2012 Polymer Universal Waste 
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NOVEMBER 17, 2011
Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) are developing a small-scale demonstration reactor that will process 40 tons of wood waste per year from the university into replacements for diesel fuel and gasoline. This will be offered at the university pump in a 10:90 mixture with gasoline. all of which are ?ve-
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JUNE 18, 2012
and Jim Jones, Acting Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced the winners of the 2012 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards. The awardees for 2012 are: Professor Robert M. Waymouth of Stanford University and Dr. James L.
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MARCH 20, 2013
Lignin is a complex organic polymer found in plants; the more lignin there is in wood, the sturdier and stronger the wood is and the more efficiently it burns. Møller - Mærsk A/S, released in September 2012—“Global Biofuel Potentials For Marine Engines”—outlined the market potential for the marine fuels element of the project.
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JULY 17, 2012
Researchers at Rice University and Lockheed Martin have developed a method for creating macroporous silicon thin films (MPSF) for use as cost-effective and high-performance anode materials in Li-ion batteries. The researchers infiltrate a polymer binder, polyacrylonitrile (PAN), to these thin films. Credit: ACS, Thankur et al.
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OCTOBER 30, 2019
Mærsk and Wallenius Wilhelmsen have teamed up with the University of Copenhagen and major customers including BMW Group, H&M Group, Levi Strauss & Co. Lignin is a structural bio-polymer which contributes to the rigidity of plants. As such, this industry has an urgent need to reduce its environmental impact.
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JUNE 20, 2011
Genomatica has entered into partnerships with several major companies including Tate & Lyle, M & G (a major European chemicals producer), Waste Management, and Mitsubishi Chemical to implement their technology at a commercial scale. Genomatica expects to begin commercial production of Bio-BDO in 2012.
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MARCH 30, 2012
The report defines bio-based materials as industrial products made from renewable agricultural and forestry feedstocks, which can include wood, grasses, and crops, as well as wastes and residues. These materials may replace fabrics, adhesives, reinforcement fibers, polymers, and other, more conventional, materials.
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