CHED 730 |
| With increasing emphasis on environmentally-friendly science and the regulations on livestock feed, the animal rendering industry has need of utilizing certain products from the animal. Bloodmeal is a protein rich substance, which can be formed into a plastic with application of heat and pressure. The resulting plastic is environmentally sound and biodegradable. This characteristic provides a vast array of uses for the plastic ranging from planters in a garden to golf tees. These plastics can be further enhanced by chemically altering the side chains of the amino acids in the protein. In fact, a large percentage of the amino acid profile contains amino groups as side chains. By utilizing the nucleophillic properties of the amino group and electrophillic properties of carbonyl groups in poly (ethylene glycol)bis(carboxymethyl) ether cross-linking may be acheived. This cross-linking in the material should provide an increase in strength of the material. |
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Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Polymer Chemistry
11:00 AM-1:00 PM, Monday, April 7, 2008 Morial Convention Center -- Hall A, Poster
Division of Chemical Education |