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by Michael McCoy | March 20, 2019—Succinic acid, once a biobased chemical star, is barely being made “The fermentation-derived molecule, conceived in an era of high oil prices, became a victim of the shale revolution” The recent news that DSM and Roquette are dissolving their succinic acid joint venture may be the final chapter for a product that was once going to change the chemical industry but turned out to be an expensive disappointment. The joint venture, Reverdia, is one of four projects launched about a decade ago to make succinic acid from biomass. Chemical companies have long synthesized the four-carbon carboxylic acid in modest amounts as an intermediate for dyes and pharmaceuticals. The goal of the new projects was to use biotechnology to ferment carbohydrates into succinic acid at a cost low enough to open up large-volume polymer markets.

by Michael McCoy | March 20, 2019
https://pubsapp.acs.org/iapps/wld/cen/results.html?sortBy=date&field1=author&line1=&bool2=AND&field2=title&line2=&bool3=AND&field3=article&line3=succinate%20or%20succinic