ENRTF ID: 220-F

Project Title: Transformation of Plastic Waste into a Valued Resource

Category: F. Methods to Protect, Restore, and Enhance Land, Water, and Habitat

Summary: We will develop technologies that utilize indigenous microbes to convert waste plastics into useful chemical compounds and fuels.

Total Project Budget: $ 308,000
Proposed Project Time Period for the Funding Requested: June 30, 2023 (3 yrs)

Name: Brett Barney
Sponsoring Organization: U of MN
Job Title: Professor
Department: Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering
Address: 1390 Eckles Ave
St. Paul MN 55108
Telephone Number: (612) 562-3061
Email bbarney@umn.edu
Web Address: http://barneybioproductslab.cfans.umn.edu/brett-barney

Location: Statewide

Alternate Text for Visual: Graphic illustrating the process of converting plastic wastes into fuels