BASF, Cargill and Novozymes Achieve Joint Development Success

Sept. 21, 2014
BASF, Cargill and Novozymes achieve milestone in bio-based acrylic acid.

BASF, Cargill and Novozymes announced a milestone in their joint development of technologies to produce acrylic acid from renewable raw materials. The team demonstrated the successful conversion of 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP), to glacial acrylic acid and superabsorbent polymers. They have selected the process for further scale-up.

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