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SOY-BASED GLUE, FOAM & CAULKIING
ADHESIVE AND SEALANTS
Adhesive and Sealants Industry: http://www.adhesivesmag.com/Articles/Feature_Article/5a601432faac8010VgnVCM100000f932a8c0____
With environmental concerns knocking at the door, the wood adhesive industry can take heart in two soy-based adhesive products that offer environmental benefits. By using soy as an alternative adhesive, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are reduced, as well as offensive odors. U.S. lumber mills and panel manufacturers are currently using soy-based wood adhesives that were developed in part with soybean checkoff funding from the United Soybean Board (USB).
HISTORY OF SOY ADHESIVE AND SEALANTS:
Pioneering Soy Protein Companies: I. F. Laucks, The Glidden Co., Rich Products, Gunther Products, Griffith Laboratories A Special Exhibit - The History of Soy Pioneers Around the World - Unpublished Manuscript
by William Shurtleff and Akiko Aoyagi
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| Prometheus Industries, Inc. Darlene Benzick Oldham County | Process for economical soy based composites for partial replacement of petroleum incumbents in composite wood adhesives. “Prometheus Industries, a Crestwood, KY Corporation, is developing innovative products and processes to produce economically viable “green” alternatives to replace a portion of the current petroleum incumbents used in the wood composite adhesive industry. The target market currently uses 3-5 billion pounds per year of petroleum based products. Prometheus has key strategic partnerships that will help define a product by the end of 2008. Commercial production is targeted for late 2009. Prometheus is intending to produce 100 million pounds per year of these “green” alternatives within 5 years.” |
SOY FOAM INSULATION
Association for Better Insulation
http://www.betterinsulation.com/Videos.htm
Webite has many links to insulation resources. Offers videos on foam insulation.
EMEGA Soy-Based Foam Insulation [for download from site: click on EMEGA ]
EMEGA Soy-based Spray Foam Insulation is manufactured from renewable American grown soy beans. Among its best features is that it expands to 100 times its volume to completely fill every space and void creating a barrier and thermal seal. The EMEGA thermal seal keeps your heating and cooling costs low. The barrier keeps pollutants out of your home and greatly reduces noise pollution. As an inert substance EMEGA Soy-Based Spray Foam Insulation retains its structural integrity for the life of your home. It is not effected by moisture, mold, insects or rodents. http://www.emegabuild.com/
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Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000168 EndHTML:0000017376 StartFragment:0000000553 EndFragment:0000017359 GROWING PLASTICS
Transgenetic switchgrass grows plastic. Metabolix http://www.metabolix.com/
Co-Production of Bioplastics Adds Value to Switchgrass for
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug 11, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Metabolix, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLX) today announced that in recently-completed greenhouse trials, switchgrass plants engineered using Metabolix multi-gene expression technology produced significant amounts of PHA bioplastics in leaf tissues employing Metabolix's expertise in pathway engineering in plants. This result is the first successful expression of a new functional multi-gene pathway in switchgrass, and demonstrates the Company's pathbreaking bioengineering capabilities as a powerful tool for maximizing the potential of biomass crops for both bioplastics and biofuels production. "Metabolix has been developing technology to produce PHA polymer in switchgrass for over 7 years," said Dr. Oliver Peoples, Chief Scientific Officer. "This result validates the prospect for economic production of PHA polymer in switchgrass, and demonstrates for the first time an important tool for enhancing switchgrass for value-added performance as a bioenergy crop." Switchgrass is a native prairie grass that can be grown in abundance in the United States. It has been identified by the Department of Energy and the Department of Agriculture as a prime feedstock for producing next generation biofuels and bioproducts. The 2007 Energy Security and Efficiency Act mandated 16 billion gallons of ethanol produced by biomass crops such as switchgrass by the year 2022. "A key corporate goal has been to develop value-added industrial crops such as oilseeds, sugarcane and switchgrass," said Richard Eno, President and CEO of Metabolix. "This proof of concept in switchgrass is an important milestone