Bio-based Para-Xylene

Bio-based Para-Xylene

                                        

• The p-xylene, which Virent had tradenamed BioFormPX, is identical to p-xylene produced via pertroleum-based processes and can be used as a drop-in replacement in the value chain.
• Virent, a catalytic chemistry firm says it has succesffully produced para-xylene (p-xylene) from plant-based sugars.
• Conversion of p-xylene into terephthalic acid is accomplished by a single bacterial strain that produces all of the requisite enzymes.
• Bio-based paraxylene provides an alternative feedstock for the PET supply chain.