Lead Scntst
isbellta@mail.ncaur.usda.gov
Phone: (309) 681-6235
Fax: (309) 681-6524
Room 1201
1815 N UNIVERSITY ST
PEORIA, IL, 61604-0000

Project List

	Biocatalytic Transformation of Plant Lipids in Unconventional Fluids
	Green Chemistry for Oilseed Extraction
	Industrial Products from New Crops
	Characterization, Production, and Utilization of Phytochemicals from Agricultural Products
	Coordinated Analysis of Soybean Breeding Germplasm
	Determining the Fatty Acid Composition of Soybean Germplasm
	Cuphea Farming Practice Development
	Soft Wheat Germplasm Enhancement for Pyramided Disease Resistance, Preharvest Sprout Resistant, Soft White Wheat & Strong Gluten Soft Wheat
	Adding Value to Agriculture Through Genomics
	Development of Sickle Pod As a New Rotation Crop for North Carolina
	Cuphea Development
	Cuphea Development
	Development of Lesquerella As An Industrial Oilseed Crop for the U.S.

Publications

	Synthesis of Halohydrins and Haloethers from Oleates- (13-Sep-04)
	Recent Developments in the Industrial Utilization of High Capric Cuphea Oil- (26-Feb-04)
	Directed Synthesis of Base Oils That Overcome Traditional Vegetable Oil Shortcomings- (03-Oct-03)
	Progress in the Development of Cuphea As a Crop for Midwest Growers- (21-Sep-03)
	Purification of Meadowfoam Monoestolide from Polyestolide.- (06-Aug-03)
	Estolides Overcome Traditional Vegetable Based Lubricant Shortfalls- (07-May-03)
	Physical Properties of Lesquerella Oil Estolides- (28-Aug-02)
	Synthesis of Triglyceride Estolides from Lesquerella and Castor Oils- (23-Aug-02)
	Development of a Vegetable Base Functional Fluid Using Estolide Technology- (16-Oct-00)
	Physical Properties of Estolides and Their Ester Derivatives- (29-Feb-00)
	Derivatives of New Crop Oils- (01-Jun-99)
	Biofumigant Compounds Released by Field Pennycress(thlaspi Arvense) Seedmeal- (16-Sep-04)
	Biofumigation Potential of Field Pennycress (Thlaspi Arvense) Seedmeal.- (21-Jul-04)
	Bio-Based Fluids from Lesquerella and Castor- (24-Jun-04)
	2004 Cuphea Progress in Illinois- (15-Jun-04)
	Estolides - the Next Bio-Based Functional Fluid- (15-Jun-04)
	Batch Drying of Cuphea Seeds- (18-May-04)
	Cuphea-Exploring Insect Interactions with This New Oil Crop- (31-Mar-04)
	Functional Fluids from New Crop Oils- (26-Feb-04)
	Field Pennycress (Thlaspi Arvense L.) Seedmeal: a Potential Biofumigant- (11-Feb-04)
	Synthesis and Physical Properties of Cuphea-Oleic Estolides and Esters- (09-Dec-03)
	Evaluation of Conditioning and Screw Pressing Parameters of Lesquerella Oilseeds- (15-Oct-03)
	Improved Oxidative Stability of Estolide Esters- (15-Apr-03)
	New Lubricants Via Mono-Estolides- (28-Aug-02)
	Effect of Processing Conditions on Meadowfoam Press Oil Properties- (26-Aug-02)
	Cuphea, a New Crop for Rotation to Control Corn Rootworm Beetles- (27-Mar-02)
	Pilot Plant Distillation of Meadowfoam Fatty Acids- (02-Aug-01)
	A New Crop for the New Millennium: First Mechanical Planting and Harvest of Cuphea in Central Illinois- (16-May-01)
	Synthesis of Estolides from Oleic and Saturated Fatty Acids- (29-Mar-01)
	Synthesis of Estolide Esters from Cis-9-Octadecenoic Acid Estolides- (20-Nov-00)
	Progress on the Synthesis of Hydroxy Phosphonates Vis Lesquerella Oil- (13-Sep-04)
	Cinnamoyl Esters of Lesquerella Oil: Novel Sunscreen Active Ingredients- (08-Sep-04)
	Synthesis of Biodegradable Lubricants- (22-Jun-04)
	Synthesis of Hydroxy Phosphonates Vis Lesquerella Oil- (07-May-03)
	Lesquerella Potential for Commercialization- (06-Feb-02)
	Synthesis of Mono and Diketo Derivatives of Jojoba Oil- (16-May-01)
	Synthesis of Estolides from Lesquerella and Castor Fatty Esthers- (29-Jul-04)
	Packed-Bed Bioreactor Synthesis of Feruloylated Monoacyl and Diacylglycerols: Clean Production of a "green" Sunscreen- (04-Apr-03)