All Bio-based articles
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BusinessFunding boost for Grangemouth whisky waste-to-chemicals firms
Governments hope £9 million in grants will help MiAlgae and Celtic Renewables replace oil-refining jobs
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BusinessTaking aerogel insulation from spacecraft to living space
Nanoplume’s bio-based materials are super-insulating but also cheap and scalable
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BusinessAlgenesis cracks diisocyanate problem to make fully bio-based polyurethane
Process combines algal fermentation with flow chemistry and avoids hazardous phosgene
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OpinionNew materials for sustainable fabrics
Textiles based on agricultural waste, algae and fungi are being developed to improve the environmental impact of the fashion industry
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BusinessBiomanufacturing proliferates in chemicals
Fermentation can improve sustainability at competitive costs
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BusinessBio-based plastics compete for space
From drop-in replacements to new polymers, what role will renewable materials play in a sustainable future?
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BusinessOnline tool tracks bio-based materials
E-certificates automatically trace ingredients through supply chain processes
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BusinessAn unsustainable hypocrisy
Social responsibility should extend through the whole supply chain, not just be a tool to put pressure on feedstock suppliers
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Business
BASF introduces bio-based polyTHF
Process uses 1,4-butanediol from microbial digestion of sugar feedstocks to make component of polyester and polyurethane materials
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BusinessBio-based chemicals on the rise in US
Government predicts 10% of chemicals market will be renewable by 2015
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ResearchSawdust cellulose offers alkane pipeline
Biomass alkanes could fit into existing crude oil feedstock infrastructure
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ResearchPlant plastics reach for the stars
Star-shaped additives transform rice starch into a useful transparent plastic
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News
Five green chemical feedstock projects launched
New projects will investigate how feedstock chemicals can be produced without fossil fuels
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Business
Lignin to lead bio-based chemicals?
Report says bio-polymer could become a commercial opportunity within three years
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Business
Coca-Cola collaborates on bio-PET project
Global drinks giant Coca-Cola is teaming up with Ford, Heinz, Nike and Procter & Gamble to increase the use of bio-based polyethylene terephthalate