One of the major considerations for the development of new technologies that can be utilized in a corn wet mill for the production of new chemical products is the concept of platform building blocks. This concept is based on the fact that a single building block has the potential to create a significant number of final products. Succinic acid represents a building block that can be used as a starting material for producing a large number of commodity and specialty chemicals.
Revised: November 13, 2006 |
Published: April 1, 2006
Citation
Werpy T.A., J.G. Frye, and J.E. Holladay. 2006.Succinic Acid-A Model Building Block for Chemical Production from Renewable Resources. In Biorefineries - Industrial Processes and Products, edited by B Kamm, PR Gruber, and M Kamm. 367-379. Weinham:Wiley - VCH.PNNL-SA-45666.