Physical Science Technician
Biography and Research
Kelly Utt has been a Physical Science Technician at NCAUR, USDA-ARS, Peoria, IL since 2002. Kelly works with Dr. Gordon Selling and a team of scientists conducting research on developing high value industrial products using lower value proteins from new and current plants.
Most Recent Publications
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- Improved hydroxypropyl methylcellulose films through incorporation of amylose-N-1-Hexadecylammonuium chloride inclusion complexes
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Selling, G.W., Hay, W.T., Evans, K.O., Peterson, S.C., Utt, K.D. 2023. Improved hydroxypropyl methylcellulose films through incorporation of amylose-N-1-Hexadecylammonuium chloride inclusion complexes. Industrial Crops and Products. 194 Article 116352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2023.116352. - Preparation and properties of solution cast films from pilot scale cottonseed protein isolate
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Selling, G.W., Hojilla-Evangelista, M.P., Hay, W.T., Utt, K.D., Grose, G.D. 2022. Preparation and properties of solution cast films from pilot scale cottonseed protein isolate. Industrial Crops and Products. 178. Article 114615. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2022.114615. - Fusarium head blight resistance exacerbates nutritional loss of wheat grain at elevated CO2
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Hay, W.T., Anderson, J.A., McCormick, S.P., Hojilla-Evangelista, M.P., Selling, G.W., Utt, K.D., Bowman, M.J., Doll, K.M., Ascherl, K.L., Berhow, M.A., Vaughan, M.M. 2022. Fusarium head blight resistance exacerbates nutritional loss of wheat grain at elevated CO2. Scientific Reports. 12. Article 15. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-03890-9. - Improved hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) films through incorporation of amylose-sodium palmitate inclusion complexes-(Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hay, W.T., Fanta, G.F., Peterson, S.C., Thomas, A.J., Utt, K.D., Walsh, K.A., Boddu, V.M., Selling, G.W. 2018. Improved hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) films through incorporation of amylose-sodium palmitate inclusion complexes. Carbohydrate Polymers. 188:76-84. - Preparation and properties of solution cast films from pennycress protein isolate-(Abstract Only)
Selling, G.W., Hojilla-Evangelista, M.P., Utt, K.D., Grose, G.D. 2018. Preparation and properties of solution cast films from pennycress protein isolate [abstract]. 254th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exhibition, August 20-24, 2017, Washington, D.C. - Preparation and properties of solution cast films from pennycress protein isolate
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Selling, G.W., Hojilla-Evangelista, M.P., Hay, W.T., Utt, K.D., Grose, G.D. 2018. Preparation and properties of solution cast films from pennycress protein isolate. Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society. 95:1091-1103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aocs.12034. - Reactive extrusion of zein with glyoxal and polyethylene maleic anhydride-(Abstract Only)
Selling, G.W., Utt, K.D. 2017. Reactive extrusion of zein with glyoxal and polyethylene maleic anhydride [abstract]. American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition, April 2-6, 2017, San Francisco, CA. - Reactive extrusion of zein with glyoxal and polyethylene maleic anhydride-(Abstract Only)
Selling, G.W., Utt, K.D. 2016. Reactive extrusion of zein with glyoxal and polyethylene maleic anhydride [abstract]. American Chemical Society National Meeting. p.118. - Rheological studies on the reaction of zein with polyethylenemaleic anhydride
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Selling, G.W., Byars, J.A., Utt, K.D. 2016. Rheological studies on the reaction of zein with polyethylenemaleic anhydride. Cereal Chemistry. 93(2):145-149. - Impact of cross-linking on rate of release of pyridoxine from zein fibers and films-(Abstract Only)
Selling, G.W., Lafond, E.A., Utt, K.D. 2015. Impact of cross-linking on rate of release of pyridoxine from zein fibers and films [abstract]. American Chemical Society National Meeting & Expo, March 22-26, 2015, Denver, CO. - Impact of solvent selection on graft polymerization of acrylamide onto starch-(Peer Reviewed Journal)
Selling, G.W., Utt, K.D., Finkenstadt, V., Kim, S., Biswas, A. 2015. Impact of solvent selection on graft co-polymerization of acrylamide onto starch. Journal of Polymers and the Environment. 23(3):294-301. doi: 10.1007/s10924-015-0714-y. - Improved zein articles using polyethylenemaleic anhydride-(Abstract Only)
Selling, G.W., Byars, J.A., Utt, K.D. 2014. Improved zein articles using polyethylenemaleic anhydride. Meeting Abstract. - Improved zein films using polyethylenemaleic anhdyride
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Selling, G.W., Utt, K.D. 2013. Improved zein films using polyethylenemaleic anhdyride. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. DOI: 10,1002/app.40122. - Impact of reaction conditions on grafting acrylamide onto starch-(Abstract Only)
Selling, G.W., Utt, K.D. 2013. Impact of reaction conditions on grafting acrylamide onto starch. Meeting Abstract. xx. - Effect of multiple extrusion passes on zein-(Peer Reviewed Journal)
Selling, G.W., Utt, K.D. 2012. Effect of multiple extrusion passes on zein. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 98(1):184-189.
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