2017
Soywax for Sustainable Energy Applications
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Contributor/Checkoff:
North Dakota Soybean Council
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
AgricultureBiodiversityCarbonField management Land Use SustainabilityU.S. Soy reputation
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Dilpreet Bajwa, North Dakota State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Sreekala Bajwa, North Dakota State University
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
North Dakota Soybean Council
$5,000
Institution Funded:
North Dakota State University
$5,000
Brief Project Summary:

The objective of this research is to identify and promote the use of local, clean, and reliable soy wax in sustainable energy applications. With increasing awareness about the indoor pollution due to toxic gases emitted by paraffin waxes causing allergies and asthma there is a great opportunity for soy wax to replace paraffin wax in consumer products like fire logs, fire starters, hybrid biomass-coal briquettes and pellets. The research in collaboration with a local company Woodshed Renewable, Finley, ND will focus on development of new soy wax based formulations, and characterization of physical properties, burn characteristics, gaseous emissions, particulate matter and energy values....

Unique Keywords:
#sustainability
Information And Results
Project Deliverables

1. Development of soy wax based consumer products.
2. Clean, safe and toxin free fuel for indoor applications.
3. Value addition to soybean crop via diversification.
4. Increased demand for soybean oil resulting in better income to stakeholders.
5. Help North Dakota economy by attracting investors and other soy processing industries.
6. Support the vision and mission set by North Dakota Soybean Council.

Final Project Results

The United Soybean Research Retention policy will display final reports with the project once completed but working files will be purged after three years. And financial information after seven years. All pertinent information is in the final report or if you want more information, please contact the project lead at your state soybean organization or principal investigator listed on the project.