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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Oct 14.
Published in final edited form as: Chem Eng Sci. 2012 Dec 19;103:58–67. doi: 10.1016/j.ces.2012.12.023

Table 2.

Prices for a selection of common feedstocks associated with polymer synthesis. Pricing data was acquired from ICIS Chemical Business and are listed as of the date of the publication.

Feedstock price ($/lb) Date of Publication
glucose 0.20 9/19/2012
stearic 0.30 8/31/2009
glycerin (low grade) 0.40 3/26/2012
ethanol 0.42 10/03/2011
naptha 0.42 8/15/2012
oleic 0.60 8/31/2009
glycerin (pharmaceutical grade) 0.65 3/26/2012
butanediol 0.98 8/27/2012
propionate 1.00 3/30/2009
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