Solutions
BioAmber’s bio-succinic acid can be used in a wide range of everyday products. BioAmber has begun selling its bio-succinic acid into several existing markets and is working with numerous chemical companies to develop new applications and market opportunities. BioAmber is proud to provide greener, cheaper, more responsible chemical building blocks, with immediate solutions in the following markets.
PolyurethanesBio-succinic acid can be used to replace adipic acid in polyurethane applications such as polyester polyols. Bio-succinic is currently the only renewable alternative to adipic acid for this market application. |
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Cosmetics & Personal CareBio-succinic esters are effective, all-natural emollients and surfactants. Emollients are used in lotions, liquid soaps and cleansers to improve and moisturize skin, while surfactants are used in soaps, body washes and shampoos to allow easier spreading. |
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De-icingBioAmber has a patent portfolio covering the use of succinate salts as deicing solutions. Succinate salts have a far better corrosion profile than potassium acetate, potassium formate and brine (sodium chloride) for use on roads, bridges, runways and walkways. |
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Resins & CoatingsBio-succinic acid offers environmental advantages, cost-effectiveness and equivalent performance to petroleum-based phthalic acid and adipic acid in polyester coating resins, powder coatings, unsaturated polyester resins and urethane surface coatings. |
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Food & FlavorsSuccinic acid is used in food applications due to its functionality: increase the tartness or acidity of food, as a pH regulator and as a flavoring agent. BioAmber’s bio-succinic acid offers food and flavors companies a natural alternative to petro-derived succinic. |
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LubricantsBio-succinic esters are environmentally friendly solutions for the lubricants market as base oils and additives in industrial lubricants and metal-working fluids, with improved flowability in cold temperatures and better prevention of oxidation and corrosion. |
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