2022
Explosives and Soybeans: Meeting the Need for a More Environmentally Friendly Explosive
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council
Category:
Industrial
Keywords:
BiobasedBiodegradableIndustrial UsesProcessing co-productsProcessing technology
Parent Project:
Explosives and Soybeans: Meeting the Need for a More Environmentally Friendly Explosive
Lead Principal Investigator:
Phillip Mulligan, Missouri University of Science & Technology
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
426-22
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council
$90,927
Institution Funded:
Missouri University of Science & Technology
$90,927
Brief Project Summary:
Examining using soybean oils in emulsified explosives, gas toxicity of emulsified explosives, and marketing of soybean based explosives
Unique Keywords:
#industrial use – oil, #industrial uses - oil, #new uses, #soybean utilization
Information And Results
Project Summary

Examining using soybean oils in emulsified explosives, gas toxicity of emulsified explosives, and marketing of soybean based explosives

Project Objectives

* focus on emulsified explosives using soybean oil as the fuel;
* examine emulsified explosive performance, examine gas toxicity, and marketing the soybean-based explosives

Project Deliverables

* Manufacturing and performance analysis report;
* Gas analysis report for the post-detonation gasses; and
* Clear concise flyer for marketing soybean based explosives, minimum of two mining magazine publications and a minimum of one journal publication.

Progress Of Work

Final Project Results

Benefit To Soybean Farmers

The annual production of ANFO requires approximately 30.5 million gallons of petroleum diesel. To meet this need using B100, the annual production of soybeans would need to either increase by 20.3 million bushels or the bushels of soybeans exported would decrease by the same amount.

Using straight soybean oil for the explosives industry has a cost savings and would require an additional 21.3 million bushels of soybeans.

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.