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This is a directory of green chemistry and engineering technologies from around the world, developed by the Yale-UNIDO Global Green Chemistry Initiative. It provides a worldwide snapshot of technologies that are currently commercially available or are in the process of becoming commercially available. The selected technologies are applicable across a broad range of sectors and industries.

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Activated Silk™

Activated Silk™ is a biodegradable, high-performance molecule bioharvested from natural silk protein with renewable e

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Evolved By Nature

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Consumer Products

Active Cross-Linking

C​​rossing, an innovative startup based in Italy, is developing a new class of “Active Cross-Linking Agents

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University Ca'Foscari of Venice

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Bulk Chemicals

Advanced PFAs Removal for Water Treatment

Puraffinity has developed Puratech, a patented solution designed to effectively remove PFAS (per- and polyf

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Imperial College London 

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Water

AI Platform for Chemical Formulation

InFLOWS AI offers a suite of computer-aided tools designed to revolutionize chemical formulation.

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Other

AirCarbon

Plastic polymer made from the contact between methane-based gas mixture and common atmospheric gases.

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Newlight Technologies

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Plastics & Polymers

AIRMADE™

Carbon-negative alcohols and fuels. AIRMADE™ is patented process that imitates photosynthesis.

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Biofuels

AlkyClean®

Solid catalyst alkylation process for the production of alkylate. Alkylate is a clean fuel component of gasoline.

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CB&I and Albemarle

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Petrochemicals

All in One™: Stem Cell Extract from Aloe Vera

TheGreen Cell is a scientific research and development company that uses stem cell technology to harness th

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Cosmetics