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Product Quality and New Uses
(National Program 306) in IL
Renewable Product Technology Research
- Corn-Derived Ethyl Lactate for Sustainable Production of Biobased Acrylic Acid from High Water Content Feeds over FAU Zeolite-based Catalysts
- Development of Novel Biobased Antimicrobials for Sugar Beet Bacterial Contamination Control
- Targeted Approaches to Marketable Agricultural-Based Products
- Precision Biotechnology for High-Value Bioproducts from Agricultural Feedstocks
Bio-oils Research
- The Midwestern Hemp Research Collaborative: Participatory Research and Extension for Sustainable Hemp Production Systems (BOR)
- Development of New Products and Markets from Novel and Commodity Oilseed Crops to Support U.S. Agriculture
- Utilizing Vegetable Oils to Produce Renewable and Sustainable Replacements for Environmentally Persistent Industrial Polymers
Bioenergy Research
- Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation
- Harnessing the Robust Metabolism of Bacillus Coagulans for Efficient Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass Hydrolysates to Designer Bioesters
- New Technologies to Broaden the Product Portfolio of Midwest Agricultural Refiners
- Robust Microorganisms for Bioprocesses
Functional Foods Research
- Silflower Seed Utilization for High-Value Applications
- Alfalfa Seed Utilization for Human Food
- Innovative Uses for Alfalfa Biomass: A Path to New Income for Farmers
- Improving Healthfulness and Shelf-life of Foods Containing Fats and Oils
- Improved Utilization of Pulse Proteins, Carbohydrates, and Processing Wastes for Value-Added Food Ingredients
- Advancing Sustainable Technologies to Improve End-Use Quality of Underutilized and Climate-Resilient Food Crops for Value-Added Food and Consumer Products
Plant Polymer Research
- Enhancing the Value of Agricultural Materials
- NCAUR and Philippines Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Research Collaboration on Bio-Based Products
- Biobased Reinforcement of Polymer Thermoplastics
- New and Improved Plant-Based Polymers
- Biobased Materials for High-Performance Thermoset Composites
- Value-Add Thermoplastic Biocomposite Materials