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Research for the Growing World
United States Department of Agriculture
Historical Achievements
• NationalHistoricChemicalLandmarkAward& InternationalHistoricChemicalLandmarkAwardfor developingamethodtomassproducepenicillin• Developedxanthangumasafoodthickeningagent• DevelopedSuperSlurper,ahighlyabsorbent technologyfoundinmanyproducts• Developedsoybeanoilforuseinfoodsandindustrial products• Developeddextranasabloodvolumeextenderused inIVsolutions
Current Research Units
• BacterialFoodbornePathogens• Bioenergy• Bio-Oils• CropBioprotection• FunctionalFoods• PlantPolymers• RenewableProductsTechnologies
Pilot Plant Facilities and Equipment
• 65,000sq.ft.pilotplant• NuclearMagneticResonance(NMR)facilityforsolids andliquids• Genomesequencingandcomputationalbiology labs/facilities• Extrusionandinjectionmoldinglab• Materialstestinglab• Scanningelectronmicroscope• Gaschromatographandliquidchromatographmass spectrometerfacility• Highpressure,supercriticalfluidlab• Fermenters• Reactors• Foodtechnologyandsensorylabs
Andrew Moyer examining different strains of Penicillin for commercial mass production.
Products derived from soybean research at NCAUR. Examining extruded electroactive bioplastic film.
Monitoring and assessing ethanol content of fermenting wheat straw.
National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research (NCAUR)
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USDA-ARS
Agricultural Research Service