{"id":51,"date":"2020-09-11T13:41:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T13:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2020\/?p=51"},"modified":"2020-10-26T18:10:51","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T18:10:51","slug":"sanitizer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2020\/sanitizer\/","title":{"rendered":"Partnering to Meet Hand Sanitizer Need"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With the nation facing a significant shortage of hand sanitizer amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the university partnered with Nebraska\u2019s ethanol industry to produce sanitizer for thousands of organizations and facilities nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Food Processing Center on Nebraska Innovation Campus has donated over 200,000 gallons of hand sanitizer to health care workers, nursing homes, schools, businesses and U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety Inspection Service offices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/200406_Sanitzer_032-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/200406_Sanitzer_032-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/200406_Sanitzer_032-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/200406_Sanitzer_032-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/200406_Sanitzer_032-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/200406_Sanitzer_032.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/200406_Sanitzer_209-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/200406_Sanitzer_209-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/200406_Sanitzer_209-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/200406_Sanitzer_209-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/200406_Sanitzer_209-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/annualreport\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/200406_Sanitzer_209.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The fast-paced effort, led by Nebraska\u2019s Hunter Flodman and the Nebraska Ethanol Board, required securing millions of dollars in donations from numerous Nebraska companies, gaining Food and Drug Administration approval and training student volunteers and staff. More than 25 organizations, including Green Plains Inc., Nebraska Forest Service, Cargill, Syngenta, Phillips 66, BASF and others supported the project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe partnership with the Food Processing Center is key. Without them, we would not have been able to make this happen,\u201d said Flodman, associate professor of practice in chemical and biomolecular engineering and technical adviser to the Nebraska Ethanol Board.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the nation facing a significant shortage of hand sanitizer amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the university partnered with Nebraska\u2019s ethanol industry to produce sanitizer for thousands of organizations and facilities nationwide. 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