Blogs
The Energy Blog: Biobutanol - Cobalt Biofuels Raises $25 Million to Accelerate Commercialization of
Biobutanol (C4H10O) or butyl alcohol is a second generation biofuel that can be produced from biomass and can be used either as an industrial chemical or as a transportation fuel. Biobutanol can run in any gasoline engine with no modifications and, like ethanol, has a higher octane rating than
Feedstock news galore
I used to cover the agbiotech market where BASF, DuPont via Pioneer Hi-Bred, Dow Chemical via its Dow Agrosciences business, Syngenta and Monsanto where at each other's throats (I think they still are) competing to have the highest oil-yielding...
BIOconversion Blog: Economic Impacts of Biofuel Development
BIOconversion Blog The 2nd of 4 interlinked BIOenergy Blogs, this one covers international issues, process R&D, facility deployments, and new developments. The other three related blogs are the BIOstock Blog, BIOoutput Blog, and the BIOwaste Blog. Related #bioconv tweets @BIOblogger. March 22, 2009
Verdezyne starts pilot plant
It's been awhile since the blog wrote something about Verdezyne's development activities on bio-adipic acid. The company announced today that it has started its pilot plant operation in Carlsbad, California -- Verdezyne's first biobased adipic acid at scale. The...
Mitsubishi develops bio-MMA
Mitsubishi Rayon (MRC) and its subsidiary Lucite International announced today that they have developed bio-based methyl methacrylate (MMA), a chemical used in coatings, transparent plastics and adhesives. Most of MMA is polymerized into polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), a transparent thermoplastic...
Zeachem bags low-cost feedstock
US-based Zeachem, which is building a 250,000 gal/year cellulosic demonstration biorefinery in Boardman, Oregon, producing ethanol and ethyl acetate, announced last week that it will be able to soon get 100% of its feedstock at a cost 50% lower
Zeachem bags low-cost feedstock
US-based Zeachem, which is building a 250,000 gal/year cellulosic demonstration biorefinery in Boardman, Oregon, producing ethanol and ethyl acetate, announced last week that it will be able to soon get 100% of its feedstock at a cost 50% lower compared...
US crackers feast on ethane feeds (Chemicals & The Economy)
There has been a dramatic shift in cracker feedstocks in the USA over the past 2 years, as crude oil prices have risen. Many US producers have been able to switch to ethane feed, and as a result have become...
Solazyme files for IPO
I can't believe I missed this news! I must have been very busy that week (that or I was in a zombie land) when this news about Solazyme filing for IPO (initial public offering) came out on March 11.
Solazyme files for IPO
I can't believe I missed this news! I must have been very busy that week (that or I was in a zombie land) when this news about Solazyme filing for IPO (initial public offering) came out on March 11....
