Researchers have introduced a new <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/billionaires-for-peace-conclave-peace-must-become-a-personal-commitment-said-former-president-kovind-in-mumbai-23631545" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">biotechnology</a> platform that may help the petrochemical industry rely less on petroleum-based naphtha.
The team announced that they have developed a way to mass-produce eco-friendly raw materials for plastics and textiles from waste generated by biodiesel production.&nbsp;
The platform uses glycerol, a byproduct of biodiesel production. The team engineered microorganisms that turn it into 1,3-propanediol, a material used in plastics, cosmetics, and textiles.
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