bio-based chemicals Archives - Environment+Energy Leader

Think Bio-Based Materials Are Costly, Perform Poorly? Think Again.

September 16, 2016January 11, 2023 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

A Lux Research report says not only do bio-based materials and chemicals perform as well as their petro-based counterparts, they can actually perform better than incumbents and offer real business value to companies.

Can Bio-Based Chemicals Improve Products’ Performance and Sustainability?

January 4, 2016November 13, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The global renewable chemicals market will reach $84.3 billion by 2020, up from $49 billion in 2015, growing at a CAGR of 11.47 percent, according to a Research and Markets report. Driven largely by increasing environmental concerns, government support for environmentally responsible sources and processes, and technological innovations, market participants ... Read more »

Bio-based Cleaning for Degreasing, Asphalt/Tar Removal

August 5, 2015August 4, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Elevance Renewable Sciences, which creates specialty chemicals from natural oils, has added to its Elevance Clean product line to address the cleaning industry’s growing supply-demand gap for d-limonene. The company says Elevance Clean 1000 is a high-performing, bio-based cleaning ingredient that reduces uncertainty in price and supply for d-limonene buyers ... Read more »

AkzoNobel, Photanol to Develop Photosynthesis-Based Chemicals

September 18, 2014April 20, 2022 by Ken Jennison

AkzoNobel and Photanol have partnered to create technology that mimics the way plants use photosynthesis with a goal of producing “green” chemical building blocks that will eventually replace raw materials AkzoNobel currently obtains from fossil-based production. AkzoNobel’s chemicals are used by the chemicals, detergent, construction, food, pulp and paper and ... Read more »

Lux: Biofuel Could Compete with Petrol on Price

November 13, 2013 by Leon Walker

Lower biofuel feedstock prices could drive down the price of fermentable cellulosic sugar allowing bio-based chemicals and biofuels to be made from more plentiful non-food sources, helping them better compete with petroleum-based chemicals and fuels, according to a study by Lux research. Lower feedstock prices can drive down prices of fermentable cellulosic sugar ... Read more »

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