Plantrose Product Applications
Demand for sustainable, low CO2 emission materials in today’s construction and manufactured products is real and growing. From government regulation to consumer demand, the pressure on industry to build decarbonization into their supply chain is strong. Renmatix can meet this demand with powerful materials products, via the Plantrose process technology, to provide solutions for many industries and applications.
Renmatix Solution
Renmatix's Omno products offer a unique and powerful solution. Omno polymers have been proven to be a good quality replacement for phenol formaldehyde resins (PFR) with similar pumping, handling, cure times and performance, while doing so at comparable economics. Omno is naturally sourced, low CO2 emission, sustainable, and reduces formaldehyde exposure to workers and consumers.
Natural Omno Materials Deliver Lower Emission Materials
Demand for sustainable, decarbonizing, cost-competitive solutions is real now and market sectors are seeking natural materials solutions with lower CO2 emission profiles. Lignins from the pulp and paper industry are growing in value and use, but continue to have significant issues of both odor and functionality. Omno® lignin and polyol products have no sulfur or other bad odors, are highly pure and highly functional. Their unique composition, size, and functionality are finding favor among lignin and polyol users. Below are some of the applications we are working on with third parties:
KEY DIFFERENTIATORS
- No odor due to so sulphur content (industrial lignins have high sulphur content)
- Not petroleum derived, unlike phenol or phenolic resins
- Less price volatility in feedstocks
- Tunable carbohydrate ratio
- Higher molecular weight
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES
- Hydrophobic like waxes
- UV & Thermally stable
- Resistant to microbial activity
- High softening point, amorphous resin
Adhesives
Manufacturers and their customers are demanding low or no formaldehyde emission in engineered wood products. Replacing the phenol formaldehyde resin with Omno lignin and polyol products not only meets the lower emissions goal, but lowers the carbon footprint while increasing the performance of the adhesive.
Polyurethane Foams
Manufacturers and their customers are looking for reduced CO2 emissions, while also looking for improved functionality in the foams. Development success for Omno in foams has been encouraging. Use of these foams could impact both market size and timeline, particularly automobile OEM use.
Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Demand is real for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for its earth-friendly renewable sourcing and decarbonizing impact on the atmosphere. There is a massive gap between SAF used today (near 0) and U.S. targets for 2030 (3 billion gallons) and 2050 (35 billion gallons). For the U.S., using de-risked forest residue supply chains will make the greatest scale impact on SAF - up to 1/3 of these target needs. Plantrose is the only technology proven to efficient break down forestry residues (wood biomass) on a commercial scale to enable SAF in cellulosic (2nd generation) sugar to ethanol to jet fuel pathways.
