Project Grant DESC0021727

Intermix Performance Materials, Inc. was awarded a $256,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop advanced compatibilization additives for mixed plastic recycling. The one-year project will optimize polyethylene-graft-isotactic polypropylene copolymer compatibilizers that can be introduced at low concentrations to produce durable and ductile polyethylene/isotactic polypropylene resin blends....

This $510,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) aims to develop a practical and scalable approach for the universal compatibilization of polymers, facilitating the recycling of mixed plastic waste. The project, led by the University of California, Irvine, will investigate two innovative compatibilization methods based on dynamic covalent chemistry. The first method will introduce dynamic crosslinks...

This USDA NIFA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II grant of $649,991 awarded to Sustainable Chemicals LLC aims to develop a higher performance bioplastic material for use in rigid applications such as cosmetic containers, detergent bottles, and soda bottle lids. The funding supports the company's efforts to create innovative, fully compostable, and renewable bioplastics that can serve as eco-friendly alternatives to traditional petrochemical-based plastics. Sustainable...

The National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research awarded a $950,000 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of Minnesota under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop economically viable approaches for recycling the most prevalent commodity plastics. Specifically, the five-year award will fund research to synthesize triblock and multiblock copolymers that can localize at phase-separated domain interfaces when blended plastics are melt mixed,...

This Cooperative Agreement award by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $986,583.00 in funding to Paramount Planet Product LLC to develop and commercialize an ocean compostable, fish friendly packaging product made from 100% forest-certified cellulose as an alternative to plastic. The project aims to scale a novel molding and drying technology to produce a soufflé cup made entirely from fibrillated cellulose....

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.212 - Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program) provides $181,500 to Sustainable Chemicals LLC to develop a family of renewable and biodegradable bioplastics that can replace large-volume petrochemical plastics like polyethylene and polypropylene. The bioplastics are designed to have a 75% lower carbon...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Convergence Accelerator Track M award of $649,990 to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) supports the development and commercialization of a family of sustainable bio-based plastics derived from hydroxy fatty acids. Key activities include scaling up monomer synthesis, conducting polymer characterization and recycling assessments, and performing techno-economic and life cycle analyses. RPI is collaborating with Danimer Scientific, a bioplastics...

This $2.4 million project grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Bioproduct Pilot Program (CFDA #10.236) supports the development of a modular bioprocessing system to produce bioplastics from food waste. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University will lead a consortium including Quasar Energy Group LLC, University of Missouri System, and Iowa State University to establish a 100-liter scale pilot facility. Over three years, the team...

This $300,000 National Science Foundation project grant, funded under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), supports the development of a new manufacturing process to convert carbon dioxide into bioplastics and design bioplastic composites. Texas A&M Agrilife Research, in collaboration with The Texas A&M University System, will establish an electrochemistry-bioconversion hybrid system to efficiently and cost-effectively produce polyhydroxyalkanoates from CO2. Researchers will...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Program (CFDA 47.049) provides $665,958 to the University of Minnesota to conduct fundamental research on the discovery and development of new sustainable polyester-based plastics and elastomers. The research team, led by Professor Marc A. Hillmyer, aims to generate high-performance polymeric compounds that can be industrially composted at the end of their use, promoting a practical...