Researchers at the Battle Memorial Institute in the United States believe they will set off in the diaper market. The soy-based polymers they developed could replace up to one-third of the petroleum-based ingredients in current diapers.
Officials at the Battle Memorial Institute in Columbus, Ohio, have recently issued a press release stating that soy-based soybean meal can replace 33% of acrylic-based superabsorbent polymers in diapers - often referred to as hydrides, while still maintaining weight 200-300 times the ultra-high water absorption.
The Superabsorbent Polymers Market (SAP) estimates that annual demand exceeds 3 billion pounds, of which much more than half is used in the diaper and other personal care products markets. Researchers at the Battle Memorial Institute hope to commercialize soy-based polymers. The funding for the research project is jointly provided by the American Soybean Association and the Ohio Soybean Association.
Earlier this year, the Battle Memorial Institute awarded the technology license for soybean-based polyol production to Emery Oleo Chemicals, a Cincinnati-based agricultural company. Emery has begun production of samples for customers in flexible and rigid foams and other applications, and hopes that soybean-based polyols will be put into commercial production before the end of the year.
Officials at the Battle Memorial Institute in Columbus, Ohio, have recently issued a press release stating that soy-based soybean meal can replace 33% of acrylic-based superabsorbent polymers in diapers - often referred to as hydrides, while still maintaining weight 200-300 times the ultra-high water absorption.
The Superabsorbent Polymers Market (SAP) estimates that annual demand exceeds 3 billion pounds, of which much more than half is used in the diaper and other personal care products markets. Researchers at the Battle Memorial Institute hope to commercialize soy-based polymers. The funding for the research project is jointly provided by the American Soybean Association and the Ohio Soybean Association.
Earlier this year, the Battle Memorial Institute awarded the technology license for soybean-based polyol production to Emery Oleo Chemicals, a Cincinnati-based agricultural company. Emery has begun production of samples for customers in flexible and rigid foams and other applications, and hopes that soybean-based polyols will be put into commercial production before the end of the year.
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