Soybean biobased products

FOOD AND BIOBASED PRODUCT USES OF SOYBEAN OIL 11.1. Distribution of Soybean Oil Utilization... 

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Early Soybean Uses in Industrial Biobased Products... 

Early Biobased Product Uses for Soybean Protein... 

Natural soybean oil is too viscous and reactive to atmospheric oxygen to be used in many biobased product applications. These limitations must be overcome for soybean oil to be used in fuels, cosmetics, and lubricants, but on the other hand, soybean oil is not sufficiently reactive to be used in most paints and coatings. Important end-use categories for which economic data exist include fatty acids, paints and varnishes, resins and plastics, drying-oil products, and other industrial products. Coating vehicles (paints and varnishes) and epoxidized oils (resins and plastics) comprise 50% of... 

To expand commercialization of soybean-oil-based lubricants, one of three factors must occur to eliminate cost as a deterrent (i) the increased cost of the product must provide increased performance (ii) the cost of competing petroleum products must increase significantly or (iii) the use of the biobased product must provide the best way to meet required local, state, or federal regulations. Of these three factors, the first, improving the properties of soybean oil, is the most desirable scenario. Improve the low-temperature properties of soybean oil by blending with diluents, such as poly-alphaolefins, diisodecyl adipate, and oleates (Asadauskas Erhan, 1999 Erhan et al., 2006) improve oxidative stability by adding commercially available antioxidants (Becker Knorr, 1996 Erhan et al., 2006 Sharma et al., 2007b). 

The term soy proteins typically refers to processed, dry soybean products other than animal feed meals. Many types of protein products are produced for use in human and pet foods and in milk replacers and starter feeds for young animals. Some soy protein products are also used in biobased products (e.g., plastics, adhesives, paper coatings), and others are being a ressively researched by industry and public-sector research institutions, especially recendy as petroleum prices rise (Johnson, 1992a ISU, 1994). The many soy protein products and their uses are shown in Fig. 19.3. 

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