Mission:
Principles of biochemistry, molecular biology, chemistry and chemical engineering are applied to: improve the nutritive value of soybean meal and reduce the environmental pollution from undigested phytic acid by use of phytase enzyme; formulate biological pathogens for control of crop pests; enhance utilization of cereal, manure, and oilseed byproducts as adsorbent to remove toxic compounds found in waste water effluents; develop enzymatic processes to increase the reactivity of vegetable oils to produce industrial oils of added value; develop understanding of the mechanisms of decomposition of sucrose and other sugars during refining operations; and develop new and expanded uses of cottonseed products and by-products.