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Thermoplastic composite utilizing torrefied biomass
Reference #: 01515 The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for Thermoplastic composite utilizing torrefied biomass Background: This invention solves two primary problems. First, it provides a use for waste forestry and agricultural biomass, which currently do not have attractive commercial uses resulting in forest fires...
Published: 9/4/2022   |   Inventor(s): Jochen Lauterbach, Michael Royko
Keywords(s): Biodegradeable Plastics, Biomass Torrefaction, Biomass Upgrading, Green Chemistry, Sustainable Plastic Production
Category(s): Advanced Materials, Engineering and Physical Sciences, Environmental and Sustainability
Method of Producing Oleofurans
Technology Description This technology is a method for making oleofurans which can be derived from biomass and used as precursors for high performance oleofuran-based surfactants. This method minimizes or eliminates the use of toxic and/or expensive reagents, such as trifluoroacetic acid, and produces a small number of bi-products. This process produces...
Published: 6/23/2023   |   Inventor(s): Nicholas Gadinas, Konstantinos Goulas, Kyle Reem
Keywords(s): biorenewable surfacant, detergents, green chemistry, high performance detergents, oleofuran, sulfonate detergents
Category(s): Chemical, Engineering, Materials Science, Sustainability & Cleantechnologies