Tech Alerts August 2022

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Abstracts that tickle this reviewer's interest

Courtesy of Google Scholar

 

Year - Month: 2022-08

 

Measurement and correlation of isothermal vapor-liquid equilibrium for (−)-β-caryophyllene+ p-cymene with dehydroabietic acid at 313.15, 323.15, and 333.15 K

Y Qin, X Chen, L Wang, X Wei, H Mo, X Wei, J Liang - Journal of the Taiwan Institute …, 2022

Background Both rosin and turpentine are extremely abundant and renewable 
resources in nature. p-Cymene and (−)-β-caryophyllene are components of 
turpentine and dehydroabietic acid is a component of rosin. The determination of …

 

Gfrp biocomposites produced with a novel high-performance bio-based unsaturated polyester resin

M Hofmann, AT Shahid, M Machado, M Garrido… - Composites Part A: Applied …, 2022

… [66] evaluated the mechanical properties of sandwich panels with skins of bio-based 
resins derived from pine oil. The flexural strength of sandwich panels with bio-resin 
face sheets was 23% lower than that of panels with face sheets made with …

 

[HTML]Efficient resin production using stimulant pastes in Pinus elliottii× P. caribaea families

Y Liu, Z Wang, F Zhao, M Zeng, F Li, L Chen, H Wu… - Scientific Reports, 2022

… Chemical stimulants, which can extend wound damage, mimic pathogen signaling, 
or promote terpene synthesis, have been adopted to … Metal cofactors of terpene 
synthases, such as iron or potassium ions, are also used as replacements for CEPA …

Four kinds of chemical stimulants, potassium (K2SO4) paste (BEST), naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) paste, benzoic acid (BA) paste and 2-chloroethylphosphonic acid (CEPA) paste were examined.

 

Eugenol: extraction, properties and its applications on incorporation with polymers and resins—a review

J Kerosenewala, P Vaidya, V Ozarkar, Y Shirapure… - Polymer Bulletin, 2022

The inclination of industry towards the naturally extracted raw materials is increasing 
to ensure the replacement of petroleum-based raw materials. “Eugenol” is a 
naturally extracted compound that serves as an efficient raw material for various …

 

 

Tolerability of graded levels oftall oil fattyacids as a nutritional additive for broiler chickens: a 45-day target animal safety study

H Kettunen, MHL Bento, EA Lewis, S Remington… - British Poultry Science, 2022

… Target level of tall oil fatty acids, analysed level of resin acids, and calculated 
level of tall oil fatty acids on the basis of resin acid analysis in treatment … Effects of 
tall oil fatty acids and sex on selected blood haematology parameters (white series …

 

[PDF]HIGH RECLAIMED ASPHALT CONTENT MIXTURES: DESIGN PARAMETERS AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

M Rathore

… The availability of crude tall oil (CTO) is depended on output of the pulp 
production and the average yield of CTO is around 30 and 50 kg … heads, tall oil 
pitch (TOP), tall oil fatty acids (TOFA), tall oil rosin (TOR) and distilled tall oil (DTO) (Albuquerque …

 

[PDF]Identification of Key Genes for Oleoresin Biosynthesis in High and Low Oleoresin-Yielding Slash Pine Based on Transcriptome Analysis

M Yi, L Zhang, Z Cheng, R Hu, Y Gao, C Jin, S Yuan… - Forests, 2022

Slash pine (Pinus elliottii Engelmann) is a pine species widely cultivated for its high 
oleoresin production capacity. However, little is known about the underlying 
molecular mechanism of oleoresin biosynthesis between high and low oleoresin-yielding …

Of interest to those with a biochemical bent…

Water-based adhesives
United States Patent 11407926 B2 · Filed: 04/24/2020 · Published: 08/09/2022

Assignee:

Bridgestone Corporation (Tokyo, JP)

Inventors:

Randall, Amy M. (Akron, OH, US)
Hergenrother, William L. (Akron, OH, US)
Agarwal, Sheel (Solon, OH, US)
Hilton, Ashley S. (Massillon, OH, US)

Articles made from connected rubber components may be joined together with adhesive. In some applications, adhesives may be the primary option for joining components, particularly when mechanical methods such as stitching are not available, such as in articles that function as air or moisture barriers. For example, rubber air springs and tires include separate rubber components that are joined with adhesives. Retread tires also may employ adhesive to join the new tread to the carcass, or to adhere an intermediate cushion layer to a carcass and/or a tread.

