Dissolving the Plastic Problem

Dissolving the Plastic Problem

Molly Morse CEO

Mango Materials

Molly Morse [email protected]

1987

Gar-Barge

John E. Conover

Wall Street Journal, Steamfitting Promotional Fund

2013

Plastics on a Hawaiian beach

! NOT biodegradable ! Being banned ! Made from petroleum

Current plastics are:!

Bioplastics

$$$

Opportunity

! Expensive

! May use agricultural lands

! Employ GMOs

! Energy intensive

Current bioplastics are:!

$2

$1

$3

What is Methane?

A greenhouse gas

Produced by

Methane

Carbon dioxide

Methane ! Methane is 20 times more potent than Carbon Dioxide

Other waste methane uses?

Electricity Heating

Fuel Flaring

Methane (biogas)

Microbial process

Biopolymer

Products

Waste facility

Vision + Mission

To turn waste into ecofriendly, affordable plastics while creating a

positive environmental impact.

Definitions

Biodegradable: Capable of being broken down by microorganisms

Biobased: Produced from rapidly renewable carbon

Bioplastic: A biobased OR biodegradable plastic

Overview

Patent-protected by IP licensed from Stanford University

Waste methane Bioreactor

PHA bioplastic

Our Bacteria

Process

Biomass growth

PHB accumulation

PHA biopolymer

Acid/base

Nutrients, water

Cell residual

Separation

O2, CH4

Water

Cleaning/drying

O C C C

R H

H H

O

Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)

Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB)

Bioplastic

PHB is one type of PHA

O C C C

CH3 H

H H

O

Poly-hydroxyalkanoate (PHA)

PLA: Inferior Heat Properties

PHA Characteristics

!Similar properties as PP, HDPE, LDPE

!Processed on standard plastic forming/molding equipment

!Initially sell for $2.75/pound PHA

granules

!Biodegradable

!Bio-based

!Produced with no GMO

!Sequesters methane

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Initial Targeted Products

Price

Bio-based

Oil

Methane

Price (

$/lb

)

1

2

3

Timeline

Team

Anaerobic Digester

Candle Flare

Current Status

Site Location at SBSA

Emissions From Landfills

Emissions From Manure Management

Emissions From Wastewater Treatment

Decentralized Production

Environmental Implications