Christopher J. Tassone, PhD provides an overview of the research that SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory performed as part of the Bio-Optimized Technologies to keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the Environment (BOTTLETM) consortium. SSRL@SLAC’s role within the consortium is to develop the characterization tools which enable the consortium members to understand how their approaches to deconstructing plastics back to their building blocks are working so that they can design even better processes for chemical and biological recycling, as well as understanding how newly designed polymers which are designed with recyclability and environmental impacts in mind can be used to create products we use today. BOTTLE is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Bioenergy Technologies Office and Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office. BOTTLE is led by experts from multiple partner national laboratories and universities with demonstrated experience in process development and integration, chemical catalysis, biocatalysis, material science, separations, modeling, economic analysis, and sustainability assessment. Addressing big challenges requires big teams to provide this diverse expertise and the consortium team includes members from Argonne National Laboratory, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Colorado State University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northwestern University, and the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
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Poster illustration of public lecture featuring Ashley James
Poster illustration of public lecture featuring Ashley James
SSRL utilizes x-rays produced by its accelerator, the Stanford Positron Electron Asymmetric Ring (SPEAR3), shown in this photo from 2004.
Sunrise timelapse of Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL)
