DuPont biorefinery and biobased materials

CHED 31

Mark A. Harmer, Mark.A.Harmer@usa.dupont.com, Experimental Station, Dupont, Wilmington, DE 19880-0356
In this talk we will describe sustainable products and processes from biorenewables at DuPont. These will include the formation of propane diol from corn, the formation of polyol, the development of Levulinic acid derivatives (including ionic liquids) to the recent interests in biobased fuels, ethanol and butanol. We will highlight areas of importance and provide a context of future challenges in the area.