Sumitomo Chemical has initiated the construction of a pilot facility to establish a process for directly producing propylene from ethanol, a sustainable chemical raw material gaining significant attention. This development is supported by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) Green Innovation (GI) Fund. The company is committed to completing the construction of […]

Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have shown for the first time that an enzyme can be tweaked to reduce lignin in plants. Their technique could help lower the cost of converting biomass into carbon-neutral fuels to power your car and other sustainably developed bioproducts. Lignin is a polymer that’s […]

Ethanol and alcohol are the same, and they have the same physical and chemical properties. Ethanol is a type of alcohol, and the two are formed by the fermentation of glucose by enzymes in yeast. Alcohol is any chemical having a ‘“ OH functional group. Alcohols are generally classified into three groups, based on the […]