Use of Glycerine in Renewable Resources Research Honored; Kansas Researcher Receives SDA Glycerine Innovation Award.WASHINGTON -- A synthetic chemist at Kansas' Pittsburg State University is the recipient of The Soap and Detergent Association (SDA SDA abbr. specific dynamic action Serotonin dopamine antagonist (SDA) The newer second-generation antipsychotic drugs, also called atypical antipsychotics. ) 2005 Glycerine glycerine see glycerin. Innovation Award. The honor was presented to Dr. Andrew Guo at the Annual Meeting & Expo of the American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS AOCS American Oil Chemists Society AOCS Aviation Officer Candidate School (US Navy) AOCS Australian Ovarian Cancer Study AOCS Attitude and Orbital Control System AOCS Academy of Clinician Scholars ) held in Salt Lake City, Utah For ships of the United States Navy of the same name, see . Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake, or its initials, S.L.C. . The award consists of a plaque and a $3,000 honorarium HONORARIUM. A recompense for services rendered. It is usually applied only to the recompense given to persons whose business is connected with science; as the fee paid to counsel. 2. . Dr. Guo was honored for his innovative research involving glycerine applications in the use of renewable materials as feedstocks for high-performance plastic materials. Dr. Guo was instrumental both to the invention and the commercialization of the soy polyol discovered at the Kansas Polymer Research Center at Pittsburg State University. Working with Cargill, Inc. of Minneapolis, Minnesota “Minneapolis” redirects here. For other uses, see Minneapolis (disambiguation). Minneapolis (pronounced IPA: /ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs/) is the largest city in the U.S. , Dr. Guo has seen the soy polyol pass the pilot-plant stage - and shows potential as a replacement of petroleum-based polyols. It is in this research where glycerine is used in large quantity - as a crosslinker, a material to boast the rigidity of soy-based polyurethane materials. This further enhances the use of renewables. The production of the soy polyols could lead to the usage of one billion pounds of glycerine annually in the U.S. - and three billion pounds worldwide, according to Dr. Guo. Trained as an organic chemist, Dr. Guo joined the Kansas Polymer Research Center in 1997. He has spent the last eight years in applied research, focusing on utilization of vegetable oils as building blocks for high performance plastics. Dr Guo serves as Senior Research Scientist and Adjunct Professor of Chemistry at Pittsburg State. The SDA Glycerine Innovation Award recognizes outstanding achievement for research into new applications for glycerine with particular emphasis on commercial viability. The third annual award was presented at a dinner meeting of the AOCS Industrial Oil Products (IOP IOP intraocular pressure. IOP Intraocular pressure, see there ) Division. The award review panel consists of members of the IOP Division and SDA's Oleochemical Oleochemicals are chemicals derived from biological oils or fats. They are analogous to petrochemicals which are chemicals derived from petroleum. The hydrolysis or alcoholysis of oils or fats form the basis of the oleochemical industry. Committee. The Soap and Detergent Association (www.cleaning101.com), the U.S. Home of the Cleaning Product and Oleochemical Industries(SM), is the non-profit trade association representing manufacturers of household, industrial, and institutional cleaning products; their ingredients and finished packaging; and oleochemical producers. SDA members produce more than 90 percent of the cleaning products marketed in the U.S. The SDA is located at 1500 K Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20005. |
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