Green Chemicals Blog

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    Biodegradable silk in Adidas shoes

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    Looking for a gift to your environmentally-conscious loved ones? Last month, Adidas has debuted a shoe called the Adidas Futurecraft Biofabric, which is made from a synthetic silk molecule called Biosteel® produced by German manufacturer AMSilk. The synthetic silk is produced using a biotechnological process as an alternative to natural silk. It is said to…

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    Leaf Resources, Novozymes in biomass-to-sugars collaboration

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    Unfortunately, I’m having a not-so Chrismassy holiday break in the hospital being poked and prodded the past week so all I can do for now is blog a bit with some cutting and pasting on my mobile app. Here’s a recent one from Our Australian friends Leaf Resources. The company has developed a patented biomass…

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    Recycled PET news: INVISTA and Avery Dennison

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    US-based INVISTA has introduced its new COOLMAX EcoMade denim fabrics which is made from 97% recycled resources in time for the spring 2018 selling season. Through a six-step process, the recycled plastic bottles are transformed into fiber suitable for apparel use. INVISTA’s COOLMAX brand is said to be breathable and moves moisture away from the…

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    They (Ontario) got the beets

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    Yes, I’m listening to the Go-Go’s (I’m an 80s baby after all) while writing this up. A farmer cooperative called the Ontario Innovative Sugarbeet Processors Cooperative (OISPC) has been formed led by the positive results of a techno-economic modeling study commissioned by the Ontario Sugarbeet Growers’ Association (OSGA) in collaboration with its partners, the Bio-Industrial…

  • Protected: Cellulosic sugar and lignin production report

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    Introducing the World Biogas Association

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    The World Biogas Association (WBA) has been launched at the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP 22 at Marrakesh, Morocco. Following the adoption by the United Nations of a shared vision for transforming lives by 2030 through the Sustainable Development Goals and the first-ever universal, legally binding global climate agreement between the 195…

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    Reverdia looks to China for collaboration

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    Bio-succinic acid producer, Reverdia, had two recent press releases and both of them announcing collaborations in China. This week, Reverdia has signed a strategic partnership with Hangzhou Xinfu Science & Technology Co. Ltd (Xinfu) for a long-term supply agreement of Reverdia’s Biosuccinium for use in bio-based polymers and co-polymers for the packaging industry. Xinfu will…