A.R.T.I.S.T.: Advanced Recycling Technology for Innovative Styrene Transformation

A.R.T.I.S.T.：用于创新苯乙烯转化的先进回收技术

• 批准号: 10077776
• 金额: $ 56.89万
• 依托单位: CROWN PAINTS LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10077776
• 关键词: A.R.T.I.S.T.; Advanced; Recycling; Technology; Innovative

Project A.R.T.I.S.T is a collaboration between Hempel, C-Source Renewables (CSR) Limited, the University of Edinburgh, and Impact Solutions with the aim of reducing the carbon footprint of the paints and coatings industry. The project focuses on using bio-based styrene material in the production of paints and coatings instead of the petrochemically produced equivalent. Bio-based styrene has the potential to significantly reduce the industry's carbon footprint, but there is still uncertainty about product yields, and the initial toxicity of bio-styrene generated inside the cell presents a barrier to achieving the required production values.To address these challenges, A.R.T.I.S.T will use bio-derived glucose rich bread waste that undergo enzymatic conversion to produce Bio-Styrene, which will be used to create polymers following Hempel's existing formulations as a guide. The resulting high-performance styrene-acrylic emulsion paint formulations will have significantly lower environmental impact, and the process supports a 20% reduction in GHG-emissions.The project will use synthetic biology capabilities at UoE to genetically optimize the entire pathway enabling the project to increase productivity and titres of bio-styrene from L-phenylalanine and ultimately D-glucose waste, delivering predictable/consistent processes suitable for manufacturing at scale and surpassing the state-of-the-art.The project outcomes include a bioprocess for styrene production from waste-feedstocks, an optimized, purpose-built protocol for creating bio-styrene-based polymers, a report detailing full characterization of the bio-styrene monomer/polymer, and a life-cycle/market analysis and route to commercialization report.Project A.R.T.I.S.T aligns with the UK government's aim to grow the bio-economy sector to £440b by 2030 and enables the paints and coatings industry to become more environmentally sustainable while better meeting the needs of customers who are increasingly concerned about the environmental impact of manufacturing. The potential impact of A.R.T.I.S.T is significant, as the project could significantly reduce the industry's carbon footprint while meeting the growing demand for environmentally sustainable products.

A.R.T.I.S.T项目是亨佩尔、C源可再生能源(CSR)有限公司、爱丁堡大学和Impact Solutions合作的项目，旨在减少涂料行业的碳足迹。该项目的重点是在油漆和涂料的生产中使用生物基苯乙烯材料，而不是使用石化生产的等价物。生物基苯乙烯有可能显著减少行业的碳足迹，但产品产量仍存在不确定性，而且细胞内产生的生物苯乙烯的初始毒性对实现所需的生产值构成了障碍。为了应对这些挑战，A.R.T.I.S.T将使用经过酶转化的生物衍生高葡萄糖面包废料来生产生物苯乙烯，生物苯乙烯将被用于按照亨佩尔现有配方制造聚合物。由此产生的高性能苯丙乳液涂料配方将显著降低对环境的影响，该工艺支持减少20%的温室气体排放。该项目将利用UOE的合成生物学能力对整个途径进行遗传优化，使该项目能够提高从L-苯丙氨酸并最终从D-葡萄糖废物中生产生物苯乙烯的生产率和滴度，提供适合规模化生产并超过最先进水平的可预测/一致的工艺。项目成果包括从废物原料生产苯乙烯的生物工艺，用于创建基于生物苯乙烯的聚合物的优化的、特制的方案，A.R.T.I.S.T项目符合英国政府的目标，即到2030年将生物经济部门发展到GB 440b，使涂料和涂料行业在环境方面变得更加可持续，同时更好地满足日益关注制造环境影响的客户的需求。A.R.T.I.S.T的潜在影响是巨大的，因为该项目可以显著减少该行业的碳足迹，同时满足对环境可持续产品日益增长的需求。