Photoconversion of gasified organic materials into biologically-degradable plastics
Abstract
A process is described for converting organic materials (such as biomass wastes) into a bioplastic suitable for use as a biodegradable plastic. In a preferred embodiment the process involves thermally gasifying the organic material into primarily carbon monoxide and hydrogen, followed by photosynthetic bacterial assimilation of the gases into cell material. The process is ideally suited for waste recycling and for production of useful biodegradable plastic polymer.
- Inventors:
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- Golden, CO
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 868947
- Patent Number(s):
- 5250427
- Assignee:
- Midwest Research Institute (Kansas City, MO)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-83CH10093
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- photoconversion; gasified; organic; materials; biologically-degradable; plastics; process; described; converting; biomass; wastes; bioplastic; suitable; biodegradable; plastic; preferred; embodiment; involves; thermally; gasifying; material; primarily; carbon; monoxide; hydrogen; followed; photosynthetic; bacterial; assimilation; gases; cell; ideally; suited; waste; recycling; production; useful; polymer; process involves; organic materials; carbon monoxide; preferred embodiment; organic material; biomass wastes; photosynthetic bacteria; cell material; ideally suited; converting organic; plastic polymer; primarily carbon; /435/
Citation Formats
Weaver, Paul F, and Maness, Pin-Ching. Photoconversion of gasified organic materials into biologically-degradable plastics. United States: N. p., 1993.
Web.
Weaver, Paul F, & Maness, Pin-Ching. Photoconversion of gasified organic materials into biologically-degradable plastics. United States.
Weaver, Paul F, and Maness, Pin-Ching. Fri .
"Photoconversion of gasified organic materials into biologically-degradable plastics". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868947.
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title = {Photoconversion of gasified organic materials into biologically-degradable plastics},
author = {Weaver, Paul F and Maness, Pin-Ching},
abstractNote = {A process is described for converting organic materials (such as biomass wastes) into a bioplastic suitable for use as a biodegradable plastic. In a preferred embodiment the process involves thermally gasifying the organic material into primarily carbon monoxide and hydrogen, followed by photosynthetic bacterial assimilation of the gases into cell material. The process is ideally suited for waste recycling and for production of useful biodegradable plastic polymer.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993}
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