Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council
Scientists at the Kansas Polymer Research Center have invented a new kind of battery that is more eco-friendly.
While that’s good news, equally good news is that they invented it by transforming a product that is plentiful in the heartland: soy. Or rather, crop residue after soybeans have been harvested.
“We’re using the stems, the leaves, the shells things that would otherwise have no commercial value to produce activated carbon material and suddenly that has tremendous value,” said Associate Professor of Chemistry Ram Gupta, the chief researcher for the project.
Soybeans are the number one crop in Missouri, and one of the top 10 crops in Kansas. A grant from the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council using soy checkoff dollars funded Gupta’s research in the labs at the KPRC, located on the campus of Pittsburg State University.
Scientists at the Kansas Polymer Research Center have invented a new kind of battery that is more eco-friendly. While that’s good news, equally good news is that they invented it by transforming a product that is plentiful in the heartland: soy. Or rather, crop residue after soybeans have been harvested.
“We’re using the stems, the leaves, the shells things that would otherwise have no commercial value to produce activated carbon material and suddenly that has tremendous value,” said Associate Professor of Chemistry Ram Gupta, the chief researcher for the project.
Soybeans are the number one crop in Missouri, and one of the top 10 crops in Kansas. A grant from the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council using soy checkoff dollars funded Gupta’s research in the labs at the KPRC, located on the campus of Pittsburg State University.
Alan Burr, 73, died Jan. 13. Here he is with his nephew and nieces Kyle and Shelli Keller and Kinsey Bauer. âUncle Al was literally one of my most favorite people ever,â Shelli Keller said. COURTESY PHOTO
Alan Burr was the uncle who sent clever birthday cards to his nieces and nephews and always had a joke when the family gathered.
âUncle Al was just like the coolest person,â Shelli Keller said. âHaving an uncle who was an artist and doing his own thing, living a totally different life, was the best.â
Burr grew up in Talmage. He earned a masterâs degree in art from Pittsburg State University, went off to teach in small-town Iowa before coming back to Nebraska to work in manufacturing plants near Grand Island.
Larry Pope’s newly released “Early Identification” is a suspenseful thriller that examines societies approach to controlling the criminal element within
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“Early Identification” from Christian Faith Publishing author Larry Pope is a well crafted and unique thriller that takes on the idea of eliminating potential threats before they are truly guilty. MEADVILLE, Pa. (PRWEB) April 16, 2021 “Early Identification”: a gripping thriller about good versus evil. “Early Identification” is the creation of published author, Larry Pope, devoted husband, father, and former pole vaulter for Pittsburg State University in Kansas.
Larry writes, “Some government officials want to eliminate crime by hiring school administrators in zip codes with the highest rate of incarcerations (murder factories) to identify future criminals. The identified kids will begin to disappear, and the FBI agents working t
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