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(664d) Recent Advances in Plastics Upcycling

Authors 

Beckham, G. - Presenter, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Nicholson, S., National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Rorrer, N. A., National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Carpenter, A., National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Singh, A., National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Ellis, L., University of Colorado - Boulder
Sullivan, K., National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Pardo, I., National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Werner, A., National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Brandner, D., National Renewable Energy Lab
Black, B. A., National Renewable Laboratory
Clare, R., National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Erickson, E., National Renewable Energy Laboratory
McGeehan, J., University of Portsmouth
Wang, C., National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Morais, A. R. C., University of Kansas
This talk will review our group's recent efforts in the deconstruction and upcycling of today's plastics using chemical catalysis, enzymes, and engineered microbes. Examples include depolymerization of PET using enzymatic catalysts, depolymerization of polyolefins with chemical catalysis, and upcycling of plastics-derived intermediates using biological funneling. Analysis of the major plastics consumed in the United States will also be presented, describing the supply chain energy and greenhouse gas emissions associated with commodity plastics as a foundational dataset for evaluating new circular economy and bio-based plastics technologies.

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Catalysis
Biochemical Processes

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