Coca-Cola and Liquid Light Sign Development Pact to Make PET Bottle Component from Waste CO2
July 22, 2015http://www.biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/2015/07/20/coca-cola-liquid-light-sign-tech-development-pact-to-make-key-plant-bottle-component-from-waste-co2/
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In New Jersey, Liquid Light and Coca Cola have signed a technology development agreement to accelerate the development of mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) from carbon dioxide. The technology enables more efficient use of plant material to make MEG, a major component for The Coca-Cola's PET bottle.
A bioethanol production facility could make MEG from the CO2 byproduct that results from converting plant material into ethanol. The technology has the potential to reduce both the environmental footprint and the cost of producing MEG. Additional details of the agreement are not being disclosed at this time.
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