Thursday, 8 June 2017

Turning car plastics into foams with coconut oil

End-of-life vehicles, with their plastic, metal and rubber components, are responsible for millions of tons of waste around the world each year. Now, a team reports that the plastic components in these vehicles can be recycled with coconut oil and re-used as foams for the construction, packaging and automotive industries.

from Engineering and Construction News – ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170607123941.htm



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