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Manufacturer of Nodax polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biodegradable bioplastics Danimer Scientific has received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to research pennycress oil as a potential feedstock material.
Danimer will partner with the University of Minnesota’s Forever Green Initiative starting this July to research the potential for using pennycress oil in producing the company’s Nodax biodegradable solution. The project will help determine whether pennycress oil can serve as a viable alternative to supplement the company’s current use of canola oil as a feedstock. Researchers will also compare pennycress oil sourced from wildtype seeds with plants domesticated as winter cover crops. Results will guide the development of commercial models for using pennycress oil to produce PHA, a material manufacturers need to make biodegradable drinking straws, cutlery, packaging and other single-use products.
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To farmers across Greater Minnesota familiar with annual rotations of corn and soybean crops, the words “perennial” and “grain” might seem like an odd pairing at first.
That was true for Alan Kraus, conservation program manager for the Cannon River Watershed Partnership in Southeast Minnesota, until he read about the development of Kernza in his local newspaper a few years ago. Kernza is the trademarked name owned by The Land Institute of grain harvested from improved varieties of a perennial grass called intermediate wheatgrass.
“It sounded fascinating to me I had to learn as much as I could about this new crop,” Kraus said. “Once I did my research and connected with folks at the University of Minnesota who were working on this crop, it became clear we have a lot of wins with a grain like Kernza.”
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