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May 11, 2010
Construction is expected to start in June, with the expansion coming online by the second quarter of 2011....http://www.chemweek.com/sustainability/biofuels/DuPont-JV-to-Add-Biobased-PDO-Capacity_26526.html May 11, 2010
The breakthrough, made in collaboration with the Technical University of Denmark (TUD), could lead to a more cost-efficient process to produce lactic acid, which is a raw material for biodegradable plastics and solvents....http://www.chemweek.com/sustainability/biofuels/Haldor-Topsøe-Technical-University-of-Denmark-Develop-Fermentation-Free-Lactic-Acid-Process_26635.html May 10, 2010
The company, which already markets five polymer products derived from castor oil, is currently developing biobased acrylic acid and hopes to market carbon nanotubes produced from bio-based ethanol by 2011....http://www.chemweek.com/sustainability/biofuels/Arkema-Biobased-Chemicals-to-be-10-percent-of-Sales-by-2012_26624.html May 10, 2010
Novozymes says it has agreed to partner with Royal Nedalco (Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands), a major supplier of yeast and ethanol in Europe, to develop a fermentation process that...http://www.chemweek.com/sustainability/biofuels/Novozymes-Collaborates-with-Ethanol-Developer-to-Improve-Yeast-Process_26609.html May 4, 2010
Using GlycosBio's metabolic engineering technology, palm oil and oleochemical producers will be able to convert lower value product streams into renewbale feedstocks that can be used to produce more valuable biochemicals....http://www.chemweek.com/sustainability/biofuels/Glycos-Expands-into-Malaysia-Eyes-Palm-Oil-Opportunities_26527.html April 30, 2010
A team of researchers from the University of California (Berkeley, CA), led by Hemamala Karunadasa, has developed a low cost catalyst based on molybdenum for generating hydrogen. The...http://www.chemweek.com/sustainability/biofuels/Berkeley-Chemists-Develop-Potentially-Game-changing-Catalyst-for-Making-Hydrogen_26472.html April 28, 2010
Solvay says it has begun operating a refuse derived fuel (RDF) cogeneration plant at its manufacturing site at Bernburg, Germany. The RDF plant, which generates steam and electricity...http://www.chemweek.com/sustainability/biofuels/Solvay-Cuts-Carbon-Emissions-with-Energy-from-Waste-Facility_26352.html April 27, 2010
Cereplast says it will commercialize algae-based resins by the end of this year. Cereplast says it is in contact with several companies that plan to use algae to minimize the carbon...http://www.chemweek.com/sustainability/biofuels/Cereplast-Algae-Based-Resins-Will-Be-Available-by-Year-End_26343.html April 27, 2010
Coskata says its technology is capable of making ethanol from practically any renewable source, including household garbage, plant waste, and used tires....http://www.chemweek.com/sustainability/biofuels/Total-Invests-in-Biofuel-Firm-Coskata_26342.html April 26, 2010
Neste Oil says it has begun trials in Finland for Neste Green 100 diesel, a diesel derived 100% from renewable raw materials that is free from fossil fuel. The trial will feature...http://www.chemweek.com/sustainability/biofuels/Neste-Trials-100-percent-Biodiesel-in-Finland_26293.html April 26, 2010
Michael Boot, a post-graduate researcher at Eindhoven University of Technology (Eindhoven, the Netherlands), has developed a new formulation for diesel, named Cyclox, using industrial...http://www.chemweek.com/sustainability/biofuels/Soot-free-Diesel-from-Industrial-Waste_26285.html April 22, 2010
A wave of start-up companies are bringing new bioprocessing technologies from the laboratory to the market and making collaborative deals with chemical companies and other players from...http://www.chemweek.com/sustainability/biofuels/Biochemicals-Start-ups-Pick-their-Partners-with-videos_25731.html April 21, 2010
This is a question many chemical companies are asking themselves as the industry trundles toward the development and use of biobased materials and biofuels in the face of apparently...http://www.chemweek.com/sustainability/biofuels/Blog-Are-Bio-based-Ingredients-Greener-than-those-from-Fossil-Fuels_26037.html April 20, 2010
Enzymes technology firm Codexis (Redwood City, CA) is due to go public this week with an IPO on the Nasdaq stock exchange. The company plans to raise $84 million by offering 6 million...http://www.chemweek.com/sustainability/biofuels/Codexis-Set-to-Launch-this-Week-on-the-Nasdaq_26114.html April 15, 2010
Deinove (Paris), a biotech start-up company developing processes for biofuels and biochemcials, has unveiled plans to undertake an initial public offering (IPO) in a bid to raise...http://www.chemweek.com/sustainability/biofuels/Bioprocessing-Start-up-Counts-Down-to-IPO_26039.html April 8, 2010
The company says it hopes to begin construction of the plant in September of this year. The site will be the largest bio-based succinic acid unit in the world, Myriant says....http://www.chemweek.com/sustainability/biofuels/Myriant-Moves-Ahead-With-Biosuccinic-Acid-Plant_25864.html April 1, 2010
The two firms agreed to jointly evaluate several biofuel projects, including the possibility of a demonstration-scale unit to produce green diesel and jet fuel at an undisclosed site in India....http://www.chemweek.com/sustainability/biofuels/UOP-Indian-Oil-Sign-Biofuel-Pact_25793.html March 26, 2010
The bill, called the Renewable Fuels Reinvestment Act (RFRA) extends both the 45 cts/gallon VEETC available to oil and gasoline refiners for each gallon of ethanol they blend and the corresponding secondary tariff through December 31, 2015....http://www.chemweek.com/sustainability/biofuels/House-Bill-Seeks-to-Extend-Ethanol-Tax-Credits_25667.html March 25, 2010
DNP Green Technology and Greenfield Ethanol say the $50 million plant will be North America's first biobased succinic acid refinery....http://www.chemweek.com/sustainability/biofuels/Firms-Planning-North-American-Biobased-Succinic-Acid-Refinery_25582.html March 17, 2010
DSM says it expects to be in a position to announce plans for the commercialization of specific products derived from CO2 feedstocks in the next 12-24 months. “We have sufficient...http://www.chemweek.com/sustainability/biofuels/DSM-on-Track-to-Commercialize-Production-of-Resins-Adhesives-and-Coatings-from-CO2_25457.html |
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