Ut-battelle, Inc.

Fiberlean Technologies Limited

Xianhui Zhao

Soydan Ozcan

Halil L Tekinalp

James William Klett

Sean Ireland

Justin Figley

Oluwafemi Oyedeji

Erin G Webb

Jon Phipps

A process for producing dried, vinyl carboxylate surface-modified microfibrillated cellulose having improved mechanical properties and a microfibril structure and a process for producing a vinyl carboxylate, surface-modified microfibrillated cellulose-thermoplastic polyester or thermoplastic polyolefin composite material having improved mechanical strength properties utilizing dried, vinyl carboxylate surface-modified microfibrillated cellulose.

Surface-modified and dried microfibrillated cellulose reinforced thermoplastic biocomposites

A method for fractionating biomass material according to ash content, the method comprising: grinding the biomass material to produce a ground biomass and sieving the ground biomass through a first screen to yield: a) a first fraction of biomass particles that does not pass through the first screen and which has a first particle size, and b) a second fraction of biomass particles that passes through the first screen and which has a second particle size, wherein the second particle size is smaller than the first particle size, and wherein the second fraction of biomass particles has a higher ash content than the first fraction of biomass particles; and optionally further comprising: passing the second fraction of biomass particles through a second screen having a finer mesh size to produce a third fraction having a smaller particle size and a higher ash content than the second fraction of biomass particles.

Biomass fractionation method for producing biomass of varying ash content and uses thereof

A method of forming a catalyst is provided herein. The method comprises combining a binder, a support, and an active metal to form a slurry composition. The method further comprises applying the slurry composition using an additive manufacturing process to form a green part. The method further comprises exposing the green part to heat at a temperature of from about 10&#xb0; C. to about 150&#xb0; C. to form the hardened part. The method further comprises applying a ceramic-based coating material to the hardened part to form the catalyst.

Active metal catalyst

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Xianhui Zhao