Millionaire Project Proposal
Group Members-
Nightwhisper, Tony Molloy, Jessica Walters, Dalton Scheiner, and I
Unmet Needs-
Plastic doesn't degrade at all. Until recently, a group of Yale students discovered a possible solution to this problem.
Project Ideas-
A fungus called Pestalotiopsis Microspora, found ubiquitously in rain forests around the world, naturally degrades PUR, or poly-urethane a chemical found in plastic. This mold fungus contains an enzyme that degrades this PUR in an aerobic and anaerobic environment. The fungus spits out this enzyme that diffuses to a significant distance from its body, expanding the potential range of cleanup.
Under certain habitat and nutritional conditions, the fungus can multiply on its own. With PM we can do two things, provide a substantial way for recycle plants to degrade their plastics, and degrade the gyres in the pacific ocean, which are giant floating islands of trash. For this to happen we'd create a preservable fungal spray to, in a way, crop-dust the gyres, and receive profit for the product from recycle plants. We are hoping this idea of ours can make us millionaires.
Materials-
To produce a certain amount of units, we would need facilities to withstand biological growth standards. With machines purchased that could mold the casings of each unit fungus, we can estimate if we sell our product at $19.99 a unit we can cover additional facilitation costs. The cost of shipping cyrogenically, meaning to decrease the chance of cell death by the time our product reaches the customer, is very expensive. As well as shipping across borders develops legal issues and customs. At first, we plan to ship to areas in the country to keep things simple. The cost of the development of our one unit prototype concluded to an estimate of $500.
Nightwhisper, Tony Molloy, Jessica Walters, Dalton Scheiner, and I
Unmet Needs-
Plastic doesn't degrade at all. Until recently, a group of Yale students discovered a possible solution to this problem.
Project Ideas-
A fungus called Pestalotiopsis Microspora, found ubiquitously in rain forests around the world, naturally degrades PUR, or poly-urethane a chemical found in plastic. This mold fungus contains an enzyme that degrades this PUR in an aerobic and anaerobic environment. The fungus spits out this enzyme that diffuses to a significant distance from its body, expanding the potential range of cleanup.
Under certain habitat and nutritional conditions, the fungus can multiply on its own. With PM we can do two things, provide a substantial way for recycle plants to degrade their plastics, and degrade the gyres in the pacific ocean, which are giant floating islands of trash. For this to happen we'd create a preservable fungal spray to, in a way, crop-dust the gyres, and receive profit for the product from recycle plants. We are hoping this idea of ours can make us millionaires.
Materials-
- Crop-duster plane
- Pestsalotiopsis Microspora
- Mold spores
- Mold food
- Mold incubator
- Mold moisture adjuster
- Spray cans
- Preservative shipping storage
- Semi-trucks for transporting fungus
- Rain forest plants
- Plastic
- Workers
- Managers
- Supervisors
- Researchers
- Marketers
- Security
- Emergency kit
- private shipping company
- PDA
- GAM
- WA
- parafilm
- ethanol
- barley seeds
- Deep freezer
To produce a certain amount of units, we would need facilities to withstand biological growth standards. With machines purchased that could mold the casings of each unit fungus, we can estimate if we sell our product at $19.99 a unit we can cover additional facilitation costs. The cost of shipping cyrogenically, meaning to decrease the chance of cell death by the time our product reaches the customer, is very expensive. As well as shipping across borders develops legal issues and customs. At first, we plan to ship to areas in the country to keep things simple. The cost of the development of our one unit prototype concluded to an estimate of $500.
Development Costs -
Estimated cost per unit-
For immense profitable concerns we will be selling our product for $19.99 with it costing us $4.70 to produce. This gives us a profit of of $14.99. At first we will be selling the spray by units and the enzyme solution in a bigger size to recycle plants. At first we will be selling 1000 units to the small demand of the new product. later we will be creating 100'000 units once we expand our company.
For immense profitable concerns we will be selling our product for $19.99 with it costing us $4.70 to produce. This gives us a profit of of $14.99. At first we will be selling the spray by units and the enzyme solution in a bigger size to recycle plants. At first we will be selling 1000 units to the small demand of the new product. later we will be creating 100'000 units once we expand our company.
Estimated cost of total production -
After adding all of our necessary materials, warehouses, employees, etc, we came to a boggling number of $1'187'200 just to start our business.
After adding all of our necessary materials, warehouses, employees, etc, we came to a boggling number of $1'187'200 just to start our business.
Timeline -
Market -
Our project will be marketed to recycle centers, not to the public. A recycle center can request an amount to their need based on a request and payment options. At first our company will market only to those in the U.S. due to legal issues until we obtain enough money to expand our market internationally.
Our project will be marketed to recycle centers, not to the public. A recycle center can request an amount to their need based on a request and payment options. At first our company will market only to those in the U.S. due to legal issues until we obtain enough money to expand our market internationally.