated chemicals that could be used in carpets. The regulation will require companies to report to EPA all new uses, including in domestic and imported products, of these chemicals once used for soil and stain resistance in carpets. The rule…
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Renewable chems tax credit waiting for Congress
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US producers of renewable chemicals are hopeful that a recently introduced bill called “Qualifying Renewable Chemical Production Tax Credit Act of 2013” (H.R. 3084) sponsored by House Representatives Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Steve Stockman (R-Texas), Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa), Linda Sanchez (D-Calif) and Richard Neal (D-Mass), will be approved by US Congress and signed into law. The…
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Proterro’s sugar ready for pilot scale
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Updated 10/2/2013: Proterro emailed the blog for several corrections. Sugar developer Proterro is in the process of commissioning a pilot plant in Florida, and has also already completed a preliminary design, layout and associated cost estimate for a demonstration-scale plant. Proterro said it has developed a scalable biosynthetic process using carbon dioxide, sunlight and water…