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Biobased Monopropylene Glycol: The Bumpy Road to a Decarbonized World
Monopropylene glycol (MPG) – often called simply propylene glycol – is essential to a wide range of products across a variety of industries and...
Bioeconomy and Renewables (6)
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Biobased Succinic Acid: Is the Sustainable Route Becoming Economically Viable Once More?
A renewable technology hailed as revolutionary in the 2010s may emerge as a choice route to deliver key intermediate chemicals in the future. When...
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Sustainable Routes to Polyurethane
It could be considered one of the plastics world's most contradictory materials. Notoriously under-recycled due to technical difficulty, polyurethane...
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Sustainable Feedstock for an Ethical Fashion Industry
Fabrics and textiles made from the naturally occurring polymer cellulose are breaking ground in the move towards sustainable fashion. With the...
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Innovation in Pyrolysis Picks up Pace in Q4 2021
The potential for pyrolysis to tackle waste and increase circularity in plastics industries moved closer to reality yesterday (23 November). Shell...
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Solar energy boom sparks EVA capacity expansions
That the sun is capable of supplying enough solar power to meet all earth’s annual energy needs by shining for just 90 minutes is a fact that...
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Solar Energy Boom Sparks EVA Capacity Expansions
That the sun is capable of supplying enough solar power to meet all of earth’s annual energy needs by shining for just 90 minutes is a fact that...
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Innovation in pyrolysis picks up pace in Q4 2021
The potential for pyrolysis to tackle waste and increase circularity in plastics industries moved closer to reality yesterday (23 November). Shell...
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Renewable Materials and the Future of Plastics
As COP26 delegates dissected the detail on decarbonising our world, chemical innovators ushered in sustainable solutions of their own. Late 2021 saw...
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Ammonia Shortage Triggers Supply Chain Ripple Effect
South Korea’s urea supply crunch is a stark reminder of the value in supply chain diversification. With very little means of meeting its own urea...