as we develop commercialization strategies for our plant science activities." A detailed scientific paper on the technology entitled "Production of polyhydroxybutyrate in switchgrass, a value-added co-product in an important lignocellulosic biomass crop" was recently accepted for publication in Plant Biotechnology Journal. About Metabolix Founded in 1992, Metabolix, Inc. is an innovation driven bioscience company focused on providing sustainable solutions for the world's needs for plastics, chemicals and energy. The Company is taking a systems approach, from gene to end product, integrating sophisticated biotechnology with advanced industrial practice. Metabolix is now developing and commercializing Mirel(TM) bioplastics, a sustainable and biodegradable alternative to petroleum-based plastics. Mirel is suitable for injection molding, extrusion coating, cast film and sheet, blown film and thermoforming. Metabolix is also developing a proprietary platform technology for co-producing plastics, chemicals and energy, from crops such as switchgrass, oilseeds and sugarcane. Metabolix and Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) are commercializing Mirel through a joint venture called Telles. The first commercial scale Mirel production plant is being constructed adjacent to ADM's wet corn mill in Clinton, Iowa. The plant is designed to produce up to 110 million pounds of Mirel annually. Mirel will reduce reliance on petroleum and decrease environmental impacts relative to conventional petroleum-based plastics. For more information, please visitwww.metabolix.com. (MBLX-G)
SOURCE: Metabolix, Inc. ICR Media: Matt Lindberg, 203-682-8214 matthew.lindberg@icrinc.com Brian Ruby, 203-682-8268 brian.ruby@icrinc.com or Investors: Kathleen Heaney, 203-803-3585 kheaney@icrinc.com Copyright Business Wire 2008 http://ir.metabolix.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=327506
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Polyhydroxybutyrate(PHB) is apolyhydroxyalkanoate(PHA), apolymerbelonging to thepolyestersclass that was first isolated and characterized in 1925 byFrenchmicrobiologistMaurice Lemoigne. PHB is produced bymicro-organisms(likeAlcaligenes eutrophusorBacillus megaterium) apparently in response to conditions of physiological stress. The polymer is primarily a product ofcarbonassimilation (fromglucoseorstarch) and is employed by micro-organisms as a form of energy storage molecule to be metabolized when other common energy sources are not available. Microbial biosynthesis of PHB starts with thecondensationof two molecules ofacetyl-CoAto give acetoacetyl-CoA which is subsequently reduced to hydroxybutyryl-CoA. This latter compound is then used as a monomer to polymerize PHB.[1] The poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (P3HB) form of PHB is probably the most common type of polyhydroxyalkanoate, but many other polymers of this class are produced by a variety of organisms: these include poly-4-hydroxybutyrate (P4HB),polyhydroxyvalerate(PHV),polyhydroxyhexanoate(PHH),polyhydroxyoctanoate(PHO) and theircopolymers.
Transgenetic switchgrass grows plastic. Metabolix http://www.metabolix.com/
Metabolix Demonstrates Viability of Bioplastic Production in Switchgrass Plants
Co-Production of Bioplastics Adds Value to Switchgrass for
Biofuels
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug 11, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Metabolix, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLX) today announced that in recently-completed greenhouse trials, switchgrass plants engineered using Metabolix multi-gene expression technology produced significant amounts of PHA bioplastics in leaf tissues employing Metabolix's expertise in pathway engineering in plants. This result is the first successful expression of a new functional multi-gene pathway in switchgrass, and demonstrates the Company's pathbreaking bioengineering capabilities as a powerful tool for maximizing the potential of biomass crops for both bioplastics and biofuels production. "Metabolix has been developing technology to produce PHA polymer in switchgrass for over 7 years," said Dr. Oliver Peoples, Chief Scientific Officer. "This result validates the prospect for economic production of PHA polymer in switchgrass, and demonstrates for the first time an important tool for enhancing switchgrass for value-added performance as a bioenergy crop." Switchgrass is a native prairie grass that can be grown in abundance in the United States. It has been identified by the Department of Energy and the Department of Agriculture as a prime feedstock for producing next generation biofuels and bioproducts. The 2007 Energy Security and Efficiency Act mandated 16 billion