Grantee Research Project Results
Renewable Bioplastics Production
EPA Contract Number: 68HE0D18C0011Title: Renewable Bioplastics Production
Investigators: Imam, Dr. Tahmina
Small Business: Altex Technologies Corporation
EPA Contact: Richards, April
Phase: I
Project Period: October 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019
Project Amount: $99,998
RFA: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) - Phase I (2018) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) , SBIR - Manufacturing
Description:
Altex's Renewable Bioplastics Production (RBP) technology meets the Greener Plastic Manufacturing
needs; to eliminate harmful-petrochemical feed sources, to accomplish toxic-free, low-energy, low
cost bioplastics production, to reduce Green House Gas (GHG) emissions, and to have environment friendly-biodegradable bioplastics. Altex's proposed RBP technology combines a novel feeding-sizing-pretreatment process, with a 1-step microbial conversion, to produce bioplastics
from any lignocellulosic material. The RBP process is technically feasible because; it's
feed-flexible, the whole plant structure (cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin) is utilized for
bioplastics production, resulting in large yield, and finally the process utilizes a cost effective
microbial pathway to produce bioplastics. Additionally, everyone that currently uses
petroleum-sourced plastics are the end users for bioplastics. Currently, bioplastics represent only
1% of the 320 MM tonnes of plastic produced annually. In comparison to existing bioplastics
production technologies, the RBP technology produces bioplastics at 30% lower cost, and reduces GHG emissions by 407 MM tons/year.
Publications and Presentations:
Publications have been submitted on this project: View all 3 publications for this projectJournal Articles:
Journal Articles have been submitted on this project: View all 3 journal articles for this projectSupplemental Keywords:
bioplastics, technologyProgress and Final Reports:
SBIR Phase II:
Renewable Bioplastics Production | Final ReportThe perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoints of the principal investigator and may not represent the views and policies of ORD and EPA. Conclusions drawn by the principal investigators have not been reviewed by the Agency.