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Sustainable functional molecules from renewable resources via green chemistry

Objetivo

The Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry is, in a fundamental sense, a truly consumerist industry. While it improves the quality of life, it places heavy demands on resources and significant burdens on the environment. A societal, economic and industrial analysis has revealed significant business and scientific opportunities for innovation in the area of Sustainability Research, especially when coupled with responsible green chemistry practices.

The FMCG industry needs to find alternative raw materials and greener manufacturing methods for the production of goods. Although so far the focus has mostly been on biodegradability of packaging, an increasingly stronger drive for a sustainable chemical industry is beginning to emerge. A sustainability research philosophy, which in part focuses on the manufacture of materials from renewable resources and the use of green production methods, is beginning to permeate the sector.

The structural building blocks of valuable chemical products, including polymers, are available as sustainable and biodegradable products from biomass. Some dicarboxylic acids and polyols are readily available in one or two steps from abundant bio-feedstocks. Appropriate selection of platform molecules should enable us to prepare a large and diverse range of platform molecules such as polymers including water-soluble materials.

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Convocatoria de propuestas

FP6-2004-MOBILITY-3
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TOK - Marie Curie actions-Transfer of Knowledge

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UNILEVER UK CENTRAL RESOURCES LIMITED
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