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Honoring 'green chemistry'
achievements
T
he 2015 winners of the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge
Awards have been announced. Each year, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA; Washington, D.C.; www.
epa.gov) recognizes innovative technologies that reduce hazards
to humans and the environment and the leading scientists who
contribute to this end. These achievements are of great interest since
developing safer and environmentally sustainable processes is an important
goal for the chemical process industries (CPI). Details about
the award and selection criteria can be found on the EPA's website.
The winners of the 2015 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge
Awards, in each of six categories, are described here (Source: EPA).
Designing Greener Chemicals Award - Hybrid Coating Technologies/Nanotech
Industries (Daly City, Calif.; www.hybridcoatingtech.
com) has developed a plant-based polyurethane for use on floors,
furniture and in foam insulation. Conventional polyurethane production
involves the use of isocyanates, a hazardous class of chemicals.
Hybrid Coating Technologies produces its Green Polyurethane (also
known as HNIPU or hybrid non-isocyanate polyurethane) without the
use of isocyanates, and according to the company, its patented technology
is the only formulation in the world to do so.
Greener Reaction Conditions Award - Soltex (Synthetic Oils and
Lubricants of Texas; Houston; www.soltexinc.com) has developed a
process based on a novel solid catalyst for polymerizing isobutylene
monomer into polyisobutylene. The solid catalyst eliminates the need
for a liquid catalyst that is hazardous to handle and that requires extensive
water washing to remove. Soltex's process significantly lowers
the water usage in the process, and reduces the use of a difficult-tohandle
material.
Greener Synthetic Pathways Award - LanzaTech (Skokie, Ill.;
www.lanzatech.com) was honored with this award for its gas fermentation
process that uses waste gas that might otherwise be vented
or flared, to produce useful products and reduce companies' carbon
footprints. Gas streams containing a range of CO and H2 levels can
be used to produce ethanol and more. The company's proprietary
microbes can also consume H2-free gas streams.
Academic Award - Eugene Chen, professor at the Colorado State
University (Fort Collins; www.colostate.edu) was recognized for his
work in developing new condensation technology that uses plantbased
materials to produce liquid fuels and renewable chemicals.
Small Business Award - Renmatix (King of Prussia, Penn.; www.
renmatix.com) won this award for developing a process that uses supercritical
water, instead of enzymes or acids, to break down biomass
for use in bio-based processes.
Climate Change Award - Algenol (Fort Myers, Fla.; www.algenol.
com) is the first recipient of this new award category. The company
has received this honor for developing a patented
technology using blue-green algae that use CO2 to
produce fuels such as ethanol.*
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Dorothy Lozowski, Editor in Chief
* For more on these topics, see www.chemengonline.com, including
Supercritical water process converts biomass to sugars, November,
2011; Microbes convert stack gases to fuels and chemicals,
December, 2010; Reliance refinery launches demonstration module for
Algenol biofuel-production process, January 21, 2015; and BASF and
Renmatix agree on a joint development for the production of industrial
sugars from biomass, December 18, 2013
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