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The recent decline of crude oil prices during 2015 forward has hampered the growth of bioplastics, yet the remarkable technology achievements in biochemical building blocks of the past two decades will continue strong during this transition period. (Image: omnexus.specialchem.com).
Furfural: Platform Chemical for Bioplastics (Image: DalinYebo)
Furan-2-carbaldehyde
Bioplastics forecasts production capacities to grow fivefold by 2016
Hans Hoydonckx, Business Development Manager of TransFurans Chemicals (euronews innovation)
(Furfural) Biorefinery 101: Start Simpler
Keep it simple! Making furfural is not rocket science. It's all about the integrating furfural production into the mass and energy balance of a pulp o...
FDCA to PEF (Polyethylene Furanoate): A Production Cost Anal...
The total operating cost (raw materials, utilities, fixed costs and depreciation costs) estimated to produce PEF was about $2,700/ton in Q2 2015.
How About Introducing BreakdownPEF?
A Cradle to an End-of-Life Solution for Billions of Plastic Containers
The article "LVF Introduces BreakdownPET, an End-of...
Furfural and its Humins
Humins are polymers that are formed as degradation products during the furfural manufacturing processes.
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