Top 19 of 2019

#19 The DOE’s 12 Top Biobased Molecules – what became of them?

This article is an oldie but goodie, from 2015 but still somehow one of the most popular stories among The Digest readers.
With the news that Cargill has acquired OPX Bio’s fermentation-based technology, which featured a hot route to biobased paints, adhesives, diapers, and detergents — we take a look back at a DOE paper that sparked so much interest in these biobased molecules.
More on the story, here.

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