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Biobased Chemicals

Genomatica and Aquafil ready plant-based nylon

by Michael McCoy
August 14, 2022 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 100, Issue 28

 

A demonstration-scale chemical plant.
Credit: Genomatica
Aquafil runs a demonstration facility for the new process in Slovenia.

The biobased chemical developer Genomatica and its partner, the Italian nylon maker Aquafil, say they have demonstrated multiton production of nylon 6 made from plant-based materials. The firms ferment sugars to make a precursor for the nylon raw material caprolactam at an Aquafil facility in Slovenia. They say their production of precommercial quantities will help determine the design of future commercial plants.

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