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Virent Chemical Used In Coke Bottle
by Alexander H. Tullo
June 8, 2015
| A version of this story appeared in
Volume 93, Issue 23
Virent says its biobased p-xylene was used in the world’s first demonstration-scale production of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles entirely derived from plant material. The bottles are on display in the Coca-Cola pavilion at Expo Milano 2015, now being held. PET is made from ethylene glycol and p-xylene-derived terephthalic acid. Coca-Cola has been making beverage bottles from sugar-based ethylene glycol since 2009. It has been working with Virent on a biobased source for the rest of the polymer since 2011.
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