** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE SUSTAINABILITY OF MANY TYPES OFSINGLE USE BEVERAGE PACKAGING (E.G. PLASTIC OR GLASS BOTTLES) CONCERNS CONSUMERS, REGULATORS, AND INDUSTRY MEMBERS DUE TO THEIR WEIGHT AND FRAGILITY (GLASS), OR ELSE ENVIRONMENTAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH DISPOSAL (PLASTIC). ALUMINUM BEVERAGE CANS ARELOW-COST, WIDELY ACCEPTED BY CONSUMERS, AND EFFICIENT TO SHIP DUE TO THEIR LIGHT WEIGHT.FURTHEMORE, ALUMINUMHAS A WELL-ESTABLISHED RECYCLING MARKET.TO SEPARATE THE ALUMINUM FROM THE BEVERAGE, CANS ARE LINED WITH A THIN POLYMER LINER. ALTHOUGH APPROPRIATE LINERS HAVE BEEN DETERMINED FOR SOMEBEVERAGES, THE CORROSIVITY OF CERTAINBEVERAGESMAY RESULT IN LINER DEGADATION AND REACTION WITH THE ALUMINUM CAN. THIS CORROSIVITYMAY CAUSEQUALITY LOSS (E.G. FLAVOR OR APPEARANCE CHANGES) AND/OR CAN LEAKAGE,AND FOR CERTAIN BEVERAGES MAYPRECLUDETHE USE OF CANS ALTOGETHER. THESE PROBLEMS ARE EXACERBATED BY THE INDUSTRY-WIDE SHIFT AWAY FROM WELL-ESTABLISHEDBISPHENOL A (BPA) BASED LINERS DUE TO HEALTH CONCERNS.IN NON-FOOD INDUSTRIES, ANTICORROSIVE ADDITIVES ARE WIDELY USED TO PROTECT ALUMINUM FROM CORROSION. SEVERAL OF THESE ADDITIVES ARE ALSO APPROVED FOOD INGREDIENTS (E.G. CERTAIN GUMS AND STARCHES), BUT THE USE OF ANTICORROSIVE FOOD INGREDIENTS TO EXTEND BEVERAGE CAN SHELF-LIFE HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED. THE GOAL OF THEPROPOSED WORK IS TOINCREASE THE UTILIZATION OF ALUMINUM BEVERAGE CANS - AND THUS THE SUSTAINABILITY OFSINGLE-USE PACKAGINGBY I) EVALUATECOMMON APPROVED FOOD ADDITIVESFOR THEIR ABILITY TO INHIBIT ALUMINUM CAN CORROSION ACROSS MULTIPLE LINER TYPES AND BEVERAGES II) DEVELOPAND CHARACTERIZENOVEL ACTIVE ANTICORROSIVE CAN LINERS WHICH USE APPROVED FOOD INGREDIENTSAS PART OF THE LINER COMPOSITION AND III) EVALUATE THE SUITABILITY OFACCELERATED METHODS TO PREDICT THE IMPACT OF ANTICORROSIVE ADDITIVES OR LINERS ON BEVERAGE SHELF-LIFE.BY FACILITATING THE TRANSITION OF MORE BEVERAGES TO LESS RESOURCE-INTENSIVE ALUMINUM PACKAGING WITH EXTENDED SHELF-LIFE WHILE PRESERVING QUALITY, THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH SUPPORTS THE PROGRAM AREA GOALS TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES THAT IMPROVE FOOD QUALITY . . . THAT ARE MORE ENERGY, WATER AND RESOURCE EFFICIENT AND ADVANCE SCIENCES AND DEVELOP TECHNOLOGIES TO IMPROVE SHELF LIFE AND REDUCE FOOD WASTE ...