Navigation Links
Iowa State researchers improving plastics made from corn and soy proteins

ts for plants and packaging for the food industry.

Grewell, Kessler, Howard Van Auken, a professor of management, and Gowrishankar Srinivasan, a graduate student in industrial and agricultural technology, are working on the plastics project with two Iowa companies, the Vermeer Manufacturing Co. of Pella and Vibroacoustics Solutions Inc. of Ames. The project is partially supported by a $68,758 grant from the Grow Iowa Values Fund, a state economic development program.

Jay Van Roekel, the segment manager for Vermeer's ag product group, said the company will test hay wraps made from the plastics developed by the Iowa State researchers. Van Roekel said the company is very interested in helping the research project.

"It's exciting to be involved in the development of biorenewable technologies and the harvesting of biomass," he said. "We see biorenewables taking hold and expanding every day."

Sam Senti, an application specialist for Vibroacoustics Solutions Inc., said the company would like to use biorenewable and biodegradable plastics in a stick lubricant it has developed. The bio-based lubricant rubs off on metals ?it, for example, can be used to help locomotive wheels roll more easily around curves in a track. Senti said biodegradable plastics that add rigidity to the company's product would be very useful in outdoor applications. And so the company wants to help the researchers with some field tests.

The researchers' plastics aren't quite ready to leave the laboratory. Grewell said he's working on production recipes, processing techniques and ultrasonics applications. Kessler will also work to characterize the plastics' strength plus its thermal and mechanical properties.

Working with the two companies should help move all that work ahead, Kessler said.

"Collaborating with these companies will be useful," he said. "And we hope it will help us come up with other ideas."
'"/>

Source:Iowa State University


Page: 1 2

Related biology news :

1. NC State scientist finds soft tissue in T. rex bones
2. K-State professors discover enzyme responsible for creation of a beetles hard shell
3. NC State researchers redesign life for Mars and beyond
4. K-State researchers study insects immune system
5. K-State researchers study gene regulation in insects
6. K-Staters design and build a low-cost remote sensing tool for environmental studies
7. Investment level in HIV prevention programs related to HIV incidence in the United States
8. Iowa State University botanists identify new species of North American bamboo
9. ConocoPhillips establishes $22.5M biofuels research program at Iowa State
10. Iowa State scientists demonstrate first use of nanotechnology to enter plant cells
11. NYU researchers simulate molecular biological clock

