Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
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EPA-R829597
Computer-Aided Hybrid Models for Environmental and Economic
Life-Cycle Assessment (PI: Horvath, University of California - Berkeley)
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EPA-R829598
Material Selection in Green Design and Environmental Cost Analysis
(PI: Lin, SUNY Buffalo)
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NSF-9985554
A Systems Ecology Approach to Life-Cycle Product Assessment and
Process Design (PI: Bakshi, Ohio State University)
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NSF-0124761
New Modeling Framework and Technology to Optimize Resource
Utilization in the Plastics Supply Cycle (PI: Stuart, Purdue University)
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EPA-R829576
Composite Resins and Adhesives from Plants (PI: Wool, University
of Delaware)
The development of metabolic pathways for the synthesis of bioplastic monomers,
such as 1 ,2-propanediol used in DuPont SoronaTM, of other small molecules that could
become useful in biopolymeric materials, and of biopolymers themselves, are central
challenges for biomaterials engineering that have been supported through several TSE
grants.
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EPA-R824726
Fermentation of Sugars to 1 ,2-Propanediol by Clostridium
thermosaccharolyticum (PI: Cameron, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
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EPA-R826116
Environmentally Benign Synthesis of Resorcinol from Glucose (PI:
Frost, Michigan State University)
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NSF-9985421
Metabolic Engineering of Carbon Fixation and Utilization for
Biopolymer Production by Cyanobacteria (PI: Stephanopoulos, MIT)
In addition, the abiotic polymerization of biosynthetic monomers, as well as the
biocatalysis of polymerization of other monomers, offer the potential to minimize pollution
by creating biodegradable products or using non-toxic catalysts, respectively.
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EPA-R826733
Environmentally Benign Polymeric Packaging from Renewable
Resources (PI: Dorgan, Colorado School of Mines)
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NSF-9613166; EPA-R825338
Biocatalytic Polymer Synthesis in and from Carbon
Dioxide for Pollution Prevention (PI: Russell, University of Pittsburgh)
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NSF-9728366; EPA-R826123
Development of Green Chemistry for Synthesis of
Polysaccharide-Based Materials (PI: Wang, Wayne State University)
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EPA-R828131
Biocatalytic Polyester Synthesis (PI: Russell, University of
Pittsburgh)
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EPA-831436
Plant-Derived Materials to Enhance the Performance of Polyurethane
Materials (PI: Nelson, University of Massachusetts, Amherst)
Efforts to develop enzymes for non-polluting production of pulp and paper, by far the
most widely-used biomaterials in developed countries, have also been supported.
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NSF-0328031; NSF-0328033
Collaborative Research: Production and Use of a
Ligninolytic Enzyme for Environmentally Benign Paper Manufacturing (PIs: Kelly,
Syracuse University and Scott, SUNY College of Environmental Science and
Forestry)
