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Application driven R&D on PHA

Explore the potential of PHA as a biobased, biodegradable plastic synthesized by bacteria, with over 150 types available for various applications. Learn about the market demand, production capacity, and innovative PHA technologies. Collaborate with industry leaders to drive sustainable plastic production.

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Application driven R&D on PHA

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  1. Application driven R&D on PHA Cor Kamminga 09.10.2019

  2. What is PHA? • Biobasedandbiodegradable plastic • Synthesisedby a broad range of bacteria • Utilizingvarious bio-derivedfeedstocks, including waste Source: European Bioplastic

  3. Why PHA? Promisingsubstituteforfossil-based plastics • Biodegradable in various environments • both aerobic andanaerobicconditions • Tunable property set • canbetailoredtospecificapplications • More than 150 types of PHAs • allowsfor a large design space • Organic waste products as feedstock • reducing dependance on primarycrops

  4. Why PHA? • Increased market demandfrom clients • Predictionsfuture market PHA • Highestrelativeincrease (togetherwith bio PET)  Production is expectedto triple ~30,000 t/year Source: Alaerts, L.;Augustinus, M.;Van Acker, K. Impact of Bio-Based Plastics on Current Recycling of Plastics (2018), Sustainability

  5. Large PHA producers globally

  6. Productioncapacity (1) 136 t/year (4) Signed large agreement with IKEA Research/pilot scale (5) (2) FormerMetabolix = 53,136 t/year (1) • Sources: • L-J. Vandi, C.M. Chan, A. Werker, D. Richardson, B. Laycockand S. Pratt, Wood-PHA Composites: MappingOpportunities (2018), Polymers • DanimerScientific - US biotechnology company buys another fermentation plant / Expansion of PHA production (2018), https://www.plasteurope.com/news/DANIMER_SCIENTIFIC_t240829/ • C&EN, PHA: A biopolymer whose time has finally come (2019), https://cen.acs.org/business/biobased-chemicals/PHA-biopolymer-whose-time-finally/97/i35 • Allison, P., Mango Materials, MethanetoBiopolymers (2018) http://nas-sites.org/dels/files/2018/02/2018-01-18-NAS-webinar_Mango-Materials.pdf • A. Barrett,Yield10 Bioscience Files Patent For New PHA Biomaterials Technology (2019) https://bioplasticsnews.com/2019/06/18/yield10-bioscience-files-patent-for-new-pha-biomaterials-technology/ (3)

  7. Applications Source: Cambridge Consultants 2018 White Paper report

  8. International PHA project

  9. International PHA project • PHA R&D, production, and applications • Application driven research • Based on existing applications produced by various companies in Europe • Wastewater from the paper & pulp industry as feedstock • Existing processing techniques (injection moulding, spinning, extrusion, etc.) Large companies Knowledge institutes SME’s

  10. Workshop PHA Moving forward: • Bring all (potential) partners together • Become familiar with the proposed project idea • Work out the format of the project (a concept plan) • Goal of the workshop: • Participation in project – on what terms and expectations • On which joint goals the parties can find each other • Distribution of tasks • Possibly missing parties? • Defining possible funding • Participants (per 1 October) • H&P Moulding • Low & Bonar • Senbis • Medex • Linotech • SuikerUnie • HempFlax • Paques • Promiko • Fraunhofer IAP • Technical University Berlin • Karlstad University • NHL Stenden • Rijksuniversiteit Groningen • The Paper Province

  11. Follow-up

  12. Thank you for your time Any questions?

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