by admin | Nov 18, 2016 | Emerging Cleantech Areas, Pollution, Waste Management
The Bioplastics Guide, launched recently, provides a strategic overview of the small but fast-growing global bioplastics sector. With plastic pollution becoming an important concern for many countries, there is a move towards alternatives to plastics, and bioplastics...
by admin | Jan 29, 2014 | Corporate Sustainability, Pollution, Waste Management
I have been watching the bioplastics and biopolymers market with great interest last few years. And I am sure I am not alone. Plastics has been the favourite whipping-boy of every environmentalist and tree-hugger. But dig a bit deeper, and you will see that...
by admin | Nov 13, 2013 | Corporate Sustainability, Innovations
Castor oil is increasingly finding application in the manufacture of polyurethane foams. The polyurethane is produced from polyols based on castor oil. Polyols can be reacted with diisocyanates to make polyurethanes. There are a limited number of naturally occurring...
by admin | Nov 13, 2013 | Bio Energy, Innovations
You might be wondering what castor oil is doing in a blog about renewable energy and sustainability. But castor crop and oil are closer to sustainability and renewable energy than most of us think. The castor plant has been known to man for ages. Castor beans have...
