What are the environmental benefits of Bio-PDO ?
The production of Bio-PDO consumes 40% less energy and reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 20% versus petroleum-based propanediol. Production of 100 million pounds of Bio-PDO will save the energy equivalent of 15 million gallons of gasoline per year, or enough to fuel over 27,000 cars annually, which is nearly half the cars in Loudon County, Tenn.
The production of Bio-PDO consumes 38% less energy and reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 42% versus propylene glycol. Production of 100 million pounds of Bio-PDO will save the energy equivalent of 15 million gallons of gasoline per year, or enough to fuel over 27,000 cars annually, which is nearly half the cars in Loudon County, Tenn.
