Biorefinery
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P&G to use DuPont’s cellulosic ethanol in Tide
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I don’t know much about liquid detergent formulation other than detergent is largely composed of surfactants so I am surprised that it also uses ethanol (or also called ethyl alcohol) as a solvent. Procter & Gamble said ethanol has long been a key ingredient in the Tide® formulation, allowing for stability of the detergent formula and…
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Reverdia to license its Biosuccinium technology
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Bio-succinic acid producer, Reverdia, a joint venture between DSM and Roquette, announced today at the European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology (EFIB), that it is now licensing its Biosuccinium technology for companies who want to integrate bio-succinic acid production into their business offering. Since current and potential applications for succinic acid are so varied, these companies…
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US agencies invest in biorefineries
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As part of a 2011 Presidential directive, the Departments of Navy, Energy, and Agriculture announced today that three companies have been awarded contracts to construct and commission biorefineries capable of producing “drop-in” biofuels to meet the transportation needs of the military and private sector. Made through the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Defense Protection Act (DPA)…
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Dyadic collaborates with CIMV
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Dyadic International has signed a collaboration agreement to commercialize second generation biofuel and bio-based chemical technology with Compagnie Industrielle de la Matière Végétale (“CIMV”). CIMV’s patented approach of separating the three main components of plant material allows both production of high quality cellulose and hemicellulose, especially well-suited for the enzymatic process, and Biolignin™, a pure…
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Global Bioenergies commercialization in momentum
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France-based renewable chemicals company, Global Bioenergies, has speeded up its commercialization plans as it sets up its new industrial fermentation pilot unit in Pomacle, France, which is expected to be commissioned by the end of September, and be ready for a first fermentation run producing bio-based isobutene by the end of the year. The pilot…
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M&G forms JV with Anhui Guozhen
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Tecnon OrbiChem’s Bio-Materials Issue 11 newsletter is now done and out, and we have some interesting news that came from China. In the meantime, there were also several recent announcements that came out and I will post some of them starting with M&G Chemicals and Anhui Guozhen’s joint venture announcement. M&G Chemicals actually announced late…
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Danish biorefinery receives EU funding
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The EU Commission has awarded €39 million in funding from the NER300 program to Maabjerg Energy Concept, a consortium of companies that include DONG Energy, Novozymes, and local utilities, Vestforsyning, Struer Forsyning and waste management company Nomi, towards the construction of a 80m liters/year cellulosic biorefinery in western Denmark. Today, most of the 1st generation bioethanol…