Ndsu-research Foundation

Eastman Chemical Company

Dean C Webster

Zhigang Chen

Allen Lynn Crain

Mukund P Sibi

Chadwick Edward Marlow

Abdullah Ekin

Xiao Pan

Partha Pratim Sengupta

Alireza Rahimi

Jayaraman Sivaguru

Saravana Kumar Rajendran

Ramya Raghunathan

Umesh D Harkal

Adlina Paramarta

Peter Anthony Edwards

Neena Ravindran

Eric M Serum

Akila Iyer

Stacy Sommer

Ravichandanath Singathi

Eric M Krall

Anthony Clay

James Garrett

Kelly M Sutko

Retheesh Krishnan

Robert J Pieper

Ankit Vora

Charles H Foster

Lisa Kay Kemp

Rajan B Bodkhe

Kevin Wayne McCreight

Erin C Pavlacky

Partha Majumdar

Satyabrata Samanta

James Allen Bahr

Samantha D Silbert

Mohiuddin Quadir

Catherine A Sutton

Deep J Kalita

Chih-Herng J Su, Deceased

Karan Bansal

Alexander T Hart

James A Docken, Jr

Jackson Benda

Dipak Chattopadhyay

Mohammed J Nasrullah

Madhura Pade

Songqi Ma

Roopashree Suryanarayana

Teluka Galhenage

Thomas J Nelson

Andrew J Muehlberg

Lindsey Bultema

Curtiss Kovash, Jr

Jingling Yan

Arvin Yu

The invention relates to acetoacetylated lignin resin compositions comprising the reaction product of lignin and an acetoacetate ester. The invention also relates to (meth)acrylated lignin resin compositions comprising the reaction product of lignin and a (meth)acrylic compound. The invention also relates to methods of making the acetoacetylated and (meth)acrylated lignin resin compositions. The invention also relates to curable coating compositions comprising the acetoacetylated and (meth)acrylated lignin resin compositions. The invention also relates to methods of making the curable coating compositions of the invention. The invention also relates to methods of applying curable coating compositions of the invention to substrates. The invention also relates to articles of manufacture comprising a curable coating composition of the invention and a method of making such article. The invention also relates to foam materials comprising the reaction product of an acetoacetylated resin composition, a polyamine compound, and a physical blowing agent and/or a polysiloxane compound.

Acetoacetylated and (meth)acrylated resin compositions and thermosets and foams therefrom

The invention relates to novel hydrazide-based templates, methods of making the same, and methods of using the hydrazide-based templates as molecular scaffolds for asymmetric light driven transformations, light driven material synthesis, and biological applications. Furthermore, the present invention relates to photoinitiators, monomers, and polymers derived from biomass, together with methods and methods of using the same.

Eco-friendly materials and methods for renewable and sustainable applications in material chemistry

The invention relates to a curable coating composition comprising at least one surface-modifying amphiphilic additive and at least one siloxane-polyurethane coating composition. The invention also relates to methods of making and using the curable coating composition of the invention. The invention also relates to methods for reducing or preventing biofouling of a surface exposed to an aqueous environment comprising the use of the curable coating composition of the invention.

Amphiphilic surface-modifying additives to improve fouling-release of marine coatings

The invention is directed to curable polyurethane coating compositions which may be used to form fouling release coatings, e.g., for use in protecting boat hulls. A curable coating composition of the invention comprises a) at least one amphiphilic additive; b) at least one polyisocyanate; c) at least one polyol; and d) optionally, at least one amphiphilic PEG-PDMS isocyanate prepolymer. Another curable coating composition of the invention comprises the at least one polyisocyanate, b), the at least one polyol, c), and the at least one amphiphilic PEG-PDMS isocyanate prepolymer, d). The invention further relates to methods for reducing or preventing biofouling of a surface exposed to an aqueous environment comprising the steps of coating the surface with the curable coating compositions of the invention to form a coated surface, and curing the coating composition on the coated surface.

Amphiphilic siloxane-polyurethane fouling-release coatings and uses thereof

The invention relates to a curable coating composition comprising at least one glycidyl carbamate (GC) resin, at least one amphiphilic GC-functional prepolymer, and at least one curing agent. The invention also relates to a method of making the curable coating compositions. The invention also relates to an article of manufacture comprising the curable coating composition of the invention and a method of making such article. The invention also relates to a fouling-release (FR) coating system and an anti-coating system, each of which comprises the curable coating compositions of the invention, methods of applying the FR coating systems and anti-coating systems to substrates, and methods for reducing or preventing biofouling or icing of a surface exposed to an aqueous environment using the FR coating systems.

Curable coating compositions containing glycidyl carbamate resins and amphiphilic glycidyl-carbamate-functional prepolymers having fouling-release and anti-icing properties

The invention relates to diols derived from 5-hydroxymethyl furfural, diformyl furan, or derivatives thereof. The invention further relates to diglycidyl ethers derived from the diols of the invention, curable coating compositions containing the diglycidyl ethers, and objects coated with the curable coating compositions. The invention also relates to composites, composites, adhesives, and films containing the diglycidyl ethers of the invention. The invention also relates to methods of making the diols, diglycidyl ethers, and curable coating compositions.

