Top Value Added Chemicals: The Biobased Economy 12 Years Later

The following update features four biobased chemicals with recent innovations on the market:  Itaconic Acid, Glucaric Acid, 3-Hydroxybutryolactone, and 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural

In 2004, the United States Department of Energy published a landmark report titled “Top Value Added Chemicals from Biomass,” in…

Full text: https://communities.acs.org/community/science/sustainability/green-chemistry-nexus-blog/blog/2017/03/16/top-value-added-chemicals-the-biobased-economy-12-years-later

Author

Lauren Winstel

Source

Green Chemistry Nexus Blog, 2017-03-16.

Supplier

US Department of Energy (DoE)

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