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Biobased Content Testing Lab Beta Analytic Exhibits at Wood-Plastic Composites 2011

Beta Analytic Inc. was one of the exhibitors at Wood-Plastic Composites 2011, an international business conference and exhibition organized by Applied Market Information Ltd (AMI) for the wood-plastic composites industry. Deputy manager for European operations Alex Shroff represented the lab at the conference held in Vienna, Austria.

Beta Analytic Presents at Pacific Rim Summit in Malaysia

ISO 17025-accredited Beta Analytic Inc. is participating at the Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology & BioEnergy currently underway at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ms. Pat Patodia, Beta Analytic’s Research Associate, will discuss “Measuring the Biobased Content of Renewable Chemicals and Biofuels via ASTM D6866.”

Carbon-14 Lab Presents at CIWM Futureproofing Thermal Treatment Conference

Deputy manager for European operations Alex Shroff presented the Carbon-14 method to participants of the Futureproofing Thermal Treatment Conference organized by the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CWIM). The conference presented different methods available for sampling and measuring biogenic carbon content of mixed waste streams and the current existing options for the sustainable treatment of [...]

Beta Analytic Exhibits at 2011 Adhesive and Sealant Council Sustainability Summit

Beta Analytic will join this year’s Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) Sustainability Summit as an exhibitor. Business Development Manager Mauricio Larenas will represent the company at the two-day event in Rosemont, Illinois, which starts July 26, 2011. The summit will focus on defining “green” adhesives and sealants.

Beta Analytic to Participate in Future of Bioplastics Discussion at BioPlastek 2011

Darden Hood, Beta Analytic Inc.’s president, will join the discussion on the future of bioplastics at BioPlastek 2011, an interactive forum on bioplastics to be held at the Waldorf Astoria in New York from June 27 to June 29, 2011. As the ASTM D6866 testing expert in the panel, Mr. Hood aims to dispel misconceptions [...]

RRB7 Exhibitor Beta Analytic Promotes ASTM D6866 Testing to Biorefineries

ISO 17025-accredited Beta Analytic Inc. is one of the exhibitors at the Seventh International Conference on Renewable Resources and Biorefineries (RRB7) in Bruges, Belgium. Alexander Shroff, deputy manager for European operations, and Thierry Sam Tamers, director, will represent the company at the event. The three-day conference, to be held at the Oud Sint-Jan Conference Centre, [...]

Beta Analytic Joins Back-to-back Plastics Conferences in Guangzhou, China

Fuming “Steven” Liu, Beta Analytic’s China Operations Manager, has promoted biobased content testing via ASTM D6866 at the Third China International Symposium on the Application of Biodegradable Plastics held in Guangzhou, China. Mr. Liu also visited the the China Import & Export Fair Pazhou Complex for the 25th International Exhibition on Plastics and Rubber Industries [...]

BioPlastek 2011 Forum Newsletter Features Biobased Content Analysis

The BioPlastek 2011 Forum Newsletter published on May 16, 2011, featured an article about biobased content testing and Beta Analytic President Darden Hood’s participation in BioPlastek 2011 as one of the panelists in the session on “The Future of Bioplastics.”



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A standard used to measure the renewable/biogenic carbon content of any solid, liquid, or gas through radiocarbon dating

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