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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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Simvastatin Manufacturing Through Biocatalysts

Synthesis of simvastatin with a biocatalyst.

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Codexis, Inc. Professor Yi Tang of the University of California, Los Angeles

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System Development/Field Test/ Commercialization

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Petrochemicals

SixRing™ Process for Biomass Transformation

SixRing™ specializes in converting sustainable biomass into high-value intermediates, fine chemicals, biofu

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Biofuels

Skycycle™

CarbonFree’s SkyCycle™ technology is a groundbreaking solution for capturing CO2 emissions from hard-to-aba

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Solar and Wind Power Excess to Biogas Production

Reverion, a German-based startup, is developing new generation micropower plants that maximize the potentia

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Biofuels

Solidia Cement®

Solidia Technologies has patented cement technology that utilizes the same raw materials and equipment as traditional

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Other

Soltellus™ and Ecoteria®

Lygos develops scalable, high-performance, sustainable ingredients to help clients meet sustainable innovat

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Bulk Chemicals

Sorona®

Polyester made from a genetically modified microorganism that produces 1,3-propanediol (PDO) from cornstarch.

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Textiles/Textile Processing

Soyad™ Adhesive Technology

Water-based systems wood adhesives formulated with natural soy flour and a proprietary crosslinking resin.

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Solenis; Professor Kaichang Li at Oregon State University.

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Consumer Products