Green Chemicals Blog
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New sites to see
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The green blog just wanted to give a shout out of welcome to these new sites and hopefully readers will check them out as well: SpecialChem4Bio SpecialChem’s new online platform dedicated to bio-based chemicals and materials. The website is said…
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Polyols from bio-PDO and succinic acid
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This year seems to be a good year for expanding DuPont Tate & Lyle’s (DTL) bio-based propanediol (PDO) applications. This week, the company announced that its Susterra bio-based PDO combined with bio-succinic acid supplied by Myriant, are now being used…
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Purac promotes PLA recyclability
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The blog is in a video mode this week so here’s another one from lactic acid producer Purac showing how easy it is to recycle PLA (polylactic acid) plastic through a do-it-yourself, interactive machine created by the Perpetual Plastic Project…
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DuPont breaks ground on Iowa biorefinery
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Last week, DuPont has made a statement on its commitment to cellulosic ethanol as the company broke ground on its planned 30m gal/year biorefinery in Nevada, Iowa. The $200m cellulosic ethanol plant is expected to be completed in mid-2014, and…
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Teijin’s Bio-PET Fiber in Nissan
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Hello blog readers! Missed me? I am very sorry for being quiet lately as I had to recuperate coming out of a gallbladder surgery on top of a Thanksgiving week and this week’s exam. This month will also be my…
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Out of service
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The green blogger is currently out of service, temporarily…In the meantime, I am thinking of a lot of medical waste and medical materials that could be an opportunity for the biobased industry. Stay tune! LET’S CONNECT!
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Guayule rubber in wetsuit
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US-based Yulex sent me this press release this weekend regarding their project with sports/outdoors products manufacturer Patagonia on a guayule rubber-based wetsuit as an alternative for the use of neoprene materials. The blog first heard about guayule (pronounced why-YOU-lee) in…