Michigan Tech has received notification of a new award valued at $1,027,008 from the REMADE Institute, a public-private partnership established by the United States Department of Energy and the first institute in the U.S. dedicated to accelerating the nation’s transition to a Circular Economy.
“Along with our partners, we are excited to receive this award for the project ‘Dynamic Systems Analysis of PET and Olefin Polymers in a Circular Economy'” said David Shonnard, PI, Robbins Chair in Sustainable Use of Materials, Department of Chemical Engineering.
The total funding amount is cost-shared between REMADE and Michigan Tech, along with partners Idaho National Laboratory, Yale University, Chemstations Inc., Honeywell UOP, and Resource Recycling Systems.
The project is expected to result in multiple positive impacts, including:
- New process models and datasets for systems analysis of a circular economy for plastics
- Optimized plastics circular economy designs to minimize emissions and costs
- Case study applications to plastics circular economy designs for the state of Michigan
This award is the second and the largest REMADE awarded to Michigan Tech, and involves co-investigators Robert Handler (Sustainable Futures Institute) and Distinguished Professor David Watkins (CEE).
The project is expected to begin on Sept. 1, 2021. Please send any questions or comments to David Shonnard.
By David Shonnard.