A sustainable bio-degradable alternative to plastic packaging has been developed by Gurgaon-based Roidec India Chemicals Pvt Ltd, the company said Tuesday. - http://green.in.msn.com/cleantechnologies/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5567147

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Dyes and Colorants from natural sources are gaining importance mainly due to health and environmental issues. 
Algae contain a wide range of photosynthetic pigments. Three major classes of photosynthetic pigments are chlorophylls, carotenoids (carotenes and xanthophylls) and phycobilins. 
Phycocyanin and phycoerythrin belong to the major class of phycobilins photosynthetic pigment while fucoxanthin and peridinin belong to carotenoid group of photosynthetic pigment.
Three major classes of photosynthetic pigments occur among the algae: chlorophylls, carotenoids (carotenes and xanthophylls) and phycobilins. The pigments are characteristic of certain algal groups as indicated below. Chlorophylls and carotenes are generally fat soluble molecules and can…

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Genomatica at #1 in Hot 30 as final week in voting begins

Genomatica strengthened its grip on first place in the 30 Hottest Companies in Renewable Chemicals & Biomaterials rankings, as voting entered the final, furious week of balloting. Amyris returned to 2nd place after dropping to 4th last week, while Solazyme maintained itself in 3rd place, less than two tenths of 1 percent behind Amyris. Gevo slipped back into 4th place, while LS9 jumped into 5th position.

Rounding out the top ten in voting to date are Dupont, Novozymes, Codexis, Genencor, and ZeaChem.

http://biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/2011/07/13/genomatica-at-1-in-hot-30-as-final-week-in-voting-begins/

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Polymers based on renewable resources - different routes - 1. Renewable resources -> Fermentation -> Monomers -> Chemical processes -> Polymers
2. Renewable resources -> Fermentation -> Polymers -

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Laundry detergent and personal health - Laundry detergent is one of the worst culprits when it comes to personal health problems. Detergent additives can absorb into skin on contact, causing irritation and skin-harm -

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PHB synthesis by bacteria from biomass - PHB can be synthesized by various bacteria in high yields (< 95%).
It is accumulated in granules and has to be separated from the
biomass by specific processes -

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Paints and VOCs - Paints that contain no VOCs - harsh chemicals that make paints smell like paints -

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Glucose to PLA - Glucose -> Fermentation -> Lactic Acid -> Polymerization -> Polylactic acid (PLA) -

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Gasification used since the 1950s - Modern gasification has been used in the chemical industries since the 1950s. The chemical industry uses gasification to produce methanol as well as ammonia and urea, the foundations for fertilizers -

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Glucose -> PBT, PBS - Glucose + CO2 -> Fermentation -> Succinic acid -> + H2 -> Butandiol -> PBT + PBS. It is also possible to get PBS directly from Succinic acid -

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Coal gasification from Eastman chemicals - Eastman Chemicals company helped advance the use of coal gasification in the US. Its coal-to-chemicals plants converts coal to methanol and acetyl chemicals. The plant began operations in 1983 -

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LS9, P&G in pact for sustainable chemicals - LS9, which calls itself The Renewable Petroleum Company, joined forces today with Cincinnati, Ohio-based Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG). The partners will jointly develop and commercialize LS9?s technology to produce sustainable chemicals used within P&G?s portfolio of consumer products. - http://www.cleantech.com/news/4474/ls9-procter-and-gamble-join-forces

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Renewable chemicals digest - http://www.biofuelsdigest.com/biotech/ - this newsletter appears to have a focus on renewable chemicals

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