CX-025043: Fermentative production of Tulipalin A: a next-generation, sustainable monomer that drastically improves the Performance of pMMA

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to Arzeda Corp. to produce polymer-grade alpha-methylene butyrolactone (MBL) via a fermentation-downstream process and confirm the performance-enhanced properties of MBL-containing polymers.

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November 16, 2021
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to Arzeda Corp. to produce polymer-grade alpha-methylene butyrolactone (MBL) via a fermentation-downstream process and confirm the performance-enhanced properties of MBL-containing polymers.