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Team:Imperial College/PHB Recycling
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Revision as of 11:44, 26 August 2013
Bioplastic Recycling
Bioplastic recycling is a core component to our project. We will be looking at synthesis and degradation of P3HB and PLA.
Overview
The bioplastic recycling module will look at closing the loop on bioplastics before they even begin to gain traction as a viable and more desirable plastic. We will be looking at degrading and synthesising polylactic acid (PLA) and poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (P3HB) using a fully biological system. The byproducts from the breakdown of our bioplastics will be separated then purified in order to allow them to be reused in industry
