Green Chemicals Blog
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Bio-based surfactants roundup
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For the past several months now, I have been covering several renewable-based and biotechnology-based surfactants for Tecnon OrbiChem’s Bio-materials reports (mostly under oleochemicals) but let’s go back again to sugar-based surfactants such as glycolipids. Last year, the blog reported about Logos Technologies’ NatSurFact® line of biodegradable surfactants based on rhamnolipids. As I have reported in…
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LanzaTech, China Steel to invest in ethanol facility
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I am still working on that promised surfactant article I tweeted on Monday in preparation for next week’s World Surfactants Conference hosted by ICIS and Neil Burns LLC, of which I will be attending and will be tweeting as well (#Surfactants via @DGreenblogger). In the meantime, I am posting this press release from LanzaTech last week…
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OPXBIO sells fermentation tech to Cargill
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UPDATE 5/1/15: OPXBIO stated that it is closing after the transition of its technology and assets to Cargill. A comprehensive article about this is written by Biofuel Digest in this link. I am in the middle of my newsletter deadline when this announcement popped up in my email inbox. Cargill said it has now acquired…
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100% bio-based Polyurethane in the market
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I have been reporting several ongoing activities about pentamethylene diisocyanate (PDI) for the past several months now at Tecnon OrbiChem’s Bio-Materials newsletter. PDI is being touted as a bio-based alternative to petrochemical-based hexamethylene diisocyanate, which is used in the production of polyurethanes. With the introduction of PDI in the market, it is now possible to…
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Twitter Live: Plant Based Summit Day 2
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The recently-held Plant-Based Summit in Lille, France, have shown continued optimism for growth of bio-based economies worldwide despite the decline in crude oil and petrochemicals prices worldwide. Europe, it seems, is much keener than ever to delve into renewable chemicals opportunities more so now compared to the US and even Asia. However, it remains to…
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VIDEO: Toyota Fueled by Bullsh*t
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I don’t usually gush about media releases (sorry PR folks!) but I do love this one from Toyota, which was released today, I guess in honor of Earth Day. Toyota has tapped award-winning documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock to show how calling hydrogen fuel cell vehicles “bullsh*t” isn’t far from the truth. This 3-minute video features…
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Twitter Live: Plant Based Summit Day 1
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The recently-held Plant-Based Summit in Lille, France, have shown continued optimism for growth of bio-based economies worldwide despite the decline in crude oil and petrochemicals prices worldwide. Europe, it seems, is much keener than ever to delve into renewable chemicals opportunities more so now compared to the US and even Asia. However, it remains to…