In Switzerland, AVA Biochem AG developed, patented and piloted a fully water-based process for the conversion of industrial sugars into the 100% bio-based molecule 5-HMF. With the common goal to further implement 5-HMF in various materials and chemical applications and aiming to establish the world’s first commercial-scale production plant of 5-HMF, AVA Biochem entered into […]
In Wisconsin, researchers at UW–Madison and the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center developed an inexpensive, industry-compatible process to produce high yields of the versatile chemical HMF – 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, which is used to make many bio-based chemicals, plastics and fuels. The team’s research shows that the process is simple and compatible with the existing infrastructure in […]
There are 17,576 possible 3-letter acronyms in the Roman alphabet and sometimes it feels as it the chemical industry and the military have used them all up. Three letter acronyms are so prevalent they have spawned their own acronym, TLA. Once, the Navy’s Director for Operational Energy, Chris Tindal, opened up a session at which […]
To accompany our coverage this week of advanced chemicals with 5-HMF and its derivative, FDCA, we turn to a first-class study done by Weastra on the potential of selected bio-based chemical intermediates, specifically succinic acid, itaconic acid and FDCA (2,5-furandicarboxylic acid). Here we focus on the FDCA elements of the study, the complete text of […]
