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GC3 and InnoCentive announce winners for Novel Green Preservatives Challenge
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I usually don’t post straight-up press releases but a blogger’s gotta do what a blogger’s gotta do… The Green Chemistry & Commerce Council (GC3) and InnoCentive have announced seven winners in the global GC3 Challenge: Developing New Preservatives for Personal Care & Household Products. Launched in April 2017, the challenge aimed to identify and support innovators developing preservative…
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Toronto to produce biogas from organic waste
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The City of Toronto, in partnership with Canada’s largest natural gas distributor, Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc., will begin installing new equipment at the Dufferin Solid Waste Management Facility later this year. The new equipment will allow the City and Enbridge to transform the raw biogas produced from processing Toronto’s Green Bin organics into renewable natural…
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Godavari restarts bio-based acetic acid production
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India-based Godavari Biorefineries Ltd. (GBL) will be restarting its production of bio-based acetic acid at its Sakarwadi facility in Maharashtra from August 2018 using molasses-based ethanol for feedstock. GBL noted strong demand from customers as they expressed the need for renewable raw materials adhering to the green chemistry principles. GBL said it has received interest…
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Avantium to start Zambezi pilot project in July
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Avantium announced that it will officially open a pilot biorefinery for its Zambezi technology in Delfzijl, Netherlands next month. Opening ceremonies will take place in Amsterdam on 10 July and in Delfzijl on 13 July. The Delfzijl plant will pilot Avantium’s technology to convert plant-based non-food feedstock to high purity industrial sugars and lignin. The industrial sugars are used…
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Study: Bio-crude potential in the USA
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Researchers from the US Department of Energy (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have released a report on the potential production of bio-crude from organic wastes such as wastewater sludge, animal manure, food waste, and fats, oils and greases throughout the USA. HTL (hydrothermal liquefaction) is one technology that the…
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IKEA, Neste collaborate on bio-polypropylene
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While development of fermentation-based polypropylene has mostly disappeared, several companies have long been producing polypropylene based on biomass balance approach. Neste and its partner IKEA recently announced their plan to start a pilot production of bio-based polypropylene plastic using renewable raw materials such as used cooking oil or vegetable oils. Neste’s green diesel biorefinery also…
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P2 Science, Bedoukian Research launch new aroma ingredient
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Bedoukian Research Inc., recently presented at the World Perfumery Congress (WPC) in Nice, France, a new aroma ingredient called Hydrofleur™, which is manufactured by P2 Science via its patented ozonolysis process. Hydrofleur™ reportedly has a very strong muguet (Lily of the Valley) note. Hydrofleur™ is the first commercial product to come out of the fragrance development collaboration between…