Hi Ken
Very interesting! I know Dow and others are deeply into this, and
it's bound to be a growth sector. I think there are a few items in
the archives about it.
Making it from petroleum would seem to be nuts - the oft-stated aim
is to conserve fossil-fuels and to produce plastics that are
I ran across an interesting new application for glycerine. Do a web search
on biodegradable polyesters and you'll see what I mean. These novel
plastics are based on 1,3-propanediol condensed with succinic acid or
other dibasic acids. Guess where 1,3-propanediol comes from -- the
fermentation of
