Using its proprietary process, BioAmber produces bio-succinic acid which could make bio-renewable polymers such as polyester amides and polybutylene succinate (PBS). The uniqueness of BioAmber process relies on the fact that it utilizes much less sugar than other renewable products. This is due to the origin of carbon in its bio-succinic acid which comes from carbon dioxide.
The company touts that its aliphatic polyester composites are engineered and designed at the molecular level to meet end-user requirements for high performance biodegradable plastics. Properties and target applications for modified PBS (mPBS) are available from BioAmber’s web site.
An interesting application segment could be to make bio-succinic acid based plasticizerts which could replace phthalate based plasticizers.
[For more information: www.bio-amber.com ]
