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Functionalized Vegetable Oils for Utilization as Polymer Building Blocks: Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT) Agriculture Project Fact Sheet
Vegetable oils such as soybean oil will be converted to novel polymers using hydroformylation and other catalytic processes. These polymers can be used in the construction, automotive, packaging, and electronic sectors.
Date:
September 12, 2001
Creator:
Carde, T.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Education Initiative: Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT) Agriculture Project Fact Sheet
The Department of Energy launched the Education Initiative in 1999 to promote the establishment of multi-disciplinary, graduate-level education and research programs.
Date:
September 12, 2001
Creator:
Carde, T.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
New Continuous Isosorbide Production from Sorbitol: Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT) Agriculture Project Fact Sheet
Isosorbide is a new polymer additive derived from corn (via sorbitol) that when copolymerized with polyethylene terephthalate (PET), increases the strength and rigidity of the plastic. This project will develop an economically-viable, continuous catalytic process to convert sorbitol to isosorbide.
Date:
September 12, 2001
Creator:
Carde, T.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Industrial Membrane Filtration and Fractal Separation Systems: Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT) Agriculture Project Fact Sheet
Improved membrane filtration and separation technologies reduce energy use, capital and maintenance costs of separation and purification systems for biomass sugars. Other areas of application include waste treatment, and chemical and food processing.
Date:
September 12, 2001
Creator:
Carde, T.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
1,3-Propanediol Made From Fermentation-Derived Malonic Acid: Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT) Agriculture Project Fact Sheet
1,3-Propanediol is one of two ingredients used in producing polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT), a polymer which can be used in polyester and nylon applications. Researchers are developing a process to ferment biomass feedstock to malonic acid using filamentous fungi and then catalytically convert malonic acid to 1,3-propanediol.
Date:
September 12, 2001
Creator:
Carde, T.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Clean Fractionation for the Production of Cellulose Plastics: Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT) Agriculture Project Fact Sheet
Clean Fractionation is a new technology that enables energy-efficient and environmentally-clean separation of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin from lignocellulosic biomass.
Date:
September 12, 2001
Creator:
Carde, T.
System:
The UNT Digital Library