Petrochemicals - can we survive without them?

Petrochemicals dominate every aspect of our daily lives. Without them, the vast majority of people in western industrialised countries would perish very quickly. Nature has shown us how to produce all the chemicals we need for our modern day lifestyles without digging up any more oil. The question is are we smart enough to harness natures gift, and wise enough to use it sustainably?

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Research links
International Energy Agency
https://www.iea.org/reports/the-future-of-petrochemicals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IBh-C0Af0Y


University of York
https://www.york.ac.uk/chemistry/research/green/


University of Delaware
https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2018/june/process-makes-tape-from-wood/https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acscentsci.8b00140https://dei.udel.edu/


UK BioChem Repor
thttps://theengineer.markallengroup.com/production/content/uploads/2018/05/UKBioChem10_Report.pdf


Itaconix
https://itaconix.com/products/#toggle-id-2


Circa
https://www.circagroup.com.au/cyrene


Nuryon
https://www.nouryon.com/


Solvay
https://www.solvay.com/en/article/solvay-partners-ellen-macarthur-foundation


Croda
https://www.crodapersonalcare.com/en-gb/our-brands/croda


Biome Plastics
https://biomebioplastics.com/applications/


Bloom Biorenewables
http://bloombiorenewables.com/


BASF
https://www.basf.com/gb/en/who-we-are/core-topics/urban-living/naturally-good-searching-for-new-bio-based-raw-materials-for-industry.html


DuPOnt
https://www.dupont.com/


Liberate
https://www.liberate-project.eu/liberate-project/





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