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  • The biopower of soy

    Here are some of the new industrial developments in the soybean arena brought to you by the United Soybean Board: Soy is hip for skaters Comet Skateboards has partnered with e2e Materials to develop a new skateboard made from soy-based products. The new skateboards are made entirely from plant fibers...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-08-2008

  • New green chems and a notice

    The green blogger is indisposed for the rest of the week doing her real job. She promised to make it up for it next week. For now, here is September's new green chemical picks to chew on: 1. Rohm and Haas plastic additive - Rohm and Haas showcased a new additive Paraloid™ BPMS 250 melt strength enhancer...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-01-2008

  • Plug-Ins better than hybrids

    Here's a year-long study from San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) proving that a plug-in electric vehicle has more advantages than a standard hybrid and more so over the current traditional cars. Here are some of their selling points: The plug-in hybrid achieved 67 MPG, a 60-percent increase...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-25-2008

  • No more explosive fertilizers!

    Honeywell can be commended in the development of its new ammonium nitrate-based fertilizer, which the company said is not only as effective as the traditional product but it has lower explosive potential, which is very significant when it comes to cutting back potential terrorism activities. Hard as...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-23-2008

  • P&G files coffee container lawsuit

    Lighter-weight container is a green marketer's tool as well as a way for companies to save millions of dollars in reduced packaging material, fuel and other distribution costs. Which is why Procter & Gamble is suing Kraft Foods alleging that it infringed P&G's patented lighter-weight...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-23-2008

  • Bio-diapers on the market

    I finally found a greener diaper product that could probably help an environmentalist mom's dilemma between choosing an inconvenient washable cloth or non-biodegradable/compostable disposable diapers. gDiapers , which is being marketed (limitedly) in the US by Australian founders Jason and Kimberly...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-18-2008

  • US cars ready to be electrified?

    Are US consumers ready to convert to plug-in electric automobiles? General Motor sure hoped so because it doesn't want another billion-dollar electric vehicle project to go down the drain as what happened with their EV1 commuter car in mid 1990s, according to this New York Times article . GM is gearing...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-17-2008

  • More BPA-free bottles

    I was debating with myself whether to post another bisphenol-A (BPA) story as it's getting to be too repetitive. Another study, this time from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), reported that the estrogenic chemicals are found in urine samples and that they have a strong link...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-17-2008

  • Tires on the road to green

    You don't usually associate Danisco, globally-known for its yummy biscuits, in producing rubber tire chemicals. However, Danisco's biotechnology company Genencor has been active in producing renewable-based chemicals and fuels, and just this week announced a joint venture deal with Goodyear Tire...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-16-2008

  • Breakthrough in sugar chemicals

    Another eureka moment in the world of green chemistry is Genomatica 's development of sugar-based 1,4 butanediol (BDO), a key feedstock in the manufacturing of hundreds of industrial chemicals for making plastics, rubber and fiber products. The privately-held company, which has the backing of several...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-16-2008
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