Biobased route to butadiene eyed as solution to supply crunch

In Delaware, researchers at the Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation have announced a new method for converting plant-based sugars into butadiene, a key component...

Swede’s doctoral thesis features bioplastic from apple and orange waste

In Sweden, Veronika Bátori has developed a bioplastic using apple and orange waste as part of her doctoral thesis for Western Swedish University. Her work...

Dry cleaning gets cleaner with biobased solvents

In Tampa, German textile care company Kreussler is introducing a biobased solvent for dry cleaning dubbed SOLVON K4 at Clean Show 2017. The solvent is...

DuPont, ADM cut the ribbon on FDME pilot plant

In Illinois, DuPont Industrial Biosciences and Archer Daniels Midland have opened their joint pilot plant for producing furan dicarboxylic methyl ester. Made from fructose, FDME...

Millennial unveils bioplastic made from mango peels and seaweed

In Taiwan, a young research intern at the Institute of Biological Chemistry at the Academia Sinica has developed a bioplastic from mango peels and...

Arkema picks Singapore for castor oil polyamide plant

In Singapore, Arkema has chosen Jurong Island to build a manufacturing facility for its biobased amino 11 monomer and Rilsan polyamide 11 resins, which...

Seaweed-lined to-go containers set to launch in London

In the United Kingdom, food delivery platform Just Eat claims it has made the world’s first take-out container made from seaweed and cardboard. Developed...

India to get its first biobased epichlorohydrin plant

In India, TechnipFMC has signed a technology license for its biobased epichlorohydrin process. The 50,000 metric tons per year plant, the first to use the...

Mango-based bioplastic eyed as PET alternative

At Mexico’s National Polytechnic Institute (IPN), students have developed a bioplastic based on mango peel that could be used to produce bottles, cutlery, plates,...

Mango bioplastics developed in Pakistan

In Pakistan, scientists have developed a biodegradable bioplastic made from mango kernels. Dr. Anjum Nawab, an assistant professor at Karachi University, says she chose mango...

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