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Akzo, Enerkem Explore Chemicals From Waste

by Melody M. Bomgardner
November 17, 2014 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 92, Issue 46

AkzoNobel and Montreal-based Enerkem will explore the development of waste-to-chemicals facilities in Europe. Enerkem’s technology converts nonrecyclable municipal solid waste into methanol, ethanol, and other chemicals using gasification and catalytic synthesis. The company operates a demonstration plant in Sherbrooke, Quebec, and is opening a full-scale facility in Edmonton, Alberta. Waste can be a sustainable and cost-effective feedstock, Akzo says. Last month, Enerkem signed three agreements with Chinese companies for waste-based fuels and chemicals plants.

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