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This project proposes the development of industrial agri-based oil monomers for the preparation of low odor, low VOC architectural latex coatings. The process for preparing acrylate and/or methacrylate monomers derived from castor oil and other industrial oils, such as soybean and linseed oils, involves an acrylate derivatization step. Monomers based on castor oil have been incorporated into latex ...

The problem being addressed is the rising costs, declining quality and overall availability of rural housing. Factors impacting this include rising lumber costs, the unavailability of skilled labor, limited access and the need for improved building technologies. The Interlocking Construction System (ICS) offers an innovative approach to improving rural housing. The ICS is a panelized construction ...

The largest groundfish resource for Oregon commercial fisherman is Pacific whiting (Merluccius productus). This fishery is economically important to many rural, coastal communities and in 2000 over 60,000 metric tons of whiting were delivered to Oregon shore-based processors. Processing Pacific whiting generates very large amounts of carcass waste. Over 70 percent of the landed weight of fish is d ...

Successful use of energy dense torrefied biomass to produce drop-in coal replacement fuel has proved difficult for two reasons: 1) overheating of dies during densification, and 2) inability to produce water-resistant pellets. As a result, most torrefaction companies use a binder to reduce the die friction and/or to make densified product water resistant. Also, the majority of torrefaction companie ...

IPM Technologies Phase I research proves technical feasibility for novel and patented attract & kill formulations (Last CallTM) targeting European pine shoot moth, Rhyacionia buoliana, and Western pine shoot borer, Eucosma sonomana in pine plantations, tree nurseries, and Christmas tree farms. In the U.S., R. buoliana infestations can limit growth rate and lumber value in commercial and ornamental ...

This sensitive insect sensor will run 24 hours per day, every day that cargo is in transit, attracting insects to a containment surface where they remain for immediate detection and identification when inspectors gain entry to the container. Flying insects will be waiting, ready to be counted on arrival, rather than hidden within the cargo. An increase in the availability, timeliness, accuracy and ...

IPM Technologies Phase I research found that (i) addition of trans-verbenol, nonanol and one to three compounds (from alpha-pinene oxide, myrtenal and/or myrtenol) to alpha-piene increases T. piniperda captures by 150-434%; (ii) three novel compounds (fenchone, trans-sabinen hydrate, 4-allyl anisole) are inhibitory to T. piniperda when applied to breeding material or tree crowns. Our research demo ...