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We present a study of the in-camera image processing through an extensive analysis of more than 10,000 images from over 30 cameras. The goal of this work is to investigate if image values can be transformed to physically meaningful values, and if so, when and how this can be done. From our analysis, we found a major limitation of the imaging model employed in conventional radiometric calibration methods and propose a new in-camera imaging model that fits well with today’s cameras. With the new model, we present associated calibration procedures that allow us to convert sRGB images back to their original CCD RAW responses in a manner that is significantly more accurate than any existing methods. Additionally, we show how this new imaging model can be used to build an image correction application that converts an sRGB input image captured with the wrong camera settings to an sRGB output image that would have been recorded under the correct settings of a specific camera.
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We present a study of the in-camera image processing through an extensive analysis of more than 10,000 images from over 30 cameras. The goal of this work is to investigate if image values can be transformed to physically meaningful values, and if so, when and how this can be done. From our analysis, we found a major limitation of the imaging model employed in conventional radiometric calibration methods and propose a new in-camera imaging model that fits well with today’s cameras. With the new model, we present associated calibration procedures that allow us to convert sRGB images back to their original CCD RAW responses in a manner that is significantly more accurate than any existing methods. Additionally, we show how this new imaging model can be used to build an image correction application that converts an sRGB input image captured with the wrong camera settings to an sRGB output image that would have been recorded under the correct settings of a specific camera.
We also describe a method to construct a sparse lookup table (LUT) that is effective in modeling the camera imaging pipeline that maps a RAW camera image to its sRGB output based on the new aforementioned color processing model. We show how to construct a LUT using a novel nonuniform lattice regression method that adapts the LUT lattice to better fit the underlying 3D function which was previously formulated as a RBF function. Our method offers not only a performance speedup of an order of magnitude faster than RBF, but also a compact mechanism to describe the imaging pipeline.
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1. Organics Recovery & Biobased Materials:
Opportunities for Corporate Involvement
Brenda Platt
SBC Co-Chair
Institute for Local Self-Reliance
January 24, 2011
POWER Meeting, Santa Clara, California
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
2. Overview
• Petro-plastic woes
• Why recover organics composting?
• What are biobased products and how can they help?
• Understanding difference between biobased vs
biodegradable vs compostable
• Compostable alone ≠ sustainable
• Criteria for environmentally preferable biobased food
service ware
• Market-based tools: purchasing specs & Working
Landscape Certificates
• Other corporate opportunities
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
3. Petro-Plastic Woes
• Non-renewable (geological
timeframes to produce but consume
in 1 to 10 years)
• Generally nonbiodegradable with
devastating affects on ocean life 6 times more plastic than
plankton by mass
• Demand and production
skyrocketing
• Plastics industry supports more
drilling
• Recycling and reuse low
• Health impacts (polymers differ)
Agalita Marine Research Foundation
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
4. How Exposure to Polystyrene
Affects the Human Body
Polystyrene in made from the monomer
styrene (vinyl benzene)
Styrene remains present in polystyrene
(no polymerization process is 100% efficient)
Styrene = a neurotoxin and suspected
human carcinogen
Styrene impairs the central and peripheral
nervous systems.
Exposure to styrene in the workplace has
also been associated with chromosomal
aberrations, thus is considered a mutagen.
Carcinogenic Effects: Proven that it causes
cancer in animals, but there are no long-
term studies showing that PS causes cancer
in humans.
“The ability of styrene monomer to migrate from polystyrene packaging to food has been
reported in a number of publications and probably accounts for the greatest
contamination of foods by styrene monomer.” – World Health Organization
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
5. Plastics Recycling: Failure?
35,000
30,000
25,000
20,000
Thousands Waste Generated
of tons Material Recycled
15,000
10,000
5,000
-
1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2007
Source: US EPA, 2007 data (http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/msw99.htm)
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
6. Plastics Recycling Low
Generation Recycling Recycling Level
(thousand tons) (thousand tons) (percent by weight)
PET 3,760 680 18.1%
HDPE 5,650 570 10.1%
PVC 1,660 0.0%
LDPE/LLDPE 6,400 310 4.8%
PP 4,570 10 0.2%
PS 2,620 20 0.8%
Other resins 6,070 500 8.2%
Total Plastics in
30,730 2,090 6.8%
MSW
Source: US EPA, 2007 data
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
7. U.S. municipal waste disposed
Textiles
Paper and 6% Glass
paperboard 6%
22%
Metals
8%
Other materials
Wood 8%
8%
Yard trimmings
7%
Plastics
17%
Food scraps
18%
169.2 million tons in 2007
Source: US EPA, 2007 data (http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/msw99.htm)
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
8. Benefits of Biobased Alternatives
• Can replace many harmful conventional plastics
• Can be fully biodegradable (capable of being
utilized by living matter)
• Can be made from a variety of renewable
resources
• Can be composted locally into a soil amendment
• Can help capture food discards
• Can contribute to healthier rural economies
• Can complement zero waste goals
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
10. Gutta Percha
Source: Susan Mossman, ed., Early Plastics: Perspectives 1850-1950 (Science Museum, London: 1997), Plate 3; and
Plastics Historical Society (London) http://www.plastiquarian.com/gutta.htm.
