Megan Buttrum

Human Resources Assistant (Office Automation)

Biography and Research

Megan Buttrum has been a Physical Science Technician at NCAUR, USDA-ARS, Peoria, IL since 2016. Megan received her B.S. in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from Bradley University. Megan works with Dr. Atanu Biswas and a team of scientists conducting research on green chemistry, polysaccharides, and vegetable oils. This research focuses on the chemical and enzymatic, microwave-assisted modifications of renewable resources (i.e. starch, protein, and bio-oils) to produce value-added commercial products.

 

Most Recent Publications

• Publications

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  • Preparation and evaluation of oxygen scavenging nanocomposite films incorporating cellulose nanocrystals and Pd nanoparticles in poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Cherpinski, A., Biswas, A., Lagaron, J.M., Dufresne, A., Kim, S., Buttrum, M.A., Espinosa, E., Cheng, H.N. 2019. Preparation and evaluation of oxygen scavenging nanocomposite films incorporating cellulose nanocrystals and Pd nanoparticles in poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol). Cellulose. 26(12):7237-7251. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-019-02613-8.
    
  • Microwave-assisted extraction of soluble sugars from banana puree with natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES) -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Gómez, A.V., Tadini, C.C., Biswas, A., Buttrum, M., Kim, S., Boddu, V.M., Cheng, H.N. 2019. Microwave-assisted extraction of soluble sugars from banana puree with natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES). LWT - Food Science and Technology. 107:79-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2019.02.052.
    
  • Effects of microwave and water incorporation on natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES) and their extraction properties -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Gómez, A.V., Biswas, A., Tadini, C.C., Vermillion, K., Buttrum, M., Cheng, H.N. 2018. Effects of microwave and water incorporation on natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES) and their extraction properties. Advances in Food Science and Engineering. 2(4):125-135. https://dx.doi.org/10.22606/afse.2018.24004.
    
  • Preparation of hydrophobically modified Cashew Gum through reaction with Alkyl Ketene Dimer-(Book / Chapter)
    Biswas, A., Kim, S., Buttrum, M.A., Furtado, R.F., Alves, C.R., Cheng, H.N. 2018. Preparation of hydrophobically modified Cashew Gum through reaction with Alkyl Ketene Dimer. Green Polymer Chemistry: New Products, Processes, and Applications. ACS Symposium Series. 1310:137-146.
    
  • Metal chloride-catalyzed acetylation of starch: Synthesis and characterization-(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Biswas, A., Kim, S., Furtado, R.F., Alves, C.R., Buttrum, M., Boddu, V.M., Cheng, H.N. 2018. Metal chloride-catalyzed acetylation of starch: Synthesis and characterization. International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization. 23(6):577-589.
    
  • Microwave-assisted synthesis of sucrose polyurethanes and their semi-interpenetrating polymer networks with polycaprolactane and soybean oil -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Biswas, A., Kim, S., Gomez, A., Buttrum, M.A., Boddu, V.M., Cheng, H.N. 2018. Microwave-assisted synthesis of sucrose polyurethanes and their semi-interpenetrating polymer networks with polycaprolactane and soybean oil. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 57: 3227-3234. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.iecr.7b04059.
    

 

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