Cerenol® renewably sourced™ polyols

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Product		 Conventional
Product		 Substitute
Product
Background Information
Product Name Cerenol® renewably sourced™ polyols n/a PTMEG
Chemical Name polytrimethylene diol n/a polytetramethylene diol
Major Uses Functional fluids, polymer intermediates n/a Functional fluids, polymer intermediates
DuPont
Manufacturing
Locations		 Pascagoula, MS n/a n/a
CRADLE-TO-GATE PRODUCT MANUFACTURING PARAMETERS
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
kg CO2 equivalents/kg		 Life Cycle Analysis underway n/a Life Cycle Analysis underway
Non renewable energy consumption
MJ/kg		 Life Cycle Analysis underway n/a Life Cycle Analysis underway
PRODUCT PROPERTIES
Renewable content
% by weight		 100% n/a 0%
Biobased Carbon Content
wt% 1		 100% n/a 0%
Biodegradability 2 Some grades n/a No
Compostability 3 n/a n/a n/a
Other Information  
References
  1. ASTM Standard D 6852: Standard Guide for Determination of Biobased Content, Resources Consumption, and Environmental Profile of Materials and Products
  2. ASTM Standard E1720 Standard Test Method for Determining Ready, Ultimate, Biodegradability of Organic Chemicals in a Sealed Vessel CO2 Production Test
  3. ASTM Standard D6400 Standard Specification for Compostable Plastics
DuPont™ Renewably Sourced™ Materials contain a minimum of 20% renewably sourced ingredient by weight.