ENRTF ID: 176-E

Project Title: Produce Marketable Liquid Fuels from Plastic Wastes

Category: E. Air Quality, Climate Change, and Renewable Energy

Summary: Evaluate and develop conversion technology for production of high quality and marketable liquid fuels from plastic wastes and hence reduce solid pollutants and protect the environment.

Total Project Budget: $ 383,000
Proposed Project Time Period for the Funding Requested: June 30, 2023 (3 yrs)

Name: Paul Chen
Sponsoring Organization: U of MN
Job Title: Professor
Department: College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
Address: 1390 Eckles Ave.
St. Paul MN 55108
Telephone Number: (612) 625-1710
Email chenx088@umn.edu

Location: Statewide

Alternate Text for Visual: Illustrates the negative impacts of plastic wastes on environment and ecology, preliminary data and research interest of the proposed solutions, and potential outcome and benefits of the project.