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
11. Shellac: Lac Beetle Secretion
Union Cases
(1854-1870s)
Mirrors
Seals
Gramophone 78 rpms
(1897-1940s)
Source: Susan Mossman, ed., Early Plastics:
Perspectives 1850-1950 (Science Museum, London:
1997), Plate 4.
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
12. John Hyatt’s Billiard Ball
Copyright Smithsonian National Museum of American History,
http://home.planet.nl/~kockpit/history.htm
http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object.cfm?key=35&objkey=18
"Made in 1868 of Cellulose Nitrate, Celluloid. The Year
John Wesley Hyatt Discovered This First Plastics
Resin."
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
13. Casein
Made from milk curds or skimmed milk
(protein based)
Source: Plastics Historical Society (London) http://www.plastiquarian.com/casein1.htm
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
14. Chardonnet Silk
Nov. 21, 1889
Source: Plastics Historical Society (London) www.plastiquarian.com;
www.museum-of-hosiery.org; and New York Times archives.
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
15. Henry Ford’s Biological Car (1941)
• body: variety of
plant fibers
• dashboard, wheel,
seat covers: soy
protein
• tank: filled with
corn-derived
ethanol
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
17. The Good News on Biobased Alternatives
• Variety of resins available
• Performance improving
• Experience and R&D growing
• Growth expected
• Programs such as the federal biobased
procurement will open up new markets
• Standards in place
• Price competitiveness improving
• Demand increasing
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
18. ASTM Standards
• D 6866 – defines and quantifies biobased content
• D 6400 – specification for biodegradation in
commercial composting systems
• D 7081 – specification for biodegradation in the
marine environment
• D 5988 – test method for biodegradation in soil
• D 5511 – test method for biodegradation in
anaerobic digesters
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
19. Degradable Vs. Biodegradable
Degradable Biodegradable
May be invisible to naked Completely assimilated into
eye food and energy source
Fragment into smaller pieces by microbial populations
No data to document in a short time period
biodegradability within Meet biodegradability
one growing season
standards
Migrate into water table
Not completely assimilated
by microbial populations
in a short time period
Source: Dr. Ramani Narayan, Michigan State Univ.
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
30. Biomaterial – Wonder Material?
• “renewable”
• “green
• “eco-friendly”
• “sustainable”
• “environmentally neutral”
• “safe and better”
• “easy on the environment”
• “return to nature without a trace”
Compostability alone ≠ sustainable
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
31. Not All Bioproducts Created Equal
• Biobased content • Additives and blends
• Material feedstock type • Recyclability
• Feedstock location • Performance
• Biodegradability • Products
• Commercial compost sites
• Home composting
• Marine environment
• Anaerobic digestion
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
32. Challenges with Biobased Products
Concern over genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
Desire for sustainably grown biomass
Need to develop adequate composting programs
Concern with nanomaterials and fossil-fuel-plastic blends
Lack of adequate labeling
Concern over contamination
of recycling systems
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
33. Genetically Modified Crops
• Can be toxic, allergenic or less nutritious
than their natural counterparts
• Can disrupt the ecosystem, damage
vulnerable wild plant and animal
populations and harm biodiversity
• Increase chemical inputs (pesticides,
herbicides) over the long term
• Deliver yields that are no better, and often
worse, than conventional crops
• Cause or exacerbate a range of social and
economic problems
• Are laboratory-made and, once released,
harmful GMOs cannot be recalled from
the environment.
Source: http://www.nongmoproject.org/
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
34. What We Put Into Corn…
– Average of over 120 lbs.
nitrogen fertilizer per
acre
– Among the highest levels
of herbicide and
pesticide use for
conventional crops
– Irrigation water
– Proprietary hybrids
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
35. Sustainable Biomaterials Collaborative
As You Sow
The Sustainable Biomaterials Center for Health, Environment and Justice
Collaborative is a network of Clean Production Action *
Environmental Health Fund *
organizations working together to Green Harvest Technologies
Health Care Without Harm
spur the introduction and use of Healthy Building Network
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy *
biomaterials that are sustainable Institute for Local Self-Reliance*
from cradle to cradle. The Lowell Center for Sustainable Production *
Sustainable Research Group
Collaborative is creating Pure Strategies
RecycleWorld Consulting
sustainability guidelines, Science & Environmental Health Network
engaging markets, and promoting Seventh Generation
National Campaign for Sustainable Ag.
policy initiatives.
* Steering committee
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
37. Path from Field to Producer
“The source product is from Brazil,
then turned into cornstarch in China,
then the starch is used in
our manufacturer’s facility.”
“Feedstocks grown in Midwestern US.
Manufacture the resin
in Hawthorne, CA today,
but plan to manufacture
in Seymour, IN shortly.”
