Synthesis of biodiesel and NOBS (advanced bleaching system). This company's biodiesel comes from multiple sustainable feedstocks, including inedible corn oil, used cooking oil, degummed/crude soil oil, beef tallow, and pork lard. These feedstocks do not compete with food production. This company produces 89 million gallons of biodiesel per year and has an on-site liquid waste treatment facility. NOBS is a bleach activator that performs in cold water. Traditional stain removal ingredients, such as sodium hypochlorite, contain chlorine, which corrodes washing machines and destroys fabrics. Non-chlorinated ingredients, such as sodium percarbonate, are activated in hot water, which increases energy use and destroys fabrics. NOBS produce an active peracid bleach at low temperatures that can remove hydrophilic and hydrophobic stains.
