CX-025953: A closed loop upcycling of single-use plastic films to biodegradable polymers

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide funding to Iowa State University (ISU) to collect, pretreat, and convert single use fle…

Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance

April 27, 2022
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide funding to Iowa State University (ISU) to collect, pretreat, and convert single use flexible plastic film (SUPF) wastes into Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs)(naturally occurring microbial polyester polymers) and new polymers.