Articles Tagged with ''bio-based materials''

New Energy Blue will create bio-based ethylene from renewable agricultural resources, which Dow will purchase and use it in recyclable applications.

A UCLA-led research team has created a new, biodegradable hydrogel adhesive that is reported to be three-times stronger than comparable bioglues.

A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Germany and McGill University in Canada have discovered strong adhesive properties of white-berry mistletoe.

A team of scientists has invented a new catalyst technology that converts renewable materials like trees and corn to acrylic acid and acrylates.

Westlake Corp. recently announced that Westlake Epoxy’s Pernis, Netherlands, site has completed the first sale of certified mass balanced bisphenol A.

DIN CERTCO certifies products using the C14 radiocarbon method and ASTM D 6866:2021 protocol instead of merely calculating the bio-content.

IKEA announced it is switching from fossil-based to bio-based glues to reduce the climate footprint of board production.

Arkema's high-performance polymers business hosted its major global customers in the castor bean fields of Gujarat, India, home to more than 80% of global castor crop production, from February 26-28, 2023.

Innovation comes from many places. From the vantage point of a scientist or engineer, nature provides many examples to emulate. 

Emery Oleochemicals has announced that its eco-friendly polyols business platform will showcase Emery’s portfolio of EMEROX® renewable polyester polyols at the 2022 Polyurethanes Technical Conference.