MANGO MATERIALS INC

Materials · Private

Membrane bioreactor system that converts methane gas into polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolymer using bacterial fermentation

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · mangomaterials.com

Sector: Materials
Total capital: $5M

Federal grants: $750K; 1 award · 2017; Rank in peer group#3 of 13
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $4.2M; 3 awards · NASA; Rank in Materials#83 of 1258
Granted patents: 1; 3 pending · first 2021; Rank in peer group#4 of 13

Capital timeline

Latest events

Oct 2021Federal contractNASA · A Novel, Membrane-based Bioreactor Design To Enable A Closed-loop System On Earth And Beyond$3M
Sep 2017Federal grantNASA · Phase II · A Novel, Membrane-Based Bioreactor Design to Enable a Closed-Loop System on Earth and Beyond$750K
Sep 2017Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igfthe Proposed Innovation Is A Membrane Bioreactor System To Produce A Biopolymer From Methane Gas That Is Applicable In Outer Space Environments. This New Methane Fermentation Process Will Expand And Advance Current Gas Delivery Techniques To Create Affordable Fermentation Methods On Earth And Beyond. Mango Materials Is Currently Working To Scale Up And Commercialize The Production Of Polyhydroxyalkanoate (pha) From Methane, But Its Scaled-up Fermentation Systems Are Typically Tall An$1.1M
Jun 2016Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf The Proposed Innovation Is A Membrane Bioreactor System To Produce A Biopolymer From Methane Gas. This New Methane Fermentation Process Will Expand And Advance Current Gas Delivery Techniques To Create Affordable Fermentation Methods On Earth And Beyond. Mango Materials Is Currently Working To Scale Up And Commercialize The Production Of Polyhydroxyalkanoate (pha) From Methane, But Its Scaled-up Fermentation Systems Are Typically Tall And Narrow To Take Advantage Of Hydrostatic Pr$123K

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Materials · System

Federal grants#3 · top 23%
Granted patents#4 · top 31%

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USPTO · 1 granted of 4

Mar 2, 2021GrantedHigh Productivity Methane Fermentation ProcessesUSPTOUS 10,934,566
PendingAdditives For Degradation Modification Of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Polymers And Methods Of Use ThereofUSPTOApplication 63555611
PendingHigh Productivity Methane Fermentation ProcessesUSPTOApplication PCTUS2018033423

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High Productivity Methane Fermentation ProcessesMar 2, 2021 · US 10,934,566Granted
Additives For Degradation Modification Of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Polymers And Methods Of Use ThereofApplication 63555611Pending
High Productivity Methane Fermentation ProcessesApplication PCTUS2018033423Pending
High productivity processes for making polyhydroxyalkanoate from methaneApplication 62603181Pending

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Regulatory activity · Materials

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24 Apr 2026Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology

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Sources

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