STTR Phase I: Glycerin Product for Burgeoning Biodiesel Industry

这个小型企业技术转让(STTR)第一阶段项目将开发将天然甘油粗品转化为防冻剂的生物质加工技术。迅速扩张的美国生物柴油行业每年收集数百万加仑的粗甘油作为副产品，其中大部分作为废物处理。这项拟议的研究将允许将这种粗甘油转化为可以由这些生物柴油设施生产和销售的产品。第一阶段的工作预计将提高对甘油加氢生成丙二醇基防冻剂的了解，并使一种无毒的生物基防冻剂商业化。该项目的商业应用是在生物质加工领域，用于从废物中生产有价值的消费品。

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.