Materials

The invention provides for more rapid and efficient production of clays as a component in polymer-clay nanocomposites used in a variety of commercial applications.

The invention provides novel seed specific promoter regions and methods for controlling the expression seed products of interest and for specifically targeting and limiting expression to the seed at various developmental stages of the seed.

This invention provides a process for preparing crystalline polylactic acid (PLA) from a racemic mixture of D and L-lactide, and eliminates the need to produce enantiopure monomers for preparing crystalline materials.

Method for producing ultrastable porous aluminosilicate structures for industrial catalysis in petroleum refinement and chemical conversion of large molecules.

The technology is a method and apparatus for ultraviolet (UV) treatment of many types of fiber for improved strength and bondability in subsequent surface treatments such as ozone for enhanced wettability.

Method for making a gamma-alumina catalyst high high surface area and large interconnected pores of well-defined size, making it a promising candidate for efficient production of a wide variety of chemical compounds.

The technology is a material and process to obtain ultrastable organofunctional microporous to mesoporous silica compositions for industrial catalysis. The process provides for tuning pore sizes and functionalizing over 20% of the framework's surface.

An osmium catalyzed oxidative cleavage of olefins to produce aldehydes, carboxylic acids, esters or ketones. This method is safer, more efficient, and more selective then existing methods such as those using ozonolysis or other oxidant.

This novel epoxy uses a glucose-based copolymer, glucose maleic acid ester vinyl copolymer (GMAEVC), in place of more expensive synthetic accelerator used in most epoxies. Composite materials (epoxy plus filler) would offer lower processing temperature, increased cycle time and lower density compared to some existing materials.

The invention is a dimensionally stable Pt/diamond composite electrode for use in electrosynthesis, electrochemical-based toxic waste remediation, and energy conversion devices, like fuel cells.