Kemvera has achieved major process development milestones towards advancing domestic manufacturing of bio-based chemicals and ...

CHICAGO, June 8 (Reuters) - Cargill Inc said on Tuesday it will build a plant in Iowa to turn sugars from corn into replacements for chemicals that can be used to make spandex and biodegradable ...

Texas-based Solugen aims to build a large manufacturing plant in Marshall, Minn., for turning corn sugar into chemicals usually made from petroleum.

A letter from George R. Lester cites "well-reviewed studies" by David Pimentel and by Ted Patzak that show a negative energy balance in the corn-to-ethanol process (C&EN, Oct. 23, 2006, page 4).

In order to improve the sustainability credentials of biofuels, experts have been trying to figure out ways to produce them from non-food sources, such as cellulose – the material that makes up the ...

A recent study conducted by Miner Institute’s Marcos Marcondes evaluated whether reconstituted finely ground corn could serve ...

Those purple corn chips you see in the store aren't just a gimmick – the corn's purple pigment actually has health benefits. Researchers have now devised a method of extracting more of it from the ...