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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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Noncanonical Amino Acids Made Using Enzymes

Aralez Bio is a biopharmaceutical company pioneering a platform that unlocks an unprecedented range of nonc

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System Development/Field Test/ Commercialization

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Bulk Chemicals

NOOSA™: Bio-Based Fibers and Yarns

NOOSA™ has developed a technology that manufactures textile fiber from corn, sugarcane, and wheat.

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Demonstration /Prototype

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Textiles/Textile Processing

Nova 2200TM: Sterilization by Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

Medical sterilization of sensitive tissues using supercritical carbon dioxide, peracetic acid, and water.

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Inventor:

NovaSterilis Inc. Professor Robert S. Langer, MIT

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System Development/Field Test/ Commercialization

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Other

NovaLipid™ and Lipozyme®

Enzymatic interesterification for producing edible fats and oils that contain no trans fatty acids.

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Inventor:

Archer Daniels Midland Company and Novozymes

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System Development/Field Test/ Commercialization

Category:

Food

Novasep's Custom Molecules

Custom techniques for manufacturing products.

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System Development/Field Test/ Commercialization

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Other

Novo22™ - Rinnovo™

Catalysts that use carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide to produce polymers.

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Inventor:

Cornell University, Geoffrey W. Coates

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System Development/Field Test/ Commercialization

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Plastics & Polymers

Npulp® Straw Paper

Paper products made by using an enzyme to digest straw into pulp.

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System Development/Field Test/ Commercialization

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Consumer Products

Nucycl®

Technology developed by Evrnu®, an advanced material innovation company, reshaping resource utilization and reducing

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System Development/Field Test/ Commercialization

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Textiles/Textile Processing