Example ⓘ

• • Scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a process that uses supercritical carbon dioxide in one of the steps of chip preparation, and it significantly reduces the quantities of chemicals, energy, and water needed to produce chips.
• • Merck and Codexis developed a second-generation green synthesis of sitagliptin, the active ingredient in JanuviaTM, a treatment for type 2 diabetes. This collaboration lead to an enzymatic process that reduces waste, improves yield and safety, and eliminates the need for a metal catalyst. Early research suggests that the new biocatalysts will be useful in manufacturing other drugs as well.
• • Procter & Gamble and Cook Composites and Polymers created a mixture of soya oil and sugar that replaces fossil-fuel-derived paint resins and solvents, cutting hazardous volatiles by 50 percent. Chempol® MPS paint formulations use these biobased Sefose® oils to replace petroleum-based solvents and create paint that is safer to use and produces less toxic waste.