Bio-based diols from sustainable raw materials, uses thereof to make diglycidyl ethers, and their coatings

The invention relates to curable non-isocyanate polyurethane coating compositions which is the reaction product of a polycarbamate resin and a dialdehyde. The invention also relates to methods of making and using the curable coating compositions of the invention. The invention also relates to objects coated with the curable coating composition of the invention.

Biobased, non-isocyanate, 2K polyurethane coatings produced from polycarbamate and dialdehyde crosslinking

The invention relates to curable coating compositions containing at least one surface modifying amphiphilic additive; and at least one siloxane-polyurethane coating composition. The invention also relates to methods of making and using the curable coating compositions of the invention. The invention also relates to objects coated with the curable coating composition of the invention. The invention also relates to methods for reducing or preventing biofouling of a surface exposed to an aqueous environment comprising the steps of coating the surface with the curable coating composition of the invention to form a coated surface, and curing the coating composition on the coated surface. The invention also relates to a marine fouling-release coating containing the curable coating composition of the invention.

Use of amphiphilic surface modifying additives to improve performance of siloxane-polyurethane fouling-release coatings

The invention provides highly functional epoxy resins that may be used themselves in coating formulations and applications but which may be further functionalized via ring-opening reactions of the epoxy groups yielding derivative resins with other useful functionalities. The highly functional epoxy resins are synthesized from the epoxidation of vegetable or seed oil esters of polyols having 4 or more hydroxyl groups/molecule. In one embodiment, the polyol is sucrose and the vegetable or seed oil is selected from corn oil, castor oil, soybean oil, safflower oil, sunflower oil, linseed oil, tall oil fatty acid, tung oil, vernonia oil, and mixtures thereof. Methods of making of the epoxy resin and each of its derivative resins are disclosed as are coating compositions and coated objects using each of the resins.

Highly functional epoxidized resins and coatings

The invention relates to novel acetoacetylated lignin resin compositions comprising the reaction product of lignin and an acetoacetate ester. The invention also relates to novel (meth)acrylated lignin resin compositions comprising the reaction product of lignin and a (meth)acrylic compound. The invention also relates to methods of making the novel acetoacetylated lignin resin compositions and the novel (meth)acrylated lignin resin compositions. The invention also relates to curable coating compositions comprising the novel acetoacetylated lignin resin composition or (meth)acrylated lignin resin composition. The invention also relates to methods of making the curable coating compositions of the invention. The invention also relates to methods of applying curable coating compositions of the invention to substrates. The invention also relates to articles of manufacture comprising a curable coating composition of the invention and a method of making such article.

Acetoacetylated and (meth)acrylated lignin and thermosets therefrom

This invention relates to novel non-isocyanate siloxane-modified glycidol carbamate (GC) resins and coating compositions containing them. The non-isocyanate siloxane modified GC resins of the invention comprise the reaction product of at least one organic polyisocyanate, glycidol, and at least one bis(hydroxyl alkyl)-terminated polydimethylsiloxane. The coating compositions of the invention comprise at least one non-isocyanate siloxane modified GC resin of the invention and at least one curing agent. The invention also relates to methods of making the resins of the invention and coatings containing them. The invention also relates to a fouling-release (FR) coating system comprising the coating compositions of the invention and methods of applying said FR coating systems to substrates. The invention also relates to articles of manufacture comprising a coating composition of the invention and a method of making such articles.

Non-isocyanate siloxane-modified glycidyl carbamate resins and coatings containing them

The invention relates to novel curable bio-based thermosetting compositions of a) at least one highly-functional bio-based epoxy resin; and b) at least one carboxylic acid crosslinker selected from the group consisting of a water-soluble multifunctional carboxylic acid, a dicarboxylic acid oligomer from a melt reaction between a diol and a dicarboxylic acid or its anhydride, and mixtures thereof and which are curable with water, an alcohol or a water and alcohol mixture. The bio-based thermosets of the invention may be free of VOCs and/or organic solvents. The bio-based thermosets of the invention can be used to form coatings, composites, adhesives, and films. Methods of making the bio-based thermosets of the invention are disclosed as are coating compositions and coated objects, such as coatings, composites, adhesives, and films, using the bio-based thermosets of the invention.

Bio-based thermosets

The invention is directed to curable polyurethane coating compositions which may be used to form fouling release coatings, e.g., for use in protecting boat hulls. The curable polyurethane coating compositions of the invention comprise (a) a prepolymer made by reacting at least one polyisocyanate with (i) at least one monocarbinol-terminated poly(dimethylsiloxane), (ii) at least one methoxy-terminated poly(ethylene glycol), or (iii) mixtures thereof, (b) at least one polyol, and (c) at least one polyisocyanate crosslinker. The invention also relates to the prepolymer used in the curable coating compositions. The invention further relates to methods for reducing or preventing biofouling of a surface exposed to an aqueous environment comprising the steps of coating the surface with a curable coating composition of the invention to form a coated surface, and curing the coating coating composition on the coated surface.

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Dean C Webster