Articles Tagged with ''bio-based materials''

Scientists at Fraunhofer and Henkel develop process to create specialty chemicals from customized functional keratin proteins derived from chicken feathers.

Henkel Adhesive Technologies, Kraton Corp., and Dow Inc. have achieved a reduction in product carbon footprint for two of Henkel's North American flagship products for end-of-line packaging. 

Researchers around the world are publishing their latest discoveries in scientific journals. Here are three recent developments in adhesion technology research.

AmalgAmaize™ is a biobased specialty polymer for the composite materials industry that offers sustainability and versatility. 

This overview highlights some of the new tools adhesive and sealant manufacturers can use as they formulate.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a report showing that the United States could sustainably triple its production of biomass to more than one billion tons per year.

Harvard researchers have found that chitosan, a fibrous, sugar-based material derived from the processed outer skeletons of shellfish, achieved rapid and strong bonding of hydrogels through chemical and physical interactions that differ from traditional hydrogel methods.

Kraton Corp. launched a new line of biobased hydrocarbon oils designed to deliver superior performance and environmental advantages in the adhesive industry. 

Covestro is moving forward with the implementation of a unique process for producing the important chemical, aniline, entirely based on plant biomass instead of petroleum.

Kraton, a global producer of specialty polymers and high-value biobased products derived from pine wood pulping by-products, has completed a $35 million investment to upgrade its crude tall oil biorefinery towers.