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metathesis
Update in metathesis technology commercialisation
Last month, the death of Professor Robert Grubbs, a 2005 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry and instrumental in the development of metathesis catalysts, took me back all the way in 2008 during the formation of Elevance Renewable Sciences, one of the few start-up companies I’ve interviewed and started covering when I started the blog in … Continue reading
Protected: Elevance abandons Natchez biorefinery plans
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Versalis, Elevance Partnership
Given my limited background in organic chemistry, I am still trying to comprehend the potential importance of olefin metathesis technology within the overall chemical industry. However, Elevance has a nice summary of what metathesis is all about on its web page. Elevance recently announced its partnership with Italian chemical firm Versalis on the joint development … Continue reading