While two similar rubber components can be joined and then cured at the same time and obtain a strong bond at the joint, this method of joining rubber components is not preferable for some manufacturing processes where it is desirable to join the components and store them and/or allow them to cure slowly. Rubber adhesives may be used to provide tack to a rubber component while a rubber article is cured or stored.

Interesting technology that uses terpenes, liquid or solid as part of a waterborne rubber adhesive to join (by penetration) rubber components (above) at slow controlled rates.

Dissolved C60 and method of producing dissolved C60
United States Patent 11400113 B2 · Filed: 10/23/2020 · Published: 08/02/2022

Assignee:

Innovation for Success, LLC (Doylestown, PA, US)

Inventors:

Heflich, Leonard W. (Doylestown, PA, US)
Monlux Jr., George W. (St. Petersburg, FL, US)

This patent is a disclosure of methodology to make concentrated solutions of C60 (Buckyballs) in limonene and methods to administer this C60 by inhalation, to a patient, that is claimed, but not proven in this document.  This invention is a combination of physical chemistry, medicine, and biology.  If this technology is as good as the inventors claim, it is the cat’s meow of medicine.  It will be interesting to learn the results of full medicinal testing of this solubilized C60.  Its well worth the reading regardless.

 Purification of recycled and renewable organic material
United States Patent 11427782 B2 · Filed: 07/19/2019 · Published: 08/30/2022

Assignee:

NESTE OYJ (Espoo, FI)

Inventors:

Toukoniitty, Blanka (Porvoo, FI)
Paasikallio, Ville (Porvoo, FI)
Pasanen, Jukka-pekka (Porvoo, FI)
Touronen, Jouni (Porvoo, FI)
Hovi, Meri (Porvoo, FI)
Pasanen, Antti (Porvoo, FI)
Likander, Salla (Porvoo, FI)
Toppinen, Sami (Porvoo, FI)
Aalto, Pekka (Porvoo, FI)
Jansson, Kari (Porvoo, FI)
Lindblad, Marina (Porvoo, FI)
Käldström, Mats (Porvoo, FI)
Lamminpää, Kaisa (Porvoo, FI)

The present invention relates to a method of purifying recycled or renewable organic material, in particular recycled or renewable organic material comprising more than 20 ppm chlorine (Cl).  The invention is based on the surprizing realization that recycled or renewable organic material containing high amounts of chlorine (Cl) may be purified by a method that leads to removal of Cl from the recycled or renewable organic material as the recycled or renewable organic material is subjected to purification to remove Cl and to obtain a purified recycled or renewable organic material, and then hydrotreated in a presence of a hydrotreating catalyst at a temperature from 270 to 380° C

I would have thought someone would have tried this process by now, but I guess not.

Use of sterols from animal waste as an additive in asphalt binder
United States Patent 11427697 B2 · Filed: 07/24/2018 · Published: 08/30/2022

Assignee:

A.L.M. Holding Company (Onalaska, WI, US)
Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc. (Jackson, MS, US)

Inventors:

Reinke, Gerald H. (La Crosse, WI, US)
Baumgardner, Gaylon L. (Arkadelphia, AR, US)
Hanz, Andrew (La Crosse, WI, US)

This sounds yucky but…asphalt uses a lot of scrap asphalt, waste materials etc.  For many businesses, it pays the rent so to speak.

METHOD OF PRODUCING BIODIESEL
European Patent EP3864118 B1 · Filed: 10/07/2019 · Published: 08/17/2022

Assignee:

BASF SE (67056 Ludwigshafen am Rhein, DE)

Inventors:

KLINGELHOEFER PAUL (DE)
KOCH MICHAEL (DE)
SCHIER MICHAEL (DE)
SCHNEIDER JUERGEN (DE)

I put this patent in the report because it is a very good primer on biodiesel.  It is not as simple as the politicians and talking heads make it out to be.


Courtesy of Kerry Thompson, Nelson Lawson, and the PCA.