Date of Graduation
2015
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MS
College
Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design
Department
Agricultural and Resource Economics
Committee Chair
Todd Petty
Committee Co-Chair
Gerard D'Souza
Committee Member
Chris Haddox
Abstract
This thesis presents a market study and economic feasibility analysis on developing a facility utilizing olive oil production waste as a carbon substrate in polyhydroxyalkanoate production. Three underlying questions will be explored within this thesis: (1) Can olive oil mill effluents be utilized to produce an environmentally friendly polyhydroxyalkanoate bio-plastic?;, (2) Is there potential for the bio-plastic polyhydroxyalkanoate to enter Morocco's plastic market?;, (3) Is it likely that a bio-plastic facility utilizing olive oil mill production waste to create polyhydroxyalkanoate would have long term profitability? This research provides a pathway toward a new solution to a pervasive environmental concern facing Morocco as well as provides options for better and more sustainable business actions, decisions, products, or strategies.
Recommended Citation
Hansen, Catherine, "A Feasibility Analysis for the Development of a Facility Utilizing Olive Oil Mill Production Waste as a Carbon Substrate in Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production in Morocco" (2015). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 5757.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/5757