(Notícia em Inglês)
While the road to commercializing next-generation biofuels is long, almost limitless off-ramps present themselves along the way. Companies are using fuel technologies to create other, cheaper-to-make products like renewable chemicals, food and vitamins.
ZeaChem Inc., which does its research and development in Menlo Park, will first use its hybrid biochemical and thermochemical process to create acetic acid and then ethyl acetate from any feedstock, including wood, switch grass and corn stover, at the demonstration facility it’s building in Boardman, Ore. Ethyl acetate is a solvent used in nail polish remover and glues, among other things.
Algae fuels company Solazyme, in South San Francisco, has divisions focused on food made from algae oil and has a joint agreement with Procter & Gamble to develop personal care products like soap and lotions.
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While the road to commercializing next-generation biofuels is long, almost limitless off-ramps present themselves along the way. Companies are using fuel technologies to create other, cheaper-to-make products like renewable chemicals, food and vitamins.
ZeaChem Inc., which does its research and development in Menlo Park, will first use its hybrid biochemical and thermochemical process to create acetic acid and then ethyl acetate from any feedstock, including wood, switch grass and corn stover, at the demonstration facility it’s building in Boardman, Ore. Ethyl acetate is a solvent used in nail polish remover and glues, among other things.
Algae fuels company Solazyme, in South San Francisco, has divisions focused on food made from algae oil and has a joint agreement with Procter & Gamble to develop personal care products like soap and lotions.
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