2021
From Crude Soybean Oil to Value-added Novel Bio-resins: Non-isocyanate Polyurethane and Aromatic Epoxy Networks
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Contributor/Checkoff:
South Dakota Soybean Research and Promotion Council
Category:
Industrial
Keywords:
Industrial UsesOil
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Kasi Muthukumarappan, South Dakota State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
South Dakota Soybean Research and Promotion Council
$37,013
Institution Funded:
South Dakota State University
$37,013
Brief Project Summary:

The proposed strategy starts with crude soybean oil, which will be used to produce epoxidized soybean oil (ESO). The ESO will be employed to produce thermosetting epoxy materials with aromatic networks, and non-isocyanate polyurethane (NIPU) networks. Aromatic-containing ESO-based thermosets can be engineered for production of bio-composites, adhesives, or surface coatings. NIPU networks are suggested to be produced and can be interchangeably employed wherever polyurethane is used. Successful outcomes of this project will result in the fabrication of a two novel resins, based on soybean oil with a high market value.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, scientists, engineers

Information And Results
Project Deliverables

Successful outcome of this project will result in the fabrication of two novel resins based on soybean oil (SO) with a high market value. The project has been designed in a way that different phases could be pursued independently and simultaneously. Both phases would have a significant novelty, which guarantee the publication of the results in the prestigious journals, after submitting invention disclosures. The successful outcome of the project would have the potential to be filed for a patent which can be used for the production of the resins, exclusively. Farmers are encouraged to invest and collaborate on the patenting process, further economical studies, as well as establishing the farm-factories in case of successful results. The process has been designed with scale-up considerations to be easily applicable, and scale-up considerations are not just dreams. The outcome of this project would be the cornerstone of our future plans for more collaborative projects between different parties, working on the functionalized resins. The inventions of this study have the potential to be patented and will be disseminated through webpage development, newsletters, publishing articles and presentations in various national and international conferences.

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.