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Oct 2025
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Renewable Chemicals and Energy

Biorenewable Insights: Biomass Gasification (2025 Program)

This report provides an assessment of biomass gasification pathways, analyzing carbon intensity, feedstock economics, technology options, and policy incentives across the United States, EU, Asia, and Brazil. It benchmarks routes such as wood chips and MSW to Fischer-Tropsch liquids and hydrogen, with detailed techno-economic modeling and analysis of key bankability factors including feedstock logistics, grid carbon intensity, and policy stacking. The study also examines feedstock availability, capacity outlooks, and regional challenges and opportunities, featuring economic profiles of leading players such as TRI and Axens.
Sep 2025
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Polymers and Plastics
Renewable Chemicals and Energy

Biorenewable Insights: Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) (2025 Program)

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), a class of naturally-occurring polyesters, are promising candidates for replacing petrochemical plastics in select applications due to their biodegradability and other desirables properties. This report outlines the production processes for PHA, evaluates the companies that own these technologies (project scoring), and provides cost estimates for plant construction and production. Additionally, the report explores carbon credits and implications for PHA adoption in various sectors including food packaging, consumer products, and medical supplies.
Aug 2025
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Polymers and Plastics
Renewable Chemicals and Energy
Petrochemicals

Biorenewable Insights: Bioethylene (2025 Program)

This report provides an overview of commercial and developmental routes for the production of bioethylene. Technologies that are discussed in the report include (but not limited to) bioethylene from bioethanol, bionaphtha and municipal solid waste-based methanol-to-olefin plants. Recent developments by major players are presented, with process economics comparison and carbon intensity analysis for different production routes. The process economics is also mapped against the carbon intensities for corresponding production technologies in different regions.
Aug 2025
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Polymers and Plastics
Oil, Gas and Refined Products
Renewable Chemicals and Energy

Crude Oil-to-Chemicals (2025 Program)

This report discusses various crude oil-to-chemical (COTC) plant configurations that focus on high yields of light olefins, or aromatics, or the full range of petrochemical products while minimizing the production of traditional refinery fuels. Technologies for processing heavy crude fractions and residue streams are highlighted along with traditional petrochemical processing technologies. Process economics for various COTC configurations are provided, as are case studies to illustrate COTC configurations in operation or under consideration today.
Jun 2025
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Renewable Chemicals and Energy

Electrification of Process Plants (2025 Program)

A detailed study of the current status and engineering challenges of process electrification in a net zero compliance environment. Covers electric unit operations as well as current and developing technology offerings from major licensors. Side-by-side comparison of manufacturing costs from techno-economic models of selected electrified and conventional processes, including carbon intensity impacts, with a focus on steam methane reforming and steam cracking.
May 2025
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Renewable Chemicals and Energy

​Biorenewable Insights: Biomass Pyrolysis (2025 Program)

​This report analyzes key biomass pyrolysis technologies for bio-oil production, focusing on commercially established and near-commercial processes. It covers feedstocks, process economics, carbon intensity, and capacity development, providing insights into the environmental impact and sustainability of these technologies. The report also explores the implications of these technologies on conventional energy, fuels, and chemicals markets​.
Dec 2024
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Renewable Chemicals and Energy
Specialty Chemicals and Advanced Materials

Detergent Alcohols (2024 Program)

This techno-economic report offers a review of chemistry, properties, feedstock choices, business development considerations, technology, and development trends of Detergent Alcohols. Process economics for several technologies, including synthetic and fatty alcohols, have been developed (United States, Western Europe and South-East Asia bases). Regional market supply/demand and commercial applications are included. The report also includes an analysis of carbon intensity for various processes.
Nov 2023
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Polymers and Plastics
Renewable Chemicals and Energy
Petrochemicals

Styrene/Ethylbenzene (2023 Program)

This techno-economic report offers a review of chemistry, properties, technology, and development trends of styrene and ethylbenzene. The report provides process economics for styrene and ethylbenzene for several different global locations (USGC, Middle East and China) under a consistent first quarter 2023 price scenario. The report also provides a carbon intensity analysis, and a historical cost analysis.

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