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SUMMARY:Green Carbon for the Chemical Industry: Decoupling Polymers from F
 ossil Resources - Professor Matthew Davidson\, Bath Institute of Sustainab
 ility and Climate Change
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CONTACT:Catherine Pearson
DESCRIPTION:Reducing reliance on fossil carbon is central to the concepts 
 of sustainable development and material stewardship. Whereas decarbonizati
 on of the energy sector is feasible through the development of renewable e
 nergy\, the chemicals sector needs carbon as a building block. The lasting
  and growing demand for this embedded carbon\, especially for production o
 f polymers\, must be met in the future through utilization of renewable fe
 edstocks such as biomass\, CO2 and recycling of carbon-containing waste. I
 n this context\, the transition from fossil to renewable polymers provides
  a major challenge. Advances in renewable polymers will be exemplified thr
 ough case studies of two of the most promising bio-based platforms for pla
 stics: lactic acid (LA) and hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF).
LOCATION:Open Plan Area\, Institute for Energy and Environmental Flows\, M
 adingley Rise CB3 0EZ
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