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Dow turns to AI to accelerate chemical search

CIO

With several million compounds to choose from, chemists often must resort to intuition when trying to solve complex problems around chemical processes. US multinational Dow Chemical was working with a pulp and paper manufacturer to improve inefficiencies in its chemical process with a goal of producing a better, safer pulp yield.

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BluePallet raises $5M to take its chemical industry marketplace global

TechCrunch

BluePallet , an online marketplace connecting manufacturers with the chemical industry, announced today that it has raised $5 million in a funding round led by Vinmar Ventures, a subsidiary of petrochemical distributor Vinmar International. . and Bruce Schechinger, former chairman of the National Association of Chemical Distributors. .

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Inclusion: The Chemical X for Design Thinking

Agile Alliance

In this talk, I will tell why I consider that inclusion of diversity is a chemical X that has unexpected benefits in different areas such as design teams, design thinking processes for the creation of products or services, and even in organizations. The post Inclusion: The Chemical X for Design Thinking first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Forsaking funding at a $1 billion valuation, Solugen preps a new green chemical product and a big 2021

TechCrunch

Late last year, Solugen , a startup using synthetic biology to take hydrocarbons out of the chemicals industry, decided against pursuing a new round of funding that would have valued the company at over $1 billion, TechCrunch has learned. Chemicals are everywhere and they’re a huge business.

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Flite Material Sciences uses lasers, not chemical coatings, to keep ice and rust off surfaces

TechCrunch

” Early research that tried to create these textures focused on a combination of gases and chemicals. . “And so theories started to emerge about why water can’t stay on these sharp spiky surfaces.” “This is putting in lots of energy, but the pulses make it possible to be more of a sculptor,” Cohen said.

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Novoloop says it’s worked out how to upcycle plastic waste, raises $11M Series A

TechCrunch

Upcycling polyethylene (the normal ubiquitous plastic we are all familiar with) into high-value plastics that can compete with “virgin” plastic (meaning plastics made directly from petro-chemicals) is a fiendish problem to solve. Novoloop is setting out to transform plastic waste into high-performance chemicals and materials.

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UniSieve’s filters use special crystals to reduce industrial emissions

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The energy-intensive process of separating and purifying chemicals and gases is a big reason why industries like plastic manufacturing cause so much pollution. UniSieve is already making revenue and currently has over 24 clients, including chemical and energy companies. Today the Zurich-based startup announced it has raised $5.5

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