The chemical industry is facing increasing regulations toward more sustainable solutions globally that do not compromise performance.  This talk will review the latest advances in design and development of high-performance, bio-based lubricants and other high value products that are based on Elevance's novel and proprietary biorefinery process.  The biorefinery is based on Nobel prize winning technology and patented metathesis processes that create unique building block molecules from renewable feedstocks; the unique building blocks enable a higher level of performance than previously obtainable.This talk will cover the advantages of metathesis technology in preparing these building blocks from renewables. These bio-based building blocks offer significant versatility in the design and development of synthetic pathways to a variety of high-performance synthetic lubricants and other products. Examples of the components that have been developed, and the data indicating significant performance benefits versus conventional technology will be presented. The superior performance demonstrated in lubricants and other high value applications is helping to ensure wide market demand for biobased technology.

Biorefinery technology:  Expanding the market for renewables through superior performance in lubricants and other high value applications

248th National Meeting (2014)

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