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Evonik is partnering with Celtic Renewables to use the latter’s bio-butanol—sourced entirely from locally available feedstocks, including whisky industry by-products—to produce ECOHANCE Soft BOL, a low‑carbon emollient for cosmetics and personal care. Leveraging Evonik’s formulation expertise, the emollient is designed to maintain conventional performance while lowering environmental impact.

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Evonik and Celtic Renewables partner on low-carbon emollient for cosmetics

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Evonik (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) is using Celtic Renewables’ (Grangemouth, U.K.; www.celtic-renewables.com) bio-butanol to produce ECOHANCE® Soft BOL, a sustainable emollient for cosmetics and personal care products. Combined with Evonik’s formulation expertise, the result is a final product that meets both performance and environmental expectations. Celtic Renewables’ bio-butanol is derived entirely from locally sourced feedstocks, including whisky […]

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pat 1 month ago
Looks promising, but the ABE route is energy-hungry - what does the LCA look like after separating ~2 wt% butanol from broth, and are you using ISPR (gas stripping/pervaporation) or just big steam bills? Also, how tight is the impurity profile vs petro-butanol for a leave-on product (odor, aldehydes, fusel oils), and can you hold that spec if whisky byproduct quality swings seasonally?

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