Draft2:Bio-Optimized Technologies to keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the Environment
The Bio-Optimized Technologies to keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the Environment (BOTTLE™) consortium conducts high-impact research and development to change the way we recycle. BOTTLE efforts include the development of improved catalytic and biocatalytic recycling strategies to break down today's plastics into chemical building blocks for manufacturing higher-value products (upcycling) and the design of tomorrow's plastics to be recyclable-by-design.
Supported by the Bioenergy Technologies Office and Advanced Manufacturing Office. BOTTLE is led by experts from multiple partner national laboratories and universities with demonstrated experience in process development and integration, chemical catalysis, biocatalysis, material science, separations, modeling, economic analysis, and sustainability assessment.
DOE's role
Consortium team
The consortium team includes members from
- Argonne National Laboratory
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Other members
The team also includes:
- Colorado State University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Montana State University
- Northwestern University
- University of Portsmouth
Vision
To deliver selective and scalable technologies that enable cost-effective recycling, upcycling, and increased energy efficiency.
Mission
To develop robust processes to upcycle existing waste plastics and new, bio-based plastics and processes that are recyclable-by-design.
Goals
- Develop scalable, cost-effective, and efficient processes to deconstruct and upcycle commodity thermoplastics and thermosets that are discarded in large quantities today.
- Design new bio-based chemistries and associated processes for direct chemical recycling of future plastics and composites that are recyclable-by-design.
- Work with industry to catalyze a new upcycling paradigm for plastics.
Contact
https://www.bottle.org/contact-us