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EC Announces 3-year Project 'Bio Base NWE' to Support North West Europe's Bio-based Economy

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 Z

The European Commission has launched a new three-year project "Bio Base NWE" to support the development of the bio-based economy in North West Europe (NWE). The €6.2 million (£5.35 million) project will work mainly with small and medium... (Industry News)

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Edeniq's DOE-Supported Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Successfully Completes Performance Test

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 Z

Edeniq, a biomaterials and sustainable fuels company, recently announced that the company's first demonstration plant, located at its Visalia, CA headquarters, has completed a successful "performance test" that exceeded the benchmark of 1,000 hours... (Industry News)

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Researchers Develops Bio-based Super-surface Coating for Electronics & Other Applications

Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 Z

Every time a firefighter braves an inferno, a scientist wonders if a new material or special flame-resistant coating could be created to protect him. Today, armed with nanocomposite techniques and insights into bio-based materials, new classes of... (Industry News)

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Solvay Novecare Unveils Fentamine® Fatty & Fentacare® Specialty Amines for Paint & Coatings

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 Z

Solvay Novecare has added a broad portfolio of fatty and specialty amines to enhance its existing catalog of paint and coatings additives. The expanded offering includes two additional product ranges - Fentamine® fatty amines and Fentacare®... (Product News)

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High Performance Alkyd Paints Based on Kaolin for Corrosion Protection of Steel

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 Z

Emira, H. S. A., J. Coat. Technol. Res., 2013, 10(2), pp. 199 -208.Calcination of kaolin presents an easy route to obtain high performance and eco-friendly anticorrosive filler. The objective of the present... (R&D Highlight)

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Hyperbranched Waterborne Polyurethanes

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 Z

Park, J. H., et. al., Polym. Bull., 2013, 70(3), pp. 859-869.A hyperbranched polyol (HBP), viz. hyperbranched 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl) propionic acid (MPA) polyester-16-hydroxyl, was incorporated chemically into... (R&D Highlight)

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BASF Plans to Begin Production of Renewable 1,4-Butanediol Using Genomatica's Technology

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 Z

BASF plans to begin production of 1,4-butanediol based on renewable feedstock (renewable BDO) using the patented process of Genomatica, San Diego, California. The one-step fermentation process is based on sugars as a renewable feedstock. The... (Industry News)

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Solazyme & AkzoNobel to Develop Surfactants & Coatings from Triglyceride Oils

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 Z

Solazyme, Inc. a renewable oil and bioproducts company, and AkzoNobel, a leading global paints and coatings company and a major producer of specialty chemicals, announced recently that they have entered into an agreement targeting the development of... (Industry News)

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More Collision Centers in the National Rule Areas of North America Prefers PPG’s Waterborne Coatings

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 Z

More collision centers in the National Rule areas of North America than in low-VOC regulated areas are now using waterborne products by PPG Industries' automotive refinish business, according to Tim Jones, PPG waterborne segment manager. Of the more... (Industry News)

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Global Polyamide Market to Reach USD 27 BN by 2018, Predicts MarketsandMarkets

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 Z

The "Polyamide Market - By Type (Polyamide 6, Polyamide 6-6, Bio-Based Polyamide) & By Application (Automotives, Electrical, Machinery, Consumer Goods, Textiles & Sports Wear, Films and Coatings & Packaging) - Global Trends & Forecasts Up to 2018"... (Industry News)

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Researchers Develop Thin Polymer Coating for Furniture to Prevent the Spread of Flames

Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 Z

A thin polymer coating on foam used in furniture can prevent the spread of flames, said Dr. Jaime Grunlan, the Gulf Oil/Thomas A. Dietz Career Development Professor at Texas A&M university. Grunlan said that the coating he and his research team have... (Industry News)

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Sweetwater, Naturally Scientific Announce 15 Year Project to Produce Biochemicals from Sugars

Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 Z

Sweetwater Energy, Inc., a Rochester NY-based cellulosic sugar producer, recently announced a project to provide Naturally Scientific with customized industrial sugars over the course of 15 years in a transaction valued at $250 million. Sweetwater... (Industry News)

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Rockwood Pigments' Solaplex® Range of Yellow-Orange Inorganic Pigments Granted FCN1252 by FDA

Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 Z

Rockwood Pigments' Solaplex® range of bright Yellow to Orange inorganic pigments based on Color Index Pigment Yellow 216 has been granted a Food Contact Notification (FCN1252) by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA), effective April 3 2013... (Product News)

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ResearchAndMarkets Releases its Latest Report on the Global Nanocellulose Market 2017

Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 Z

Despite being the most available natural polymer on earth, it is only recently that cellulose has gained prominence as a nanostructured material, in the form of nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC), micro/nanofibrillar cellulose (MFC/NFC) and bacterial... (Industry News)

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Biobased Products Using IB Have Huge Potential for UK’s Economy, Reports Forum for the Future

Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 Z

Industrial Biotechnology has the potential to become a major factor in the UK economy over the coming years, according to prominent environmentalist Jonathon Porritt. In the Industrial Biotechnology Done Well report, put out by environmental group... (Industry News)

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Gevo Receives U.S. Patent No. 8,431,374 ('374 Patent) for Commercially Viable Isobutanol Production

Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 Z

Gevo, Inc. (Nasdaq:GEVO) announced recently that it has been issued a new patent, U.S. Patent No. 8,431,374 ('374 Patent), covering the foundational methods for low-cost isobutanol production at commercially relevant titer, productivity, and... (Industry News)

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Researchers Develop Process to Produce Biomass-derived Chemical Feedstocks Using Oxygen Gas

Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 Z

UW-Madison chemists have identified an approach to use oxygen gas to convert lignin, a byproduct of biofuel production, into a form that could allow it to replace fossil fuels as a source of chemical feedstocks. Lignin is a complex organic material... (Industry News)

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Benefit from effective functional freeze-thaw stabilizer & open time extender additives from Solvay for low to zero VOC coatings

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:00:00 Z

Solvay expert, Ayaz A. Khan, will explain during this webinar the environmental, technical performance and cost advantages of using by freeze-thaw stabilizer & open time extender additives. In addition he will expose the challenges and market requirements fulfilled to help paints & coatings professionals.All Webinars Subscribe to Coatings & Inks Formulation Newsletter

VTT Granted EUR 3.8 Mn to Develop Cellulosic Ethanol Production Tech for Odebrecht's Plant in Brazil

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 Z

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland exports its expertise as a developer of biomass processing technology to Brazil. Odebrecht, a conglomerate and one of the southern hemisphere's largest enterprises, is making preparations for second generation... (Industry News)

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Solventless Synthesis and Free-radical Photopolymerization of Acrylated Castor Oil

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:00:00 Z

Dillman, B. F., et. al., Polymer, 2013, 54(7), pp. 1768-1774.A simple, low environmental impact procedure for preparing acrylated castor oil (ACO) was developed using a hybrid acrylate isocyanate monomer. The... (R&D Highlight)

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