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October 12, 2011
Recycling airport de-icer, comprised mostly of propylene glycol (PG), rather than cleaning it in a wastewater treatment plant, reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 40%-50%, according to...http://www.chemweek.com/sustainability/Recycling-De-Icer-Cuts-Carbon-Emissions_38246.html October 11, 2011
Tests by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL; Dayton, OH) have concluded that a plant-derived jet fuel produced by Virent (Madison, WI) and using Shell and Virent technology...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/Bio-Jet-Fuel-Passes-U-S-Air-Force-Tests_38225.html October 10, 2011
Video interview with Catherine T. Hunt, director/innovation sourcing and sustainable technologies for Dow Chemical on Dow Chemical's hopes and plans for the International Year of Chemistry...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/Dow-Chemical-Outlines-its-Vision-for-the-International-Year-of-Chemistry-video-interview_38154.html October 10, 2011
Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) says it has developed polycarbonate and polyurethane materials to replace glass in automotive applications that are up to half the weight of glass. The...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/Bayer-Makes-Environmental-Case-for-Replacing-Automotive-Glazing-with-Polycarbonate_38184.html October 7, 2011
Neil Hawkins, Dow Chemical's v.p./sustainability and environment, health and safety for Dow Chemical in an opinion piece this week for CW explains how collaboration in R&D is no...http://www.chemweek.com/sustainability/CWs-Weekly-Innovation-News-Round-up-Oct-7_38163.html October 7, 2011
Neil Hawkins, v.p./sustainability and environment, health & safety, for Dow Chemical explains how the company is developing collaborations as part of its strategy to advance scientific research....http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/Solving-Global-Challenges-through-Collaboration-with-Tomorrows-Leaders_38158.html October 6, 2011
Synthetic biology firm Amyris (Emeryville, CA) continues to accrue an impressive list of partners as it ramps up production of farnesene, a versatile C15 hydrocarbon and the...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/Amyris-Builds-Post-IPO-Momentum_37886.html October 6, 2011
A survey of 50 European Union (EU) policy makers commissioned by Cefic shows that 84% of respondents either agree or somewhat agree “that there is a general perception of...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/Survey-EU-Industry-Reputation-a-Problem-Hard-Choices-Lie-Ahead_37972.html October 6, 2011
Chemical companies still have a huge amount of energy efficiency improvements that they could introduce to save money, according to speakers featured in a webcast in the past few days...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/Energy-Efficiency-Plenty-of-Low-Hanging-Fruit-Remains_37996.html October 3, 2011
DSM announced this week that it is adding adipic acid, a precursor to nylon 6,6 , polyurethanes, solvents and resins, to its list of target biobased chemicals. Adipic acid is an...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/DSM-Adds-Adipic-Acid-to-Biobased-Chemical-Efforts_37948.html October 3, 2011
The European Petrochemical Association (EPCA) annual meeting has once again broken attendance records. EPCA president and Ineos group director Tom Crotty, opening the 45th EPCA annual...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/EPCA-Attracts-Record-Attendance-International-Year-of-Chemistry-High-on-the-Agenda_37994.html September 30, 2011
Johnson Controls (Milwaukee) says it has completed the buyout of its lithium ion (Li-ion) vehicle battery jv with Saft and acquired rights to certain Saft Li-ion technologies for $145...http://www.chemweek.com/sustainability/Li-ion-Battery-JV-Dissolved_37974.html September 29, 2011
Simbol Materials (Pleasanton, CA) says it has begun production of high purity lithium carbonate at its new 500 m.t./year Brawley, CA facility. The company is extracting lithium from...http://www.chemweek.com/sustainability/California-Start-up-Enters-Lithium-Market-with-Bolt-On-Separation-Technology_37962.html September 29, 2011
Amyris says that it has partnered with tire giant Michelin to develop and market biobased isoprene. LG is planning to invest $7 billion in green businesses, including electric...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-Innovation-Round-Up-Sept-29_37961.html September 29, 2011
EPA officials have issued some clarifications about the September 28 Inspector General report that found the agency failed to meet certain peer review requirements in determining...http://www.chemweek.com/sustainability/IG-Report-Renews-Debate-Over-EPA-Endangerment-Finding_37949.html September 29, 2011
LG has unveiled a green business investment strategy that it hopes will generate 10 trillion won ($8.5 billion) in sales by 2015 and make the company a leader in electric vehicle...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/LG-Plans-$7-Billion-Investment-in-Green-Businesses_37849.html September 28, 2011
Synthetic biology firm Amyris (Emeryville, CA) says it has partnered with tire giant Michelin to develop and commercialize isoprene made from renewable sources. Under the terms...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/Michelin-Taps-Amyris-for-Biobased-Isoprene_37922.html September 28, 2011
Renmatix (King of Prussia, PA), a cellulosic sugar start-up backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (Menlo Park), has unveiled a low-cost pathway to extract sugar from biomass using only water, pressure, and heat....http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/Renmatix-Emerges-From-Stealth-Mode-with-Biorefining-Breakthrough_37921.html September 28, 2011
3M and Umicore have signed a second technology license agreement relating to nickel, manganese and cobalt (NMC) cathode materials in lithium-ion batteries. Umicore will manufacture and...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/sustainability/3M-and-Umicore-Sign-Battery-Materials-Agreement_37916.html September 26, 2011
The Bundesrat, the German parliament’s upper house, on Friday voted to block legislation that would have allowed the pilot-scale underground storage of compressed carbon dioxide...http://www.chemweek.com/sustainability/Germany-Votes-to-Reject-Carbon-Storage_37848.html |
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