Agriculture and the new chemical industry
The discovery of biofuels ushered in an era in which agriculture will increasingly diverse applications. The advancement of research in fields such as nanotechnology and biotechnology will allow the emergence of a new chemical industry with products derived from plants.
Who makes the prediction is president of Embrapa (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation), Mauricio Antonio Lopes. "There is a trend of emergence of green chemistry, where you can take biomass components that today are derived from petroleum and petrochemical industry."
Who makes the prediction is president of Embrapa (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation), Mauricio Antonio Lopes. "There is a trend of emergence of green chemistry, where you can take biomass components that today are derived from petroleum and petrochemical industry."