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
38. Defining Sustainable Life Cycles by Principles
• Sustainable feedstocks /
Sustainable agriculture
• Green Chemistry /
Clean Production
• Closed Loop Systems /
Cradle to Cradle /
Zero Waste
“Just because it’s biobased, doesn’t make it green”
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
40. Manufacturing
• Support sustainable feedstock
• Reduce fossil energy use
• Avoid problematic blends & additives
• Avoid untested chemicals and engineered nano
particles
• Design for recycling & composting
• Maximize process safety/reduce emissions
• Green chemistry
• Protect workers
40
41. End of Life
• Compostable or recyclable
• Biodegradable in aquatic systems
• Adequate product labeling
• Adequate recovery infrastructure
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
42. www.workinglandscapes.org
• Support existing family farmers
economically to transition to
sustainable farming practices
• Enable bioplastic customers to support
more sustainable crop production
• Do not require “identity-preserve”
infrastructure and additional
transaction costs
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
43. 2010 Corn Production
Criteria
www.workinglandscapes.org
• No GMO varieties
• No continuous cropping
• Soil testing and fertilization
according to state criteria and test
results
• No use of known human or animal
carcinogenic chemicals
• Use of cover crops or at least 70% of
residues left on entire field
• Creation of whole farm plan that
includes biodiversity and energy
aspects
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
44. General Statistics
• 8,680 lbs of corn per acre, anticipated average yield
• 3,472 lbs of PLA per acre
• 2.5 lbs of corn for 1 lb of PLA
• Each certificate is equivalent to 1 acre
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
45. WLCs in 2010
• Stonyfield Farm is first major buyer of WLCs
– Shifted to PLA for multipack yogurt cups
• Supports over 500 acres of more sustainable
corn production
– Equivalent to 200 million cups
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
46. Farmers
Certifies farm practices
Contracts
with
farmers
Companies
Contracts for WLC
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
47. WLC available to companies
• A pound for pound answer for
transition
• Assisting businesses to transition
to biobased materials and
products
Joe , WLC Farmer
• Enable bioplastic customers to
support more sustainable crop
production
• A pathway to more sustainable
biobased production
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
50. Criteria: Biomass Production
Criteria Recognition Level
Biobased (organic) carbon content
Product must be >90% Bronze
Product must be >95% Silver
Product must be >99% Gold
Genetically Modified Plants
No plastics may be made directly in plants Bronze
GM crops allowed in field with offsets Bronze
No GM biomass allowed in field Silver
Sustainably grown biomass
Forest and brushland-derived biomass Bronze
Agricultural crop biomass Gold
Protection of biomass production workers Gold
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
51. Criteria: Manufacturing
Criteria Recognition Level
Wood- or fiber-based products
Non-food-contact products: 100% recycled, 40% PCR Bronze
Cups: 10% PCR content Silver
Other food-contact products: 45% recycled content Bronze
No organohalogens added Bronze
Additives and Contaminants of High Concern
Declare whether nanomaterials present Bronze
No additives that are chemicals of high concern Bronze
No engineered nano without health risk assessment Silver
All additives must be tested Gold
No chlorine or chlorine compounds Silver
Protection of biomass production workers Gold
Local ownership and production Gold
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
52. Criteria: End of Life
Criteria Recognition Level
Product must be 100% commercially compostable Bronze
Product labeled for compostability
“Commercially Compostable” if facility exists Bronze
Verification logo on product Bronze
Clearly compostable Bronze
Additional labeling if facility does not exist Bronze
100% backyard or home compostable Silver
100% biodegradable in aquatic environment
Marine biodegradable Gold
Freshwater biodegradable Gold
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
53. Next Steps
• Vetted List of Products
→ Clear process for manufacturers to assess
conformance to criteria
→ Beta-test conformance process
• Work with purchasers to beta-test bid specs
• Expand Working Landscape Certificates
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
54. Parting Thoughts
• Life cycle thinking – taking a • Transitioning from fossil fuels to
“principle-based” approach to renewable, biobased feedstocks
sustainable materials – Biobased not inherently better
– Define what we want – Need criteria & standards for
– Set priorities defining sustainable biomaterials
• Sustainable feedstocks and plastics across their life cycle
• Green chemistry – No GMOs in field
• Cradle to cradle – Inherently safer chems
• Need to expand composting and – Concerns with nano
anaerobic digestion capacity – Reuse, recycle, compost
– corporate support for infrastructure
and policies
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
55. Single use has got to go
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
56. Resource Conservation Hierarchy
Most Preferable
Avoid & Reduce
Reuse
Recycle & Compost
Treat
Dispose
Least Preferable
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
58. Aiming for zero waste is
key GHG abatement strategy
Abatement Megatons % of Abatement
Strategy CO2 eq. Needed in 2030 to
Return to 1990
Reducing waste
via prevention, reuse,
recycling, composting 406 11.6%
Lighting 240 6.9%
Vehicle Efficiency 195 5.6%
Lower Carbon Fuels 100 2.9%
Forest Management 110 3.1%
Carbon Capture & Storage 95 2.7%
Wind 120 3.4%
Nuclear 70 2.0%
Source: ILSR, GAIA, and Eco-Cycle, Stop Trashing the Climate (2008), and McKinsey &
Company, Reducing U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: How Much and at What Cost? (2007)
www.sustainablebiomaterials.org
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