Deinking of Polymer Films

9720161斯凯姆霍恩该奖项将支持俄克拉荷马大学和塔尔萨大学的教职员工以及位于威斯康星州艾迪森的行业合作伙伴金佰利公司继续开展的合作研究项目。平行的研究工作将涉及从包装用塑料薄膜中去除印刷油墨的方法，以及开发替代和更容易移除的油墨(这两项研究都与生产透明、可回收的塑料薄膜有关)。其他行业对这项正在开发的技术也表现出了兴趣。目前，俄克拉荷马大学S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，调查人员正在考虑建立一个新的脱墨研究中心，该中心将寻求联邦和行业的支持，以维持导致环境安全工艺/产品商业化的研究。开发环境友好的工艺以减少环境退化(即垃圾填埋场中的塑料)是及时的，具有国家和国际利益，并与包装行业高度相关。俄克拉荷马州的技术转让和对经济增长和发展的贡献是有前景的。

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.