Wednesday, 23 August 2017

Spinning plant waste into carbon fiber for cars, planes

Using plants and trees to make products such as paper or ethanol leaves behind a residue called lignin. That leftover lignin isn’t good for much and often gets burned or tossed into landfills. Now, researchers report transforming lignin into carbon fiber to produce a lower-cost material strