Abstract:
The present disclosure generally relates to methods for the recovery of amines from aqueous mixtures. In particular, the disclosure relates to methods for separating amines from amine-containing aqueous mixtures by adjusting the pH of the aqueous mixture relative to the highest pKa value for the amines.
Abstract:
The disclosed method relates to a method of recycling high relative viscosity nylon. The process involves melting a base polyamide with a dry blended mixture of dicarboxylic acid and a second polyamide. The disclosed method provides a process of controlling the relative viscosity of the combined polyamides and, in various aspects, the second polyamide may be nylon plop or other polyamide having high relative viscosity.
Abstract:
Disclosed are fibers comprising a modified polyamide, such as a modified nylon-6, a modified nylon-6,6, or a modified nylon-5,6. The polyamide may be modified to contain a modified polyolefin, such as a maleated polyolefin. The disclosed fibers are hydrophobic and have surprising properties and benefits as compared to fibers having the same base polymer but without modification.
Abstract:
Methods for increasing carbon-based chemical product yield in an organism by increasing carbon uptake and/or altering a pathway to or from an overflow metabolite in the organism, nonnaturally occurring organisms having increased carbon-based chemical product yield with increased carbon uptake and/or an altered pathway to or from an overflow metabolite, and methods for producing a carbon-based chemical product with these organisms are provided.
Abstract:
This disclosure relates to strategies for in vivo production of certain carbon-based products, for example, aminated aliphatic compounds having a carbon chain length of C5-C19. Specifically, 7-aminoheptanoic acid is produced using a transaminase from Chromobacterium violaceum from pimelate semialdehyde using alanine, GABA (gamma aminobutyric acid) or 6-ACA as amino donors.
Abstract:
Methods and materials for the production of hydroxy fatty acid anions, including 2-hydroxyisobutyric acid (2-HIBA), and/or derivatives thereof and compounds related thereto are provided. Also provided are products produced in accordance with these methods and materials.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are methods, compositions, and hosts for synthesizing hydrocarbons, and derivatives thereof, comprising one or more isoprene units as well as salts or derivatives thereof. An aspect of the present invention thus relates to a method for biosynthesizing hydrocarbons in a recombinant host selected from non-pathogenic members of the genera Ralstonia, Wausteria, Cupriavidus, Alcaligenes, Burkholderia, or Pandoraea. Said recombinant host comprises an exogenous nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide having an enzyme activity selected from 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase (DXS) activity (EC 2.2.1.7) and isoprene synthase enzyme activity (EC 4.2.3.27).
Abstract:
Described herein are materials and methods for improved catalytic oligomerization of an ethylene monomer and/or propylene monomer. The present disclosure teaches oligomerizing the ethylene monomer or propylene monomer to produce oligomers. Also described is a heterogeneous catalyst comprising sulfate modified nickel on titanium modified alumina and a surface modification with yttrium (Y) suitable for use in the disclosed oligomerization.
Abstract:
Stretch circular lcnit fabric (40, 82, 94) containing two sets of different elastic fiber (12, 18) and optionally hard yarn (14) and methods for their production are provided.
Abstract:
Elastic polymer compositions that provide stretch recovery to absorbent fabrics and products produced from these absorbent fabrics and methods for their production are provided.