WIMRC Scoping

1
WIMRC Scoping Feasibility Projects Final Review
Presentations
Using Plant Oils A New Approach SCAP15
RESWM9030 Tues 24th Oct 2006
Stuart Coles
2
Summary

• Project objectives
• Natural variation in plant oils
• Approach to mimicking plant oils
• Polyurethane synthesis materials testing
• Conclusions

3
Project Objectives

• Identify the chemical profiles of 5 different
  crop origin oils that are available in reasonable
  quantities from Warwick HRI database. (Achieved)
• Synthetically mimic the identified profiles using
  commercially available oil extracts and
  characterise to ensure similarity has been
  achieved. (Achieved)
• Polymerise both the groups and mould subsequent
  test components. (Achieved)
• Conduct mechanical testing and DMTA to establish
  that both groups exhibit similar properties.
  (Achieved, although no DMTA testing was carried
  out)

4
Natural profiles of some rapeseed oils now
available
High Erucic
High Oleic
00 Canola
5

Known Profile (A,B,C)
Mimicked Profile (A,B,C)
?
Process
Process
?
Testing
Testing
6
Oil Profiles
7
Mimicking of oil profiles
105 C

catalyst
Off the Shelf fatty acids
Glycerol
Triglycerides
R. O. Adlof, G. R. List, J. Agric. Food Chem.,
2003, 51, 2096-99
8
Comparison of Natural and Synthetic Profiles
Natural product
Synthesised
High Erucic
High Oleic
9
Potential applications of plant oils
10
Hydroxylation of Triglycerides
11
Synthesis of Polyurethanes
12
Plant oil profiles
13
Polyurethane Synthesis
14
Polyurethane Synthesis
Hemp
Rapeseed
15
Polyurethane Synthesis
Natural
Synthetic
16
Impact Testing Natural Products
17
Impact Testing Synthetic Products
18
Tensile Strength Natural Rapeseed Samples
19
Tensile Strength Natural Samples
20
Tensile Strength Synthetic Samples
21
Tensile Strength Synthetic Samples
22
Plant oil profiles
23
Tensile Strength Synthetic Samples
24
Plant oil profiles
25
Future Work

• Creating a new non-food oil crop for the UK,
  Defra scoping funding (TBC circa 30k), January
  2007.
• Practical demonstration of UK oil crops
  technology, NNFCC 2 year programme, April 2007,
  invited application. (Follow on to project 1)
• Development of novel vegetable oil polymers,
  EPSRC, 750,000, March 2007, resubmission based
  upon referees comments. (The origin of this
  scoping project)
• Arup EngD Sponsorship, Crop Origin and
  Sustainable Raw Materials (COSRM) - Product
  Design and Manufacturing Processes, 10K per
  annum industrial top-up.

26
Future Work

• IMRC scoping proposal establishing whether a
  similar approach to biofuel development is
  possible. Discussion with Paul Jennings and
  Daimler Chrysler ongoing.
• 2 resultant DTI Technology Programmes in either
  Autumn 2006 or Spring 2007 based upon this
  approach one in materials development, the
  other in biofuels.
• In addition we are also demonstrating this
  technology in conjunction with an IMRC biodiesel
  Formula Student PhD as part of a showcase at The
  Sexy Green Car Show to be held at EDEN Project,
  Cornwall in early 2007.

27
Outputs

• Patent application filed, July 06. Prototyping
  process for oil-based products Guy Barker,
  Andrew Clark, Stuart Coles, Kerry Kirwan, David
  Pink, Nick Tucker.
• Internal WIMRC project update report (11th July
  06). Using Plant Oils A New Approach Stuart
  Coles, Guy Barker, Andrew Clark, Kerry Kirwan,
  David Pink.
• Keynote presentation at FESPB2006 congress (17th
  21st July 06). Sustainable materials from
  plants a multidisciplinary research challenge
  Simon Bright, Guy Barker, Kerry Kirwan.
  http//www.fespb2006.org/sessions/biotechnology/bi
  otechnology
• Poster presented at 5th European Motor BioFuels
  forum (11th 13th Sept 06, Newcastle).
  Production of tailored oils for resin manufacture
  utilising the biodiversity within plant species -
  Guy Barker, Andrew Clark, Stuart Coles, Kerry
  Kirwan, David Pink (no abstract).

28
Outputs

• Presentation at Sustainable Use of Materials
  conference (17th 19th Sept 06, Oxford). A Novel
  Approach for Optimisation of Plant Oils for
  Specific Industrial Feedstocks Stuart Coles,
  Guy Barker, Andrew Clark, Kerry Kirwan, David
  Pink, Nick Tucker. http//www.faraday-advance.net/
  
• Presentation at 15th Crucifer Genetics Workshop
  Brassica 2006 (30th Sept 4th Oct -06,
  Wageningen). A novel strategy for optimization of
  plant oils for specific industrial feedstocks
  Guy Barker, Andrew Clark, Stuart Coles, Kerry
  Kirwan, David Pink, Nick Tucker.
  http//www.crucifergenetics2006.org/
• Presentation at 3rd VOPNet meeting (18th Oct 06,
  Eden Project). Novel Approach for Vegetable Oil
  Polymer Development Stuart Coles, Guy Barker,
  Andrew Clark, Kerry Kirwan, David Pink, Nick
  Tucker. http//www.vopnet.net/
• Two journal papers nearing completion
  Predicting properties of vegetable oil polymers
  and A novel approach to using plant oils

29
Conclusions

• A range of rapeseed oil profiles have been
  successfully mimicked
• Initial testing indicates that the synthetic
  versions give good predictions as to how the
  natural versions will behave
• When the profiles are accurately matched, the
  properties of the synthetic and natural
  polyurethanes compare well
• This will help cut down development time / risk
  of future bio-polymer applications

30
Acknowledgements

• Dr Andrew Clark (Chemistry) and the Clark group.
• Dr Kerry Kirwan Daniel Jacobs (Warwick IMRC)
• Dr Guy Barker Prof. David Pink (Warwick HRI)