Renewable polymers
DuPont Engineering Polymers has announced that it is moving forward with plans to produce a new family of high-performance thermoplastic resins and elastomer products made with renewable resources.
The new products are DuPont Sorona polymer and DuPont Hytrel made with renewable resources. The key ingredient in Sorona is Bio-PDO, which is derived from corn sugar using a patented and proprietary fermentation process. Bio-PDO is a replacement for petrochemical based 1,3-propanediol (PDO) and/or 1,4-butanediol (BDO). DuPont Hytrel made with renewable resources will be produced using a new DuPont polyol made with Bio-PDO.
Production of DuPont Sorona polymer with Bio-PDO will begin next year. DuPont Hytrel made with renewable resources will be available in late 2007.
“With these new products, we will be able to offer our customers the benefits of renewably sourced materials – reduced dependence on petrochemical sourcing and a positive impact on the environmental life cycle of their products.” said Nandan Rao, vice president, global technology for DuPont Performance Materials.
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