Modification of Casein Plastics for Industry and Engineering**

从废流中分流材料并将其转化为附加值产品是一个对社会有益的重要目标。此外，用生物基材料取代石油产品将有助于减少温室气体排放，并通过转向可生物降解材料来减少污染。然而，仍然缺乏为生物废物流提供来源的高性能材料。具有这种尚未开发的潜力的一个潜在的废物流是废弃乳制品。在这里，提出了一个项目，将解决与交联酪蛋白相关的技术问题，酪蛋白是乳制品的主要蛋白质成分。该项目将继续探索各种交联剂以及连接剂的类型和长度，以确定哪些将提供所需的特性。该项目的结果是一种高性能的生物基材料，将有一系列的应用。这一过程的原材料可以从废流中获得，从而实现废物和低成本高性能材料的回收利用。**

Diverting materials from waste streams and converting them into valued added products is an important and beneficial goal for society. Additionally, replacing petroleum-based products with bio-based materials will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions as well as reduce pollution by moving towards biodegradable materials. However, there remains a lack of high-performance materials that are sourced for bio-waste streams. One potential waste stream with this untapped potential is waste dairy products. Here, a project is proposed that will solve technical issues related to cross-linking casein proteins, the primary protein constituent of dairy products. The project will proceed exploring various cross-linking chemistries as well as linker types and lengths to see which will give the desired properties. The result of this project be a high-performance, bio-based material that will have a range of applications. The raw materials for this process can be harvested from waste streams resulting in upcycling of waste materials and low-cost high-performance materials.**