Research Leader
wmarmer@arserrc.gov
Phone: (215) 233-6585
Fax: (215) 233-6795
Room 3036
600 E MERMAID LN
ERRC
WYNDMOOR, PA, 19038-8598

Project List

	Integrative Processes for the Bioconversion of Fats, Oils and Their Derivatives into Biobased Materials and Products
	Sustainable Technologies for Processing of Hides, Leather, Wool and Associated Byproducts
	Production of Value-Added Lipids, Biofuels, and Biobased Products from Fats and Oils
	New and Efficient Processes for Making Quality Leather
	Conversion of Proteinaceous Rendering Byproducts into Marketable Materials
	Bioprocessing of Wool

Publications

	The Use of Oxidative Chemicals for the Removal of Hair from Cattle Hides in the Beamhouse- (07-May-04)
	Non-Food Utilization of Animal Coproducts- (01-Apr-03)
	Rapid Oxidative Unhairing with Alkaline Hydrogen Peroxide- (14-Jan-03)
	Preparation of Bioipolymers from Renewable Resources for Potential Application in Leather Processing- (01-Apr-04)
	Rapid Oxidative Dehairing: Recycling of the Dehairing Reagents- (01-Mar-04)
	Preparation of Biopolymers. Potential Applications in Leather Processing- (01-Feb-04)
	Molecular Weight Distribution and Functional Properties of Enzymatically Modified Commercial and Experimental Gelatins- (30-Nov-03)
	Production of Cocoa Butter-Like Fats by the Lipase-Catalyzed Interesterification of Palm Oil and Hydrogenated Soybean Oil- (08-Sep-03)
	Immunochemical Estimation of the Decorin Core-Protein Content of Preparations of Bovine Decorin- (01-Mar-04)
	Immunochemical Estimation of the Decorin Core-Protein Content of Preparations of Bovine Decorin- (10-Jan-04)
	In Situ Alkaline Transesterification: An Effective Method for the Production of Fatty Acid Esters from Vegetable Oils- (24-Sep-03)
	Estimation of the Sulfated Glycosaminoglycan Content of Bovine Skin with Alcian Blue- (30-Dec-02)
	Enzymatic Modification of Hydrolysis Products from Collagen Using a Microbial Transglutaminase III Preparation of Films with Improved Mechanical Properties- (13-Dec-02)
	Continuous Production of Ethyl Esters of Grease Using An Immobilized Lipase- (15-Jun-04)
	Transesterification Activity of Lipases Immobilized in Phyllosilicate Sol-Gel Matrix- (24-Mar-04)
	Transesterification Activity of Lipases Immobilized in Phyllosilicate Sol-Gel Matrix- (15-Jan-04)
	Poly(hydroxyalkanoates) from Agricultural Lipids and Coproducts- (15-Dec-03)
	Optimization of Alkyl Ester Production from Grease Using a Phyllosilicate Sol-Gel Immobilized Lipase- (18-Aug-03)
	Immobilized Lipase-Catalyzed Production of Alkyl Esters of Restaurant Grease As Biodiesel- (20-Oct-01)
	Application of Transglutaminase to Derivatize Proteins. 1. Studies on Soluble Proteins and Preliminary Results on Wool- (23-Jun-04)
	Sophorolipids - Emerging Microbial Biosurfactants- (20-Feb-04)
	Fermentation-Based Processes for the Conversion of Fats, Oils and Derivatives into Biopolymers and Biosurfactants- (20-Oct-02)
	Improving the Fuel Properties, Exhaust Emissions and Economics of Biodiesel in the Usa.- (12-Aug-02)
	Bioprocessing of Oils and Fats to Higher Value-Added Products- (07-Dec-03)