Sustainable performance wear

可持续性能穿着

• 批准号: 571254-2022
• 负责人: Yadav, VikramadityaGanapati
• 金额: $ 1.46万
• 依托单位: University of British Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Idea to Innovation
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2021-01-01 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=729107
• 关键词: Sustainable; performance; wear

Our proposed solution is to utilize genetically engineered microbes to manufacture renewable elastic fibres. The material of interest has similar properties to luon and can readily be expressed in E. coli. While this has been done by other groups, the cost is prohibitive at $100/kg. Our novelty is in developing a process utilizing yeasts to express and excrete this protein utilizing a media formulation derived from agricutlural by-products. Our process is fully circular and cost-effective. By supplying a green source of elastic fibre at close to the price of synthetic fibres we would solve the "green" dilemma of the fashion industry. Likewise, due to the abundant nature of the feedstock for our material, the cost will remain constant compared to hydrocarbon based materials which will increase as supply steadily becomes more depleted and as carbon taxation further discourages use. Ultimately our fibres would replace existing materials in the at-leisure wear industry.

我们提出的解决方案是利用基因工程的微生物制造可再生弹性纤维。感兴趣的材料具有与Luon相似的特性，并且可以在大肠杆菌中很容易表达。尽管其他团体已经完成，但成本却以100美元/公斤的价格付出了高昂的价值。我们的新颖性是利用酵母表达和排泄该蛋白质的过程，利用源自农业副产品的培养基制剂来表达和排泄这种蛋白质。我们的过程是完全循环且具有成本效益的。通过以接近合成纤维的价格提供绿色弹性纤维的来源，我们将解决时装业的“绿色”困境。同样，由于我们材料的原料的丰富性质，与碳氢化合物的材料相比，成本将保持恒定，随着供应的稳定耗尽，并且随着碳税收的进一步劝阻使用，这些材料将增加。最终，我们的纤维将取代现有的磨损行业中的现有材料。