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