John W. Frost, PhD, Michigan State University
John W. Frost, PhD
The Frost laboratory is interested in green chemistry. Green chemistry is being elaborated that enables CO2 fixed by plants to be converted into chemicals currently derived from the BTX (benzene toluene xylene) fraction of petroleum refining. Nonrenewable fossil fuel feedstocks, carcinogenic starting materials and toxic intermediates are avoided. They are looking at an array of new monomers is being synthesized to identify structures that are: (a) free of endocrine disruption activity, and (b) lead to polymers and plasticizers characterized by novel materials properties.
