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Safer Alternatives

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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Water-Based Acrylic Alkyd Paints

Alkyd paint from recycled plastic bottles (PET), acrylics, and soybean oil with low concentrations of VOCs.

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Paints/Coating

Waterline® CI

Phosphorous-free corrosion inhibitor that protects carbon steel in cooling water by forming a persistent, passivating

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Water

Wealth Out of Waste

Recovery of organic and inorganic chemicals from wastewater.

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Bulk Chemicals

West Fork Biotreatment Project

Large scale anaerobic biotreatment system.

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Water

ZEORORA® H/HTA

Fluorinated, nonflammable, environmentally friendly solvent.

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Fine Chemicals

Zero Discharge System for Cooling Towers

Water treatment system designed to control corrosion, deposition, and biological fouling without "bleed-off." Signifi

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Water

Zeta Fraction™

Separates live plants or algae into various bioactive components.

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Fine Chemicals