gallons of ethanol produced by biomass crops such as switchgrass by the year 2022. "A key corporate goal has been to develop value-added industrial crops such as oilseeds, sugarcane and switchgrass," said Richard Eno, President and CEO of Metabolix. "This proof of concept in switchgrass is an important milestone as we develop commercialization strategies for our plant science activities." A detailed scientific paper on the technology entitled "Production of polyhydroxybutyrate in switchgrass, a value-added co-product in an important lignocellulosic biomass crop" was recently accepted for publication in Plant Biotechnology Journal. About Metabolix Founded in 1992, Metabolix, Inc. is an innovation driven bioscience company focused on providing sustainable solutions for the world's needs for plastics, chemicals and energy. The Company is taking a systems approach, from gene to end product, integrating sophisticated biotechnology with advanced industrial practice. Metabolix is now developing and commercializing Mirel(TM) bioplastics, a sustainable and biodegradable alternative to petroleum-based plastics. Mirel is suitable for injection molding, extrusion coating, cast film and sheet, blown film and thermoforming. Metabolix is also developing a proprietary platform technology for co-producing plastics, chemicals and energy, from crops such as switchgrass, oilseeds and sugarcane. Metabolix and Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) are commercializing Mirel through a joint venture called Telles. The first commercial scale Mirel production plant is being constructed adjacent to ADM's wet corn mill in Clinton, Iowa. The plant is designed to produce up to 110 million pounds of Mirel annually. Mirel will reduce reliance on petroleum and decrease environmental impacts relative to conventional petroleum-based plastics. For more information, please visitwww.metabolix.com. (MBLX-G) SOURCE: Metabolix, Inc. ICR Media: Matt Lindberg, 203-682-8214 matthew.lindberg@icrinc.com Brian Ruby, 203-682-8268 brian.ruby@icrinc.com or Investors: Kathleen Heaney, 203-803-3585 kheaney@icrinc.com Copyright Business Wire 2008 http://ir.metabolix.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=327506
===============================================\ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyhydroxybutyrate
Polyhydroxybutyrate(PHB) is apolyhydroxyalkanoate(PHA), apolymerbelonging to thepolyestersclass that was first isolated and characterized in 1925 byFrenchmicrobiologistMaurice Lemoigne. PHB is produced bymicro-organisms(likeAlcaligenes eutrophusorBacillus megaterium) apparently in response to conditions of physiological stress. The polymer is primarily a product ofcarbonassimilation (fromglucoseorstarch) and is employed by micro-organisms as a form of energy storage molecule to be metabolized when other common energy sources are not available. Microbial biosynthesis of PHB starts with thecondensationof two molecules ofacetyl-CoAto give acetoacetyl-CoA which is subsequently reduced to hydroxybutyryl-CoA. This latter compound is then used as a monomer to polymerize PHB.[1] The poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (P3HB) form of PHB is probably the most common type of polyhydroxyalkanoate, but many other polymers of this class are produced by a variety of organisms: these include poly-4-hydroxybutyrate (P4HB),polyhydroxyvalerate(PHV),polyhydroxyhexanoate(PHH),polyhydroxyoctanoate(PHO) and theircopolymers.
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Biobased Foam Insulation Enters the Retail Market with SoySealTMBiobased Insulation, the Fayetteville, AR-based industry leader in biobased spray polyurethane, has announced that it will release a soy-based, spray can sealant to the consumer market through Home Depot’s Eco Options program. The foam is a spray-based compound that quickly expands to fill cracks and vents in walls and floors, preventing outside air infiltration which, according to Energy Star, is responsible for between 25-40% of home heating and cooling costs; using sealants and insulation such as SoySealTM is therefore the most cost-effective way to dramatically lower home heating and cooling costs. SoySealTMexceeds the Department of Agriculture’s bio-content standard, and has received the stringent Greenguard rating for Children and School use. It does this by replacing most of the petroleum derivative in most sealants with a compound of 96% pure bio-polyol Agrol, which comes from fast-growing and easily renewed soybeans. The company plans on releasing a similar compound for use on doors and windows in the near future.Sources:http://sprayfoam.com/npps/story.cfm?nppage=176
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