19/03/2015
- Awards & prizes
The prize was awarded to Boris Jaffrennou, Polymers & Binders Group Leader at Saint-Gobain Recherche (SGR).
The R&D project on bio-based binders started in 2006 in CRIR and SGR. The first generation of binder was formulated using two main renewable raw materials: a sugar produced from wheat or corn starch and citric acid derived from sugar fermentation. Renewable resources account for 85% of the final binder formulation. The new generation of glass wool products, Sustainable Insulation (SI), was launched by the North American Insulation (CertainTeed) division in 2010, and the latest Green Binder products are on the market in North America, Asia, and Europe. All of these technologies are patented by Saint-Gobain ISOVER.
The R&D project on bio-based binders started in 2006 in CRIR and SGR. The first generation of binder was formulated using two main renewable raw materials: a sugar produced from wheat or corn starch and citric acid derived from sugar fermentation. Renewable resources account for 85% of the final binder formulation. The new generation of glass wool products, Sustainable Insulation (SI), was launched by the North American Insulation (CertainTeed) division in 2010, and the latest Green Binder products are on the market in North America, Asia, and Europe. All of these technologies are patented by Saint-Gobain ISOVER.