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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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DryView™

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

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Inventor:

Eastman Kodak Company (technology acquired from Imation)

Stage of Development:

System Development/Field Test/ Commercialization

Category:

Electronics

ECO Range Bio-Based Surfactants

Renewable bio-based surfactants for personal care.

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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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System Development/Field Test/ Commercialization

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Other

Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products

Blueland sustainably manufactures and ships cleaning products using environmentally responsible ingredients that are

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System Development/Field Test/ Commercialization

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Consumer Products

Eco-Friendly Leather Made With Mycelium

Fine Mycelium™ is a technology that manipulates mycelium cells during growth to create durable leather-like material

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Inventor:

MycoWorks Berkeley Center for Green Chemistry

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System Development/Field Test/ Commercialization

Category:

Textiles/Textile Processing

EcoWorx® Tile

Premium PVC-free carpet tile backing made from a thermoplastic polyolefin compound. PVC-free.

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System Development/Field Test/ Commercialization

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Textiles/Textile Processing

Efficient Production of Cytovene®

New synthetic methodology for ganciclovir, the main active component in Cytovene®.

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System Development/Field Test/ Commercialization

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Pharmaceuticals