Bio-succinic Acid

Succinic acid, also known as amber acid and 1,4-butanedioic acid, is produced naturally as a product of cellular metabolism, and is produced synthetically from maleic anhydride. This versatile 4-carbon dicarboxylic acid has many uses—from pigments and plastics to pharmaceuticals and metal plating. Myriant's bio-succinic acid can be used in all of these application areas, reducing their environmental footprint with no performance penalty.

Myriant's high purity bio-succinic acid is a drop-in replacement for petroleum-based succinic acid. Customer analysis of Myriant's bio-succinic acid validates that our renewable chemical is chemically identical to petroleum-based succinic acid, while also being more environmentally friendly and cost-advantaged without government subsidies.

Our bio-succinic acid forms the basis for many high-value replacement products, including phthalic anhydride, adipic acid, and maleic anhydride. Learn more »

Bio-succinic acid

The U.S. Department of Energy identified succinic acid as one of the five most promising building block chemicals that can be produced commercially from biomass instead of petroleum.

 

 

Download US and EU MSDS Sheets for our Bio-Succinic Acid