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Acrylated and methacrylated furanoic diols and their use in UV curing systems.
UV-curable coatings are highly valued for their efficiency and environmental benefits, such as low VOC emissions and reduced energy use. Traditionally, petroleum-derived reactive diluents in UV-cure formulations contribute to ecological concerns. This technology introduces a UV-curable coating composition featuring furan-based di(meth)acrylate reactive...
Published: 11/25/2025
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Inventor(s): Dean Webster, Mukund Sibi, Jingbo Wu, Catherine Sutton
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Category(s): Technologies > Chemistry & Materials
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Biomass Based Photoinitiators
NDSU researchers have developed a range of Type I, Type II, and acidic photoinitiators, which provide polymerization of polyacrylate with good efficiency at low concentrations. The synthesis of photoinitiators is efficient using routine chemistry, and their structures are easily manipulated to tune for low energy (including visible) light wavelengths....
Published: 10/29/2025
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Inventor(s): Jayaraman Sivaguru, Mukund Sibi, Dean Webster, Anthony Clay, Ramya Raghunathan, Ravichandranath Singathi, Retheesh Krishnan
Keywords(s): Chemistry & Materials
Category(s): Technologies > Chemistry & Materials
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Novel Diols from Sustainable Raw Materials
Scientists at NDSU have developed bio-based diols that are produced from compounds that can be extracted from cellulosic biomass. These diols may be used to produce epoxy resins without using bisphenol-A, as well as polyesters and polyurethanes. The epoxy resins can be used to produce a range of coatings, composites, and adhesives, including food and...
Published: 1/12/2026
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Inventor(s): Mukund Sibi, Catherine Sutton, Eric Serum
Keywords(s): Chemistry & Materials
Category(s): Technologies > Chemistry & Materials
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Novel Epoxy Resins from Bio-Based Diols and Their Coatings
Scientists at NDSU have developed bio-based diols that are produced from compounds that can be extracted from cellulosic biomass. These diols may be used to produce epoxy resins without using bisphenol-A, as well as polyesters and polyurethanes. The epoxy resins can be used to produce a range of coatings, composites, and adhesives, including food and...
Published: 12/1/2025
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Inventor(s): Mukund Sibi, Dean Webster, Catherine Sutton, Deep Kalita, Eric Serum
Keywords(s): Chemistry & Materials, Paints & Coatings
Category(s): Technologies, Technologies > Chemistry & Materials
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Novel Bio-based Non-isocyanate Polyurethane Based on Carbamate-aldehyde Crosslinking
This technology offers a biobased, non-isocyanate two-component (2 K) polyurethane coating system, designed for high-performance surface protection. It features a polycarbamate resin derived from vegetable oils such as a soybean-oil alkyd or epoxidized sucrose soyate, which is cross-linked with a dialdehyde, either petro-derived (e.g., 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxaldehyde)...
Published: 11/24/2025
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Inventor(s): Dean Webster, Mukund Sibi, Samantha Silbert Uzelac, Eric Serum
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Category(s): Technologies, Technologies > Paints & Coatings
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Bio-based Monomers for Polymers and Plastics
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This technology introduces novel monomers synthesized from biomass, particularly lignin and cellulose. The disclosed monomers include functionalized derivatives of lignin-based phenolic compounds such as vanillin, eugenol, and syringaldehyde, as well as furan-based monomers derived from cellulose. These...
Published: 11/25/2025
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Inventor(s): Mukund Sibi, Selvakumar Sermadurai, Nicolas Zimmermann, Eric Serum, Gaoyuan Ma, Ramkumar Moorthy, Krystal (Kalliokoski) Grieger
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Category(s): Technologies > Chemistry & Materials, Technologies > Paints & Coatings
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Furan-derived compounds and their use in epoxy coatings
Diol compounds derived from furan, along with their epoxy-functional derivatives, can be synthesized and used either individually or in mixtures to create cured coatings. Coatings made from these compounds demonstrate a favorable balance of physical and mechanical properties. Additionally, these coatings are primarily biobased, making them suitable...
Published: 10/29/2025
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Inventor(s): Dean Webster, Mukund Sibi, Hannah Booher, Anna Renner, Sagar Thorat, Prakash Kannaboina
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Category(s): Technologies > Chemistry & Materials
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