STTR Phase I: Waste Cooking Oil and Fly Ash Based Bioasphalt

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。这个小企业技术转让第一阶段项目旨在开发一种新的生物沥青生产技术，使用回收的农业副产品和回收的燃煤电厂废物。美国的沥青需求预计从2006年起每年增长2.3%，到2011年将达到3850万吨。由于对进口石油的依赖，高能源消耗，高沥青价格和供应不稳定以及气候变化的担忧，需要研究和开发由可再生资源制成的非石油基生物沥青。在第一阶段研究中，将确定生物沥青生产的最佳条件，并表征所生产的生物沥青的性质。对热拌生物沥青混凝土的性能进行了评价，并与石油基沥青进行了比较。这项技术的成功将产生一种可再生和可持续的材料，这将确保沥青行业的可持续发展，并导致对环境无害的做法和外国石油独立的革命性变化。基于可再生材料的生物沥青在公路和其他基础设施建设中的应用将促进当地经济增长，增加就业机会，并使国家在环境保护和能源独立方面受益。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).This Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I project aims at developing a novel bioasphalt production technology using a recycled agricultural byproduct and recycled coal-fired power plant waste. Demand for asphalt in the United States is projected to increase 2.3 percent annually from 2006 to reach 38.5 million tons in 2011. Because of concerns over dependence on foreign oil, high energy consumption, a high asphalt price and unstable supply, and climate change, non-petroleum based bioasphalt made from renewable sources needs to be studied and developed. In this Phase I research, the optimal conditions for bioasphalt production will be determined, and the properties of the bioasphalt produced will be characterized. The performance of the hot mix bioasphalt concrete will be evaluated and compared with the petroleum based asphalt. The technical feasibility of this technology will be determined.The success of this technology will result in a renewable and sustainable material that will ensure the asphalt industry a sustainable development and lead to a revolutionary change towards environmentally sound practices and foreign oil independence. The application of renewable material based bioasphalt for highway and other infrastructure construction will prompt local economic growth, increase jobs, and benefit the nation with environmental protection and energy independence.