Post Your Comments:
(Date:12/1/2009)...hnology has been awarded a U.S. Air Force Center o...arvesting and adaptive materials, and to develop t...he modern warfighter. , The $10.5 million Cente... Nanostructures and Improved Cognition (BIONIC) ce... Sandhage, professors in Georgia Tech,s School of ...
(Date:12/1/2009)...PRNewswire/ -- iQor, a global provider of business...in the 2009 InfoWorld 100 Awards Top 100 IT proj...TeQ21. This was the first submission for iQor. ,...stigious list of companies," said Vikas Kapoor, pr...sforming the way we do business, allowing us to wo...
(Date:12/1/2009)...tening to the radio anymore. They,re used in every...om North Carolina State University is revolutioniz...ifting antennas that open the door to a host of ne...itary deployment. , Modern antennas are made fro...s to how far they can be bent and how often befo...
Breaking Biology News(10 mins):Air Force Center of Excellence awarded in nanostructures and improved cognition 2Air Force Center of Excellence awarded in nanostructures and improved cognition 3Air Force Center of Excellence awarded in nanostructures and improved cognition 4iQor Named to InfoWorld 100 List of Top IT Projects of 2009 2Shape shifters: Researchers create new breed of antennas 2Tosoh Delivers New Immunoassay Analyzer and Educational Seminars at AACC Meeting 55594 1Tosoh Delivers New Immunoassay Analyzer and Educational Seminars at AACC Meeting 55594 2Stem Cell Treatment Breakthrough 55590 1Stem Cell Treatment Breakthrough 55590 2ALOKA Announces New ProSound Alpha Series Ultrasound System 55587 1ALOKA Announces New ProSound Alpha Series Ultrasound System 55587 2ALOKA Announces New ProSound Alpha Series Ultrasound System 55587 3
... oral squamous cell carcinoma, a form of oral canc...aliva, according to a report in the October 1, 200...of the American Association for Cancer Research. T..., professor and associate dean for research, at th...Dentistry. , Previous studies have shown that sal...
... who have a history of dieting or other restricted...opriate amount of weight during pregnancy. In a st...urnal of the American Dietetic Association, resea...apel Hill report that restrained eating behaviors ...ns above the Institute of Medicine recommendations...
...etric Access Control Solution, Eli...ept. 30 BIO-key International,Inc. (OTC Bulletin ...olutions and finger-based biometric identification...), a leading accounting and consultant firm, has,d...ecure their new,headquarters., Parente, headquart...
Other Biology News:Saliva proteins could help detection of oral cancer 2New study indicates link between weight gains during pregnancy and dieting history 2Parente Randolph Secures Access to New Corporate Headquarters With BIO-key(R) Biometric Identification 2Parente Randolph Secures Access to New Corporate Headquarters With BIO-key(R) Biometric Identification 3
(Date:12/1/2009)... 1 The Burrill Biotech Select Inde...st in October. The Select,s gain of 4.5 percent mi...neral markets with the Dow up 6.5 percent and the ...m in the final two trading days of the month despi...liday shopping and Dubai,s reported debt woes. ,...
(Date:12/1/2009)...x, Inc. today announced a collaborative research a...imed at evaluating EpiVax’s proprietary Treg...etrimental immune responses to certain drugs. In t...piVax Tregitope technology will be evaluated for i...peutics. , (Vocus) Decemb...
(Date:12/1/2009).... 1 Palatin Technologies... U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. ...eptide Constructs." The claims in the issued pate... natriuretic peptide receptor A (NPRA), including ...te. ,, "Our natriuretic compounds, including PL...
(Date:12/1/2009)... BEACH, California and AMSTERDAM, December 1 /PRNe...ncer diagnostics, announced today that,Palmetto GB... established,coding guidelines for the company,s M...d breast cancer recurrence test, which has been re... across the United States can now submit claims fo...
Breaking Biology Technology:Biotech Gets Back on Track in November 2Biotech Gets Back on Track in November 3Biotech Gets Back on Track in November 4EpiVax, Inc. forms Collaborative Research Agreement with Roche to Develop Tregitope Technology 2EpiVax, Inc. forms Collaborative Research Agreement with Roche to Develop Tregitope Technology 3Palatin Technologies, Inc. Issued U.S. Patent for Heart Failure Drug Candidate 2Palatin Technologies, Inc. Issued U.S. Patent for Heart Failure Drug Candidate 3Medicare Administrator Establishes Reimbursement Coding Policy for Agendia's Breast Cancer Recurrence Test MammaPrint(R) 2
...d the progress of six regional firms were discusse...I annual meeting, held at the Wisconsin Athletic C...ives, and guests of Mason Wells met in Milwaukee...he National Venture Capital Association , and lis...ests in. , ,"What,s happening today is long-term,...
...d Bone Care International Inc. announced on Wedne...st-tracked their proposed merger. , ,Genzyme and B...nzyme to acquire Bone Care in an all-cash transa...The transaction remains subject to approval by B...nd other customary closing conditions. The FTC d...
...e Year of the Woman Entrepreneur in Wisconsin. Som...,At last weeks Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Conference ...uccessful women with words of advice for everyone ...ay Koplovitz, a South Milwaukee native who launche... Entrepreneurs Organization; marketing expert Jori...
Other Biology Technology:VC trends, company progress discussed at Mason Wells portfolio meeting 2VC trends, company progress discussed at Mason Wells portfolio meeting 3VC trends, company progress discussed at Mason Wells portfolio meeting 4Women entrepreneurs are finding ways to succeed in Wisconsin and beyond 2Women entrepreneurs are finding ways to succeed in Wisconsin and beyond 3
... cyclers on the market, which is available with a ...icrotube (25 samples) block ,Key Features: , Fa...ec respectively Proven in reliability and high pe...ial facility Built with space saving designed wi...
...aqueous solution that contains a purified bovine p...n a MOPS buffer (3-(N-Morpholino) propanesulfonic ...nation of 0.02% methylisothiazolone, 0.02% bromoni...ompany) as a preservative. StabilZyme HRP Conjuga...
Ribonucleic acid, transfer, phenylalanine specific from brewer's yeast from Sigma-Aldrich
SA-HRP Dilution Buffer, 1L from Pierce Biotechnology, Inc.
Biology Products: