BioLubricants, Cleaners & Degreasers

Renewable Materials

BioBased Materials (see also "BioRenewable Materials" arena) are often environmentally preferable when compared to non-renewable source materials, such as petroleum-derived chemicals based on "fossil carbon". By contrast, "new carbon" agricultural crops or biomass (waste) materials can deliver similar or superior price/performance with far fewer end-of-life disposal issues, reduced environmental health and safety risks.

Properly formulated, these advanced materials are not only biodegradable but are also highly functional -- they perform well enough to directly replace and thus conserve petroleum resources, increasing regional supply security. This also preserves petroleum for applications that do not yet have a suitable replacement.

In³ is pleased to represent an advanced materials manufacturing venture that makes and sells industrial lubricants and colloidal cleaners formulated from renewable agricultural crops and specialized (proprietary) additives. The resultant technologies perform as well or better than all-petroleum lubricants, achieving the ASTM D5864 "Ultimate" Pw1 standard of biodegradability, the highest standard. A full line of "food grade" (NSF H1, H2 or 3H) are also available. Products are protected by 11 patents (7 issued, 4 patent pending, 10 worldwide) and proprietary know-how.

With an addressable market in excess of $1.7 billion in transportation lubricants alone, these industrial segments are experiencing rapid growth, compared to relatively flat petroleum lubricant markets worldwide.

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Green Building Materials

A "closed-loop" building and commercial construction systems company that makes its own universal building materials for the construction industry, create a high-strength hydraulic cement based on recycled materials. These construction systems are produced as walls, floors and roofing. Compared to the venture's hydraulic cement, every ton of conventional cement manufactured releases one ton of CO2 into the atmosphere (it is a greenhouse gas). The company will also pay one percent of group revenue to charitable causes.

This cement is impervious to water, rot, insects, and fire. It resists earthquake, high winds and sulfur attacks. It is a composite panel that is lightweight, and provides excellent thermal insulation. Because it is factory pre-configured, you get consistent quality and construction time is cut in half. It contains both the structure and the "finish" in one component - you don't need dry wall or any other exterior wall board . it comes complete. It behaves like wood in the most advantageous ways, outperforming other approaches.

Green Building Design

Green Buildings are more energy efficient, providing better lighting and thermal insulation (use less energy), provide more natural light, better air quality, use less water, and are generally more compatible with human needs. Both residential and commercial designs now exist that have signficiant advantages over old designs and materials. (See Natural Home Magazine for examples and further resources).

On the commercial side, studies and examples how prove that such buildings increase worker productivity and decrease employee turnover, providing yet another incentive for the up-front investment. Visit renowned architect William McDonough + Partners website, and case studies from McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry, quietly helping to usher in the "next industrial revolution" at Ford Motor Co., Herman Miller furniture, and elsewhere.

The goal is using closed-loop designs for industrial restoration resulting in significant environmental, energy, and space use efficiencies.

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