SBIR/STTR Research Award
ENZYME CATALYZED POLYMERIZATION OF CHIRAL ACIDS IN ORGANIC SOLVENTS
Award amount
$75,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1993Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Energy
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- METABOLIX, INC.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- MPBJJLNZKV29
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
THE OBJECTIVE OF PHASE I IS TO DESIGN A NON-AQUEOUS ENZYME SYSTEM THAT CAN CONVERT CONVENTIONAL FEEDSTOCKS INTO SPECIALTY CHEMICALS. SPECIFICALLY, THIS EFFORT INVOLVES IDENTIFYING A NON-AQUEOUS MEDIUM THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH AN ENZYME KNOWN AS A POLYMERASE. THE LATTER CAN CONNVERT SIMPLE HYDROXYACIDS INTO INDUSTRIALLY IMPORTANT THERMOPLASTICS AND SPECIALTY CHEMICALS. THE DESIGN OF A NON-AQUEOUS POLYMERASE SYSTEM WILL ALLOW THE FORMATION OF NEW MATERIALS, KNOWN AS POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES (PHAS), FROM CONVENTIONAL FEEDSTOCKS. IN ADDITION, THIS SYSTEM WILL ALLOW THE OPTICAL RESOLUTION OF A CLASS OF 3-HYDROXYACIDS. THE NEW PROCESS WILL BE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY AND PROVIDE AN ENERGY EFFICIENT METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SPECIALTY CHEMICALS.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Blow Molded Bioproducts From Renewable Plastics
- Blow Molded Bioproducts from Natural Plastics
- PHO BIOPOLYMER FOR CONTROLLED RELEASE
- Novel Biopolymers for the Medical Industry
- New Biopolymers for Medical Applications
Research funding history
8 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1993–2009). Reported award amounts total $855,220. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, Department of Energy