Scientists took a giant step closer to the biorefinery today, reporting in the journal Science that they have directly converted sugars ubiquitous in nature to an alternative source for those products that make oil so valuable, with very little of the residual impurities that have made the quest so daunting
Major China-based producers and users of palm oil have announced they intend to provide more support for sustainable palm oil, an important boost for efforts to halt tropical deforestation
A team of researchers from the University of Huelva has developed an environmentally-friendly lubricating grease based on ricin oil and cellulose derivatives, according to the journal Green Chemistry. The new formula does not include any of the contaminating components used to manufacture traditional industrial lubricants
SABIC Innovative Plastics launches two new products in a line of LNP Thermocomp specialty compounds that use curaua fiber and wood flour natural reinforcements. These new materials can be used for a variety of applications including automotive interiors and packaging
Some call it corn. Others say maize. It originally came from Mesoamerica (now Mexico) and is now the most widely grown crop in the Americas. At Battelle, it’s being converted into plastic by a team of innovative materials scientists
Ford’s innovative use of soy based renewable bio-material in their seats has earned several prestigious awards, including winning the “Environmental” category at the recent 2008 Innovation Awards competition sponsored by the Society of Plastic Engineers (SPE) Automotive Division
Biofuels based on algae are among the hottest areas of R+D in the global intellectual property marketplace, according to an analysis of world patent activity published today
Dow customers now have another reason to select Dow's new biodegradable surfactants for their cleaning formulations. A new surfactant product line from The Dow Chemical Company, ECOSURF EH specialty surfactants, has been successfully accepted and is now listed on the CleanGredients Database
Metabolix, announced that Mirel bioplastic resins produced by Telles, its joint venture with Archer Daniels Midland Company, have been certified compostable by the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI), an independent North American certifier of compostable material.
Outwater introduces its new line of natural Rolled Cork, ideal for Bulletin Board or Wall Facing Applications. Sold either in full rolls or by the linear foot, Outwater's Rolled Cork is not just an environmentally friendly, green commodity, as it is readily and repeatedly harvested from the bark of Cork Oak Trees, it is an inherently resilient and easy to use product
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