Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines

Other

Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC

Polynew, Inc.

John R Dorgan

Michael Paul Eyser

Gregg Tyler Beckham

Derek Richard Vardon

Nicholas A Rorrer

Cory Pecinovsky

Uwe Greife

Adam Mahl

Clayton Perbix

David A Ruehle

Clay Perbix

Pascale Meysing

Laura O Hollingsworth

Tyler Remedes

Birgit Braun

An aspect of the present disclosure is a bioderived polymer that includes a first repeat unit that includes where n is an integer between 1 and 1000, and Ris a first hydrocarbon group.

Renewable resins and unsaturated polyesters and methods of making the same

The present disclosure is directed to liquid boron compounds for use in scintillation. The present disclosure further relates to liquid boron compounds for admixture to plastic and liquid scintillators.

Boron compounds for use in scintillators and admixture to scintillators

The present invention is directed to a method to extract lignin from lignocellulosic biomass using lactic acid.

Lignin extraction from lignocellulosics

The invention discloses a method to produce a blended polymer by mixing polyamide 11 and polyamide 6, 10. The method may be utilize melt mixing or may utilize blended solutions. The invention also includes a blended polymer, wherein the blended polymer is produced from polyamide 11 and polyamide 6,10.

Blends of biorenewable polyamides and methods of making the same

The present invention is directed to a PLA-graft-lignin polymers and copolymers and methods of making the same. As the lignocellulosic biorefining industry emerges as a viable fuels technology, the availability of the assortment of lignins will also expand. The use of lignins as a copolymer is one area where lignin may be utilized.

Polylactide-graft-lignin blends and copolymers

The development described provides methods of producing functionalized cellulose in a one-step acid treatment process and of using the cellulose so derived to make composite polymer materials. The composite materials may include mixtures of the acid treated cellulose, functionalized cellulose polymers, including but not limited to cellulose acetate, cellulose butyrate, cellulose propionate, methyl cellulose, and ethyl cellulose, biobased and/or biodegradable polymers, impact modifying agents, and other components such as nucleating agents and pigments. The composite materials formed possess thermomechanical properties that differ from those of similar polymer composites made using prior art. In particular, the composite and nanocomposite materials are characterized by increased heat distortion temperatures and improved impact strengths.

Sustainable polymeric nanocomposites

The invention provides methods of producing composite polymers by combining fillers with polymers in the presence of pre-formed high molecular weight polymer. Monomer polymerization can be initiated through the addition of initiators or by reactive chemical groups on the surface of the fibers. The composite materials formed possess superior mechanical properties compared to similar polymer composites made by either purely mechanical mixing or solely polymerization of monomers in the presence of the fillers.

High modulus polymer composites and methods of making the same

The present disclosure relates to a system and method of providing water management and utilization during the process of dewatering and retorting of oil shale. More specifically, the process described relates to co-producing potable and non-potable water, for various uses, during the extraction of petroleum from shale oil deposits. Generally, the process allows the production of multiple streams of waters or varying salinity and pressures at least one of which is of high enough pressure for reinsertion into geological formations or reservoirs, and another which may supply a potable water source. In one embodiment, the high pressure required for reinserting the non-potable water into geological formation or reservoirs may be utilized for producing the potable water supply. In another embodiment, the non-potable water supply may also be used for entraining and sequestering undesired emissions, such as CO.

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Golden, CO, United States of America

John R Dorgan