Extraction, Characterization of Components, and Potential Thermoplastic Applications of Camelina Meal Grafted with Vinyl Monomers

• Published in: Journal of agricultural and food chemistry Vol. 60; no. 19; pp. 4872 - 4879
• Main Authors: Reddy, Narendra, Jin, Enqi, Chen, Lihong, Jiang, Xue, Yang, Yiqi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 16.05.2012
• Subjects: Biofuel production; Biofuels - analysis; Biological and medical sciences; Biotechnology; Brassicaceae - chemistry; Energy; Food engineering; Food industries; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; Industrial applications and implications. Economical aspects; Methacrylates - chemistry; Plant Extracts - chemistry; Plant Extracts - isolation & purification; Plastics - chemical synthesis; Plastics - chemistry; Polymers - chemical synthesis; Polymers - chemistry; Tensile Strength; biothermoplastics; camelina; coproducts; grafting; biodiesel; Meal; Biofuel; Characterization; Alternative motor fuel; Chemical composition; Extraction; Monomer; Application

Camelina meal contains oil, proteins, and carbohydrates that can be used to develop value-added bioproducts. In addition to containing valuable polymers, coproducts generated during the production of biofuels are inexpensive and renewable. Camelina is a preferred oilseed crop for biodiesel productio...