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

A.R.T.I.S.T项目是亨普尔、C-Source可再生能源（CSR）有限公司、爱丁堡大学和Impact Solutions之间的合作项目，旨在减少油漆和涂料行业的碳足迹。该项目的重点是在油漆和涂料生产中使用生物基苯乙烯材料，而不是石化生产的同类材料。生物基苯乙烯具有显著减少工业碳足迹的潜力，但产品产量仍然存在不确定性，并且电池内产生的生物苯乙烯的初始毒性对实现所需的生产价值构成障碍。为了应对这些挑战，A.R.T.I.S.T将利用生物衍生的富含葡萄糖的面包废料，经过酶转化生产生物苯乙烯，并将其用于制造聚合物，以亨pel现有的配方为指导。由此产生的高性能苯乙烯-丙烯酸乳胶漆配方将大大降低对环境的影响，该工艺可减少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，使项目能够提高l -苯丙氨酸和d -葡萄糖废物的生产力和生物苯乙烯的滴度，提供可预测/一致的工艺，适合大规模生产，并超越最先进的工艺。项目成果包括从废物原料中生产苯乙烯的生物工艺，优化的、专门构建的以生物苯乙烯为基础的聚合物的生产方案，详细描述生物苯乙烯单体/聚合物的完整特性的报告，以及生命周期/市场分析和商业化路径报告。A.R.T.I.S.T项目与英国政府的目标一致，即到2030年将生物经济部门增长到4400亿英镑，使油漆和涂料行业变得更加环保可持续，同时更好地满足日益关注制造业对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。

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.