Under CCM's ACRES project, an interdisciplinary team is using soyoil to make affordable fiber-reinforced composite materials for high-volume commercial applications.
Past ACRES projects include:
- Bio-based Elastomers and Rubber Composites
- Composite Resin Development from Plant Oils
- Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives from Soy Oil
- Hurricane Resistant Housing (Natural Fibers and Soy Resins)
- Bio-based Rigid and Soft Foams
- Auto and Truck Parts from Light-weight Composites
- Bio-based Coatings
- Electronic Materials from Natural Hollow Fibers
- Self healing Materials from Soyoil and Carbon Nanotubes
- Soyoil-nanoclay Composites
- Civil Infrastructure Materials
- Resins with Optimal Fatty Acid Distributions
- Polymer and Composite Interfaces
- Carbon-nanotube Composites
- Ballistic Armor from Soybeans
- Soy Composites
- Light weight Rigid and Soft Composites from Hollow Fibers
- Bio-basd Furniture Materials
Current Active ACRES projects include:
- Carbon Nanotube Reenforced Composites from Soybean Oil
- High Performance, Low Cost Carbon Fibers from Chicken Feathers
- Development of New Dielectrics from Soybean Oli and Natural Fibers
- Bio-based Rigid and Soft Foams
- Self healing Materials from Soyoil and Carbon Nanotubes
- Civil Infrastructure Materials
- Resins with Optimal Fatty Acid Distributions
- Light weight Rigid and Soft Composites from Hollow Fibers
Led by Chemical Engineering Professor Richard P. Wool, this unique program taps into a variety of research fields including genetic engineering, composites manufacturing science, materials synthesis, mechanics, advanced materials characterization, and computer simulation. Several patent disclosures have already been filed on these novel new materials.