Search Results - "Torres, Lennard F."

Evidence of silane coupling in torrefied agro‐industrial residue‐filled poly(styrene‐co‐butadiene) rubber compounds by Torres, Lennard F., McCaffrey, Zach, Williams, Tina G., Wood, Delilah F., Orts, William J., McMahan, Colleen M.

“…Heat‐treated rice hull residues were evaluated as fillers in poly(styrene‐co‐butadiene) rubber (SBR) compounds. The currently used precipitated silica filler…”
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Torrefied agro‐industrial residue as filler in natural rubber compounds by Torres, Lennard F., McCaffrey, Zach, Washington, Wisdom, Williams, Tina G., Wood, Delilah F., Orts, William J., McMahan, Colleen M.

“…This study explored the feasibility of using torrefied biomass as a reinforcing filler in natural rubber compounds. Carbon black was then replaced with the…”
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Evaluation of biodegradation of polylactic acid mineral composites in composting conditions by Flynn, Allison, Torres, Lennard F., Hart‐Cooper, William, McCaffrey, Zach, Glenn, Gregory M., Wood, Delilah F., Orts, William J.

“…ABSTRACT In this study, the enhancement of the biodegradation rate of polylactic acid (PLA) filled with commercially available soil amendment product (NTM) or…”
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Production of polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymers containing 4-hydroxybutyrate in engineered Bacillus megaterium by Cal, Andrew J., Kibblewhite, Rena E., Sikkema, W. Dirk, Torres, Lennard F., Hart-Cooper, William M., Orts, William J., Lee, Charles C.

“…Despite being used as a common platform for the commercial production of many biochemicals, Bacilli are often overlooked as a source of industrial…”
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Nucleation and plasticization with recycled low‐molecular‐weight poly‐3‐hydroxybutyrate toughens virgin poly‐3‐hydroxybutyrate by Cal, Andrew J., Grubbs, Brian, Torres, Lennard F., Riiff, Timothy J., Kibblewhite, Rena E., Orts, William J., Lee, Charles C.

“…ABSTRACT Poly‐3‐hydroxybutyrate (PHB) is a widely distributed carbon storage molecule in prokaryotes and can serve as a biodegradable plastic replacement…”
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Biodegradation Rates of Ferulic Acid Derivatives and Traditional Sunscreen Actives in Marine, Bay, and Freshwater Environments by Chou, Kelly, McCaffrey, Zach, Klamczynski, Artur P., Torres, Lennard F., Compton, David L., Glenn, Gregory, Hart-Cooper, William M.

“…In recent years, concern over adverse effects of conventional organic ultraviolet (UV) absorbers on human and environmental health has grown. In particular,…”
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A New Polymerization System for Bicyclic Acetals:  Toward the Controlled/“Living” Cationic Ring-Opening Polymerization of 6,8-Dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane by Torres, Lennard F, Patten, Timothy E

“…The bicyclic acetal 6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane, 6,8-DBO, was polymerized in toluene solvent using 1-chloroethyl isobutyl ether as the initiator and zinc…”
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Almond and Walnut Shell Activated Carbon for Methylene Blue Adsorption by McCaffrey, Zach, Torres, Lennard F., Chiou, Bor-Sen, Hart-Cooper, William, McMahan, Colleen, Orts, William J.

“…Activated carbon (AC) from nutshells has the potential to be an economically attractive product. This study developed ACs from almond and walnut shells and…”
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