Green Chemicals Blog
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P2 Science opens manufacturing plant
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Good Monday afternoon. My colleagues in the chemical industry are monitoring the flooding situation in the Carolinas and I came across a New York Times article about the dangers of flooding in various sites in these areas not only from chemical spills but also from Superfund sites, coal ash ponds and billion gallons of manure from…
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TOTAL opens recycled plastic bike path
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This is a very interesting and worthwhile news coverage given that I just came back from a road trip and encountered several roads and streets full of potholes. According to a recent press release from French oil company, TOTAL, the world’s first PlasticRoad bike path was recently opened in Zwolle, Overijssel in the Netherlands, which is made…
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US football team partners with Braskem in plastic recycling
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It’s the start of the football season! Unfortunately, my Giants team doesn’t seem to be doing well based on their performance last Sunday. The Eagles team is definitely not one of my favorites (sorry!) but I’m glad the team’s owners are working on minimizing their plastic wastes by partnering with Braskem in plastic recycling. Braskem…
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VIDEOS: Bioplastic products in the news
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Happy Hump Day! I might not be able to post again next week so let me put these interesting bioplastic news now before I get swept away by deadlines. NatureWorks talks about the chemistry behind Ingeo & Vercet and how lactide polyester resins are used as tackifiers in EVA hot melt adhesive applications. The ButterflyCup is reportedly…
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USDA amended guidelines for federal procurement of bio-based products
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Effective August 9, 2018, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has amended the Guidelines for Designating Biobased Products for Federal Procurement by adding 12 product categories that included intermediate chemicals within which biobased products will be afforded Federal procurement preference by Federal agencies and their contractors. These guidelines are part of the USDA’s BioPreferred program.…
