- Butadiene, one of the
major building blocks of the petrochemical industry, is presently
exclusively produced from oil.
- About ten million
tons are produced each year, of which two thirds are used to manufacture
synthetic rubber
- The remaining third
is used to produce nylon, lattices, ABS plastics and other polymers.
- The largest single
use of butadiene is in the production of styrene butadiene rubber used
primarily in the manufacture of tires.
- The global butadiene
market is estimated at $30 billions
- Currently, the
industry relies mainly on butadiene as a co-product from
naphtha-cracking to ethylene
- Alternative bio-based
production routes are underway to meet the high demand for butadiene.
- Biotechnology
advances of the past few years have introduced the
possibility that fermentation or other biological methods can become
economically viable solutions
- New technologies are
patented that converts local, highly abundant waste and low cost
resources into sustainable,
valuable commodities such as butadiene
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There are two chief
methods of producing butadiene from ethanol
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Breakthrough
Manufacturing
process
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Butadiene
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Routed to Bio Butadiene
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Bio-rubber with bio-butadiene from sugars
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Technologies
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Materials
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Butadiene Styrene
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Consultants
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Market Reports - Butadiene & Derivatives
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Evaluation & Research
Patents
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Compositions and methods for the detection
of organisms having butadiene biosynthetic capability.
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Methods and materials for producing
butadiene and butadiene precursors in recombinant host cells
- Bio-based adhesive material
Market
- Market assessment
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Renewable Building Blocks for Adhesives
- Butadiene Market
- Rubber
: Case Study
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Opportunities for Ethanol
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