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contents 70 Pathways to novel chemicals Some paths produce renewable chemicals that are exactly like their petro- chemical counterparts. Others lead to biobased chemicals having structures that are entirely new, have enhanced or additional functionalities, or that al- low customers to lower their costs, differentiate their products, and/or create entirely new products of their own. 82 2014-2015 Aocs Governing Board candidates Lipidomics comes of age 113 A growing recognition of the roles play in cellular metabolism and dis- ease is inspiring researchers to probe the complexity of lipids in cells. Will such efforts result in new ways to diagnose and treat disease? 86 110 113

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Many companies in the green chemicals Biobased paraxylene, ethylene, polyethylene, space have responded to the unpredictable and butanediol are just a few of the drop-ins price, and sometimes availability, of petro- being pursued by startups and large chemical leum by making drop-in replacements (drop- companies alike. (See example on page 81). ins). Drop-ins are biobased versions of existing But, as the industry matures, a handful of companies are establishing alternative pathways to biobased chemicals petrochemicals that are chemically equiva- having structures that are entirely new—or that have not yet lent and offer all the functionality and bene- been applied to commercial markets. Such molecules have fits of those products. This equivalence allows enhanced or additional functionality that allows custom- ers to lower their costs, differentiate their products, and/ them to be substituted with minimal switch- or create entirely new products of their own. Here, we have ing costs and without disruptions to delivery. highlighted six pathways to novel chemicals and one path to high-value drop-ins. inform February 2014, Vol. 25 (2) • 71

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Company: Rivertop Renewables Feedstock: glucose Synthetic process: catalytic oxidation Potential applications: detergent builders, chelating agents, d-glucaric acid corrosion inhibitors Key targeted market segment(s): consumer and industrial and institutional (I&I) detergents; multiple industrial markets Contact: John Monks, vice president of business development, [email protected] Key aspects sustainable—set of chemical “tools” to use in building bet- ter products that will meet the demands of an increasingly of products/technology: health- and safety-conscious customer base. Products are derived from renewable feedstocks and produced at a low cost What differentiates them from other enabled by patented innovations on a conventional chemical process. Low cost renewable products and technologies? is achieved through full feedstock con- Rivertop is one of the few biobased companies with a focus version, recovery and reuse of reagent, on innovation in chemistry vs. biology. The company oper- low energy consumption, and use of proven processes. Cata- ates from a versatile and readily scalable oxidation technol- lytic oxidation platform can be extended to a range of sug- ogy platform. Proprietary innovations on traditional oxidation chemistry enable the industrial