Tuesday 17 January 2017

Scientists make plastic from pine trees

Most current plastics are made from oil, which is unsustainable. However, scientists have now developed a renewable plastic from a chemical called pinene found in pine needles.

from Engineering and Construction News – ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170117140210.htm



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