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The Use of Waste Methane Gas to Manufacture Biopolymers Molly Morse [email protected] @MolMorse @MangoMaterials
The Use of Waste Methane Gas to Manufacture Biopolymers!!Molly Morse [email protected]!!!@MolMorse!@MangoMaterials!!
Current bioplastics are expensive
Opportunity
$0
$1
$2
$3
Oil-based! Bio-based!
Price
per
pou
nd ($
)!
$$$
What is Methane?
A greenhouse gas!produced by!
Methane (biogas)
Microbial process
Biopolymer
Products
Waste facility
To turn waste gas streams into ecofriendly, biodegradable materials
at competitive economics
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End-of-Life
Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)
Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB)
PHB is one type of PHA!
C
C
C O
O R
H2 n
C
C
C O
O CH3
H2 n
Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Biopolymer
SERINE CYCLE
PHA CYCLE
TCA CYCLE
acetyl-coA
PHA
cell material
4HCHO CO2 HCOO- CH3OH CH4
Methanol Methane Formaldehyde Formate Carbon dioxide (or bicarbonate)
Mango Materials’ Innovative Platform
PHA Production in Methanotrophs
Why Methane?
Non-toxic Specific Thermodynamically favorable
Waste Crop-free Closed loop
Widespread Low cost
Setting Up New Value Chains We enable renewable solutions for brand owners!
By co-developing and commercializing with customers & partners in a value chain collaboration model!
PHA Performance Biopolymers
PHA playing field (1)
PHA Design Space
• PHA technology holds great promises, since the potential design space for PHA is very large.
• The current PHA market offerings only cover a small part of that design space (up to 500% elongation or up to 30 MPa).
20 40 60
1400
1000
600
200
Tensile strength MPa
Elon
gati
on a
t br
eak
%
engineering elastomers
PHA Design Space
80 100
thermoplastics
rigid thermoplastics
Mechanical Properties
PHA samples tested
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Engineering elastomers
Rigid thermoplastics
Thermoplastics
Reference: Ravenstijn 2014
Applications
Marine! Cosmetics! Food Packaging & Products!
Application Considerations
Biodegradability Visibility Characteristic tailoring Regulatory approvals Volumes Price point Value chain effort
Large-Scale Dedicated Facilities
License Fee
Flexible Business Model
Partnered Plant
Methane
$ / MMBTU long term contract
$ / pound long term contract
Biopolymer
$ technology royalty
Polymer User
Sales by Mango through custom orders
Licensee captive use
• Customer vertically integrated
• Pain is “end-of-life” & Extended Producer Responsibility
• Enable chemical industry to be sustainable
2016: Pilot Plant in Operation
Anaerobic Digester
Candle Flare
The Mango Materials Team
Pauchon Foundation
Decentralized Production
3 BILLION POUNDS OF BIOPLASTIC WOULD BE
PRODUCED EACH YEAR.
IF THE COLLECTED BUT UNUSED METHANE FROM U.S. LANDFILLS IS USED TO MAKE MANGO MATERIALS’ BIOPLASTIC:
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A CLOSED LOOP BIOECONOMY IS NOW POSSIBLE – LET’S BUILD IT!
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