Dodecanedioic acid is a twelve-carbon linear diacid and an important chemical for multiple applications including polyurethanes, nylons, and corrosion inhibition in metallurgy working fluids. From 2011 to until 2018, I lead a team who developed and scale-up a new technology to produce this diacid from renewable sources. In this talk, I will discuss the technology created, the markets and applications that were targeted, the scale-up, the commercial efforts, and the building of a manufacturing facility. I will finish with what I learned from the program and discuss changes that could increase the success rate of similar programs and accelerate the shift of chemicals from fossil-based to renewable-based ones.

Dodecanedioic acid program, lessons for future bio-based commodity chemicals

2019 Fall National Meeting

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