23 December 2014
ABOUT GREEN BIOLOGICS CLOSTRIDIUM MICROBIAL BIOCATALYSTS
ABOUT RENEWABLE N-BUTANOL
N-butanol is a major performance chemical
used as both
* a solvent and
* an intermediate in the production of high value derivatives
such as
butyl acrylates, butyl glycol ethers, butyl acetate,
amino resins, and plasticizers.
These derivatives are key raw materials in
** paints, coatings, adhesives and inks as well as
** cosmetics, personal care ingredients,
** industrial and household cleaners,
** food ingredients, and specialty products.
According to Markets to Markets consultancy,
the global n-butanol market is expected to
reach $9.4 billion by 2018,
with year-over-year growth exceeding 4.4%.
VIEW RENEWABLE N-BUTANOL DATASHEET
VIEW RENEWABLE N-BUTANOL SPECIFICATION
Acetone is a backbone intermediate
in the production of
* methyl methacrylate monomers,
* BisphenolA,
* aldol chemicals such as
MIBK (methyl isobutyl ketone) and
other high value products,
and is used extensively as
* a solvent in paints, coatings, adhesives,
inks, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, electronics and
laboratory chemicals.
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VIEW RENEWABLE ACETONE SPECIFICATION
DETAILS
today announced the successful closing of
its acquisition of the assets of
Central MN Ethanol Cooperative LLC (CMEC).
Green Biologics intends to
repurpose the operation, which includes
a 21 million gallon per year ethanol plant,
to produce
renewable nbutanol and acetone,
utilising its proprietary
advanced fermentation process (AFP™) technology platform.
Sean Sutcliffe,
CEO of Green Biologics Ltd. and
Chairman of Green Biologics, Inc.
“Having built our demonstration facility in Emmetsburg, Iowa
and met our technology milestones, we are now
moving forward with the second stage –
the completion of the CMEC plant acquisition and
repurposing it to
renewable n-butanol and acetone production
for start-up in 2016,”
“Our downstream markets are robust and rapidly growing,
with strong demand across a wide spectrum of customers
in high value performance markets. We look forward to
building stronger relationships with key customers,
including our customers in key downstream derivatives.”
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