Rennovia is employing cutting-edge technology to adapt chemical catalytic
processes, already proven to be scalable and efficient in the refining and chemical
industries, for the conversion of biorenewable feedstocks to existing major-market
chemicals. This chapter outlines Rennovia’s general approach to the cost-advantaged
production of renewable chemicals, and describes the scale-up of Rennovia’s bio-based
adipic acid process and how it offers the potential for significant commercial and
environmental advantages over the current petrochemical process.
Keywords: Bio-based, renewable, biorenewable, sustainable, chemical, adipic acid,
glucaric acid, hexamethylenediamine, HMD, HMDA, life cycle assessment, LCA,
carbon footprint, low carbon footprint, carbon footprint reduction, bio-based chemical,
renewable chemical, biorenewable chemical, sustainable chemical, 100% bio-based,
100% renewable, 100% biorenewable, nylon-6, 6, nylon-66, polyamide, polyamide-
6, 6, polyamide-66, high-throughput screening, catalyst synthesis, catalyst screening,
oxidation, reduction, hydrodeoxygenation, optimization, process, scale-up, Rennovia.
