Comments on: Micromidas Sees Goldmine in Converting Wastewater to Bioplastic

By: Columbia Prof Gets $1.5 Million Grant for Ghana Sewage-to-Biofuel Project – CleanTechnica: Cleantech innovation news and views

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:00:43 +0000

[…] municipal wastewater treatment plants. The current and potential haul includes biogas, biodiesel, bioplastic, reclaimed wastewater for irrigation, and sludge “cake” that can be used as a soil […]

By: Suck on This: Cheap Organic Plastic Solar Cells – CleanTechnica

Suck on This: Cheap Organic Plastic Solar Cells – CleanTechnica — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 03:39:54 +0000

[…] Organic photovoltaic cells can be spray-painted onto just about any plastic substrate, and that’s where things could get fun. There are new developments in silicon-based solar spray-ons, too. Solar “paint” could be applied in a variety of colors and patterns to buildings, infrastructure and decorative objects instead of just creating acres of monotonous solar panels, and the plastic substrate could be made from a variety of bioplastics, rather than petroleum based plastics – even bioplastics made from wastewater. […]

By: Sewage Gets the Solar Treatment from SunPower Corp. : CleanTechnica

Sewage Gets the Solar Treatment from SunPower Corp. : CleanTechnica — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:14:13 +0000

[…] The sewage treatment plant of the future is going to be an all-around, self sustaining resource recovery facility. Solar-powered equipment is already available for some plant operations, and companies are developing more energy efficient processes including a “sewage mole” that helps aerate and dry biosolids – which can then be used as a soil enhancer. Methane gas is another resource that more sewage treatment plants are beginning to recover, and water expert Bluewater Bio is one company that is working on recovering more usable water instead of shunting it into the nearest river. There is even a move afoot to use sewage biosolids for manufacturing bioplastic. […]

By: New Bioplastic Material Absorbs Carbon Dioxide : CleanTechnica

New Bioplastic Material Absorbs Carbon Dioxide : CleanTechnica — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:23:13 +0000

[…] of biofuel production). In addition to other exotic bioplastic feedstocks like algae and even wastewater, natural fibers like coconut husks are also making inroads, and the sleeping giant of markets – the […]

By: California Reader

California Reader — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:53:09 +0000

Fascinating. I can just imagine, however, the task of marketing plastic children’s toys, as indicated in the picture attached to this article. Although any bacterial elements would, of course, be eliminated during the carbon conversion process, the psychological connection arising from associating any products coming from this source would create a huge consumer hurdle for some products. Do you know what these plastics are being directed toward in terms of use?

By: California Reader

California Reader — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:53:00 +0000