This study concerns a high performance, low cost, and high value renewable bio-polymer production technology for roofing and other infrastructure construction applications. The bio-polymer is made from coal-fired power plant byproducts � flue gas CO2 and recycled agricultural byproducts � waste cooking oils, animal fats, or trap grease. Compared to petroleum-based polymers, this bio-polymer has significant advantages, including substantially lower production costs, utilization of renewable and recycled materials, better performance, non-hazardous materials, and elimination of the odor and volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions associated with petroleum products. In addition to reducing CO2 emissions, this bio-polymer production process has no water or solvent requirement and does not produce any waste streams. In this presentation, the results on the technical feasibility study of this technology will be reported.

High performance bio-polymer building material from CO2 and recycled wastes

245th National Meeting (2013)

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