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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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Downflow Gas Contactor (DGC)

Gas-liquid contactor-reactor.

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Inventor/Owner/Manufacturer/Supplier

Inventor:

WRK Design and Services Ltd. and STEP Pvt. Ltd

Stage of Development:

System Development/Field Test/ Commercialization

Category:

Bulk Chemicals

DryView™

Uses photothermography to produce imaging technology that uses heat for medical imaging applications.

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Inventor/Owner/Manufacturer/Supplier

Inventor:

Eastman Kodak Company (technology acquired from Imation)

Stage of Development:

System Development/Field Test/ Commercialization

Category:

Electronics

Dutch Gum®: Hydrocolloid for Plant-Based Products

Pectcof is an innovative startup that transforms coffee pulp biomass, a byproduct of post-harvest coffee processing,

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Inventor/Owner/Manufacturer/Supplier

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System Development/Field Test/ Commercialization

Category:

Food

Eco Bactix

Framtix Holdings AB is an innovative startup specializing in green chemistry and nanotechnology solutions designed to

Owner/Manufacturer/Supplier:

Inventor/Owner/Manufacturer/Supplier

Stage of Development:

System Development/Field Test/ Commercialization

Category:

Paints/Coating

ECO Range Bio-Based Surfactants

Renewable bio-based surfactants for personal care.

Owner/Manufacturer/Supplier:

Inventor/Owner/Manufacturer/Supplier

Inventor:

Croda International

Stage of Development:

System Development/Field Test/ Commercialization

Category:

Surfactants

Eco-friendly batteries

Automated recycling process that removes crucial ingredients to produce new EV batteries.

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Inventor/Owner/Manufacturer/Supplier

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System Development/Field Test/ Commercialization

Category:

Other

Eco-Friendly Building Materials and Coatings

Eco Safety Products is a company dedicated to developing and manufacturing environmentally friendly building material

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Inventor/Owner/Manufacturer/Supplier

Stage of Development:

System Development/Field Test/ Commercialization

Category:

Paints/Coating