Keyword: Catalisti

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Phthalates and their Alternatives

24.10.2013 - Better, Or Just Different? - As the world moves away from using phthalates because of their association with human health effects, making sure their replacement alternatives are...

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Reverdia Starts World’s First Large-Scale Bio-Based Succinic Acid Plant

26.02.2013 - Reverdia, a global producer of starch and starch-derivatives, has begun operations in Cassano Spinola, Italy, at a commercial-scale plant producing Biosuccinium sustainable...

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Evonik and BioAmber Partner

24.07.2012 - Evonik's Catalysts Business Line has recently agreed with US based BioAmber on a long term cooperation for the development and manufacturing of catalysts for making BDO (1,4-...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Natural Resource Base in the Chemical Industry, Growing Markets for Bio-Based Polymers, Lubricants and Surfactants

20.07.2012 - Bio-Based Chemicals - As raw materials become increasingly scarce and expensive and the effects of global warming become progressively evident, the scientific, business and...

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BioAmber Produces Bio-based 1,4-Butanediol

29.03.2012 - BioAmber has scaled up its hydrogenation catalyst technology under license from DuPont and converted multi-ton quantities of bio-succinic acid into 100% bio-based 1,4-butanediol (1...