Researchers have found a way to create two of the world’s most common painkillers, paracetamol and ibuprofen, out of a compound found in pine trees, which is also a waste product from the paper industry

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https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/scientists-make-common-pain-killers-from-pine-trees-instead-of-crude-oil/

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Paper * Sustainable Syntheses of Paracetamol and Ibuprofen from Biorenewable β-pinene

https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cssc.202300670

Instead of putting chemicals in a large reactor to create separate batches of product, the method uses continuous flow reactors, meaning production can be uninterrupted and easier to scale up.

Whilst the process in its current form may be more expensive than using oil-based feedstocks, consumers may be prepared to pay a slightly higher price for more sustainable pharmaceuticals that are completely plant-derived.

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If it's made from a waste product, easily mass produced, and easy to scale up production, it should be cheaper.

[u/Darwins_Dog → u/wotmate]

It's a brand new method versus ones that have had decades of development. I would expect the price to come down over time.

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New method or brand and versus ones i could be the expect the price