CEM Corporation And USEPA Enter Into R&D Agreement For Research Into Green Microwave Chemistry Scale-Up Methods

MATTHEWS, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CEM Corporation, a leading provider of microwave laboratory instrumentation, announced today that it has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The goal of the agreement is to develop large-scale, microwave chemistry methods for a wide variety of chemistries using solvents that are more environmentally friendly, such as water or polyethylene glycol (PEG). These environmentally-friendly solvents could be employed to produce valuable intermediates and products useful in the development of pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, and nanomaterials.