ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,391,773, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to CHARLOTTE MCCURDY RESEARCH LLC (San Francisco).
"Carbon-negative bioplastic" was invented by Charlotte Trumbull McCurdy (Locust Valley, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Through sourcing net-primary productivity additive algae-based biomass feedstock, the exclusive use of renewable energy in processing, and the appropriate formulation and processing, a novel algae-derived bio-based plastic is both carbon-negative and provides some performance advantages over existing algae-based film plastics especially with regard to optical clarity. A system may be provided that produces a carbon-negative b...