Deinking of Polymer Films

9720161 SCAMEHORN该奖项将支持继续合作研究 该项目涉及俄克拉荷马州大学和塔尔萨大学的教师以及位于威斯康星州艾迪森的行业合作伙伴金伯利-克拉克公司。 平行的研究工作将致力于消除印刷油墨的包装用塑料薄膜沿着与替代的发展，更容易 可去除油墨（这两项研究都与生产透明、可回收的塑料薄膜有关）。 其他行业也对这一发展中的技术表现出兴趣。 目前，俄克拉荷马州大学应用表面活性剂研究所的顾问委员会将被要求在这一新领域提供技术转让建议，研究人员正在考虑建立一个新的脱墨研究中心 这将寻求联邦和工业界的支持， 研究导致环境安全的工艺/产品的商业化。开发有利于环境的工艺以减少环境退化（即垃圾填埋中的塑料）是及时的，符合国家和国际利益， 与包装行业高度相关。 前景存在 促进技术转让和对经济增长的贡献， 在俄克拉荷马州的发展。

9720161 SCAMEHORN This award will support continuation of a collaborative research project involving faculty at the University of Oklahoma and Tulsa University and Kimberly-Clark Corporation, an industry partner based in Addison, Wisconsin. Parallel research efforts will address means of removing printed inks from plastic films used in packaging along with development of alternative and more readily removable inks (both research thrusts relate to production of clear, recyclable plastic film). Other industries have evidenced interest in this developing technology. The Advisory Board of the University of Oklahoma s Institute for Applied Surfactant Research will be asked to provide technology transfer advice in this new area, at present, and the investigators are contemplating establishment of a new Center for Deinking Studies that would pursue both federal and industrial support to sustain research leading to commercialization of environmentally safe processes/products. Development of environmentally benign processes for reducing environmental degradation (i.e. plastics in landfills) is timely, of national and international interest, and highly relevant for the packaging industry. Prospects exist for technology transfer and contributions to economic growth and development in Oklahoma.