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- Hojilla-Evangelista, Milagros - Mila
- Chisholm, Bret
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- Product Quality and New Uses (306)

Research Project: New and Improved Co-Products from Specialty Crops **Location:
                            Plant Polymer Research** 2020 Annual Report **Objectives**
                                

The long-term objective of this project is to develop novel products utilizing current and new co-products from the industrial processing of agricultural materials. As a result our research will reduce dependence on non-renewable materials and produce higher value products that will benefit a large segment of our economy. 

Objective 1: Enable, from a technological standpoint, the commercial production of marketable products from the proteins in crops such as pennycress, camelina, soybean, cottonseed or corn. Sub-objective 1A. Establish pilot-scale extraction and biorefining techniques that generate protein-rich industrial feedstocks from plant crops, such as pennycress, camelina, soybeans, or cottonseed. Sub-objective 1B. Determine ability to form solvent cast and melt processed films or articles, as well as surface and interfacial tension agents; determine if suitable chemical modifications of these proteins will provide products that can replace petroleum-based products. **Approach**
                                

Establish pilot-scale extraction and biorefining techniques that generate protein rich industrial feedstocks from plant crops, such as pennycress, camelina, soybeans, or cottonseed. Determine ability to form solvent cast and melt processed films or articles, as well as surface and interfacial tension agents. Determine if suitable chemical modifications of these proteins will provide products that can replace petroleum-based products. **Progress Report**
                                

This bridging project plan 5010-41000-180-00D replaces 5010-41000-166-00D. Project plan is currently under review by 306 OSQR cycle. **Accomplishments**


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