Production de bioplastique à partir de matières résiduelles de l'industrie papetière et développement de bioproduits

This project aims to develop new biobased bioproducts from PHA obtained through the transformation of residual matter from the paper industry. It is part of an important 3 years development project supported by SDTC federal program. BOSK Biopproducts inc. is a new company created to commercialize this new technology in partnership with the paper and plastic industries. Its main purpose is to demonstrate the feasibility to upscale at industrial level our PHA production process and develop new biobased compounds from PHA that can be applied to the two major plastic manufacturing processes: extrusion and injection. The goal is to identify and to understand the technical issues regarding biobased production and the marketing of biobased bioproducts from PHA. Production and optimisation of the process for manufacturing PHA will be conducted in the INRS-ETE laboratories in Quebec City. The plastic processing operations will be be carried out in the CNRC installations in Boucherville. Also, a new technology intended to reduce the cost of producing PHA will be tested. This project, when achieved, will allow us to develop the process at industrial scale in 2 steps, from a 20 cubic meter fermenter to 200 cubic meter fermenter. The result will be significant savings for the paper industry when it can manufacture PHA and its numerous derived bioproducts. This project is aimed at those markets most attuned to environmental concerns where the demand is for products that are entirely biodegradable, non-toxic and biobased. These new bioproducts can acquire added value as they move through the value chain of the plastic industry till they reach their final destination, the consumer.