Green Chemicals Blog
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UPM, Ashland collaborates on UPM Biofibrils technology
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UPM and Ashland Inc. have entered into a cooperative agreement to develop and commercialize products containing UPM’s Biofibrils technology — micro and nanofibrillated cellulose products that can be used for shaping materials and giving them new characteristics. In the biofibrils collaboration…
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ACS Video: Chemical Feedstock in the 21st Century
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While I’m working on writing more posts from yesterday’s several press announcements, here is a recently recorded live stream video from the American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute (ACSGCI) conference, which is currently being held this week in Maryland, USA….
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Global Biochem, ADM on catalyst collaboration
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I have been tinkering on improving the website and so my apologies for those who have received two press release posts today. Those were some experimental sections I have been working on. In the meantime, let’s go back to our…
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Gevo resumes bio-isobutanol production
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GEVO has resumed commercial production of isobutanol at its Luverne, Minn. plant. The company is currently operating a single production train but plans on bringing all its fermenters and Gevo Integrated Fermentation Technology® (GIFT®) systems online in the third and fourth…
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Novamont launches 4th Gen bioplastic
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Novamont announced yesterday the launch of their first product under the 4th generation Mater-Bi® line of biodegradable and compostable bioplastics. Unlike the first three generations, the 4th one has monomer components that will use biomass. Novamont said there will be…
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Myriant produces on-spec bio-succinic acid
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Myriant Corporation, a global renewable chemicals company, announced today the successful start-up at its flagship bio-succinic acid plant located in Lake Providence, Louisiana. Myriant has produced on-spec commercial product at the plant and the Company anticipates that customer shipments will…
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Codexis, Chemtex scale-up cellulosic fatty alcohol
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News keep coming this week, and this last one is from Codexis on its fatty alcohol project with engineering firm Chemtex, a company of Italy’s M&G Group. Codexis announced its successful scale-up in the production of their CodeXol® detergent alcohols…