Sumitomo Chemical achieves production-scale manufacturing of liquid crystal polymer using biomass feedstock
In Japan, Sumitomo Chemical said it has achieved production-scale manufacturing of liquid crystal polymer (LCP) that contains a portion of monomer derived from biomass feedstock.
The company is preparing a mass production system for bio-based LCP leveraging biomanufacturing technology. It also plans to begin providing customers with samples obtained from this production-scale manufacturing.
The Japanese firm said that LCP is a type of super engineering plastic that offers excellent heat resistance and flame retardancy. Its outstanding fluidity, in particular, makes it well-suited to a wide range of applications, from electronic devices such as smartphones to automotive components and office automation equipment. While most of the raw materials used to produce LCP have traditionally been derived from fossil resources, there is growing demand for shifting to biomass feedstock and reducing the carbon footprint.
The manufacturing process to produce the bio-based LCP used by Sumitomo Chemical adopts a segregation approach, in which biomass feedstock and non-biomass feedstock are kept completely separate from each other during production.
Category: Fuels
