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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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Improved Synthesis of Ibuprofen

Four-step synthetic route for ibuprofen production.

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Pharmaceuticals

Infinna™

Cellulosic and ecological fiber textiles and non-woven fibers from textile and paper waste.

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Textiles/Textile Processing

Ingeo™

Polylactic acid (PLA) made from greenhouse gases.

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Cargill Dow LLC

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Plastics & Polymers

Innosyn's Flow Chemistry

Biocatalysis, chemocatalysis, flow chemistry, crystallization, and photochemistry for the development of fine chemica

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Bulk Chemicals

Innovative Seaweed-Based Ingredients

Oceanium is a startup producing high-purity, seaweed-derived ingredients for food, health, skincare, and su

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Consumer Products

Instinct® II

Supplemental component to fertilizer mixtures that improves their absorption by plants and diminishes environmental h

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Agrochemicals/Biocides