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Unilever expands to CO<sub>2</sub>-based surfactant raw material
My special report on Tecnon OrbiChem’s Bio-Materials newsletter this month was about fermentation-based surfactants particularly glycolipids given BASF’s recent investments in this market. Unilever was also mentioned in my report as one of the big cons...
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Neuer Katalysator für geringeren CO<sub>2</sub>-Ausstoß
Lorenz Lindenthal (links) und Christoph Rameshan (rechts)Wenn der CO2-Anteil der Atmosphäre nicht weiter steigen soll, dann muss das Kohlendioxid dort, wo es entsteht, in etwas anderes umgewandelt werden. Weil es sich bei CO2 allerdings um ein sehr sta...
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New catalyst for lower CO<sub>2</sub> emissions
Lorenz Lindenthal (left) and Christoph Rameshan (right)If the CO2 content of the atmosphere is not to increase any further, carbon dioxide must be converted into something else. However, as CO2 is a very stable molecule, this can only be done with the ...
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Neste to enable production of up to 500,000 tons/a of Sustainable Aviation Fuel at its Rotterdam renewable products refinery
Neste, the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel produced from waste and residue raw materials, will modify its existing renewables production capacity in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, to enable production of Su...
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Cellulose fibers against climate change
Cellulosefibers of the DITF as flltermaterial. © DITFProtecting the global climate is an undertaking that presents both industry and society with a major task. It will not be possible to achieve the climate targets simply by limiting global emissions, ...
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The world’s first laundry capsule made using recycled carbon emissions
Working alongside two partners – carbon recycling company LanzaTech and India Glycols, a manufacturer of green technology-based chemicals – we have produced a surfactant made from carbon emissions.Surfactants are a key ingredient for creating the foam ...
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Aker Solutions Wins FEED Contract for e-Fuel Plant in Norway
Planned e-Fuel facility at Herøya in Porsgrunn, NorwayAker Solutions has signed a contract with Nordic Blue Crude (NBC) for front-end engineering and design (FEED) of a new e-Fuel facility at Herøya in Porsgrunn, Norway. The e-Fuel plant is planned to ...
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Competitive Edge: Ionada’s carbon capture tech
Q: What was the reason for founding your organization – what was the open niche you saw that could be addressed with a new product or service? What was the problem, or gap, or opportunity?Ionada is an environmental engineering company that was formed o...
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Keter Group Partners with UBQ Materials to Produce Sustainable Home and Garden Goods at Scale
UBQ Materials, developer of the most climate positive thermoplastic material on the market, today announced that Keter Group, the world’s largest resin-based consumer goods company, will incorporate UBQ™ into multiple product lines in its effort to ach...
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How Elon Musk’s CO<sub>2</sub> XPRIZE can fight climate change and advance space exploration
Elon Musk and XPRIZE recently announced a $100 million prize purse for economically scalable ideas to capture and sequester carbon dioxide (CO2). As of Earth Day 2021, registration for XPRIZE Carbon Removal now open. The hope is to inspire a global ind...
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