Building block biological PET bottle no extra environment risk

24 June 2016

2,5-Furan dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) is one of the top-12 value-added chemicals derived from biomass that may serve as a ‘green’ substitute for terephthalic acid (TPA) in polyesters. FDCA can be synthesized chemically from 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural (HMF), which is produced from fructose or glucose. Researchers at VU University Amsterdam studied the impact of the production chain of FDCA on the terrestrial ecosystem.
The research shows that the environmental risk of the FDCA production chain from biomass is relatively low, but may only be affected by the release of the intermediate HMF compound. An article about the research is published in Green Chemistry.
Click here for an abstract of the article.

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