STTR Phase I: Glycerin Product for Burgeoning Biodiesel Industry

STTR 第一阶段：用于新兴生物柴油行业的甘油产品

• 批准号: 0318781
• 负责人: William Sutterlin
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: Renewable Alternatives, LLC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-07-01 至 2004-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0318781&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: STTR; Phase; Glycerin; Product; Burgeoning

This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project will develop biomass-processing technology for converting crude natural glycerin to antifreeze. The rapidly expanding U.S. biodiesel industry collects millions of gallons of crude glycerin per year as a by-product and much of this glycerin is disposed of as waste. The proposed research will allow the conversion of this crude glycerin to a product that can be produced and marketed by these very same biodiesel facilities. The Phase I work is expected to result in an improved understanding of the hydrogenation of glycerin to a propylene-glycol-based antifreeze, and to commercialization of a non-toxic bio-based antifreeze.The commercial application of this project is in the area of biomass processing for production of a valuable consumer product from waste materials.

这个小企业技术转让（STTR）第一阶段项目将开发生物质加工技术，将天然甘油转化为防冻剂。 快速发展的美国生物柴油工业每年收集数百万加仑的粗甘油作为副产品，其中大部分甘油作为废物处理。 拟议的研究将允许将这种粗甘油转化为可以由这些相同的生物柴油设施生产和销售的产品。 第一阶段的工作预计将导致更好地了解甘油氢化为丙二醇基防冻剂，并实现无毒生物基防冻剂的商业化。该项目的商业应用是在生物质加工领域，从废料中生产有价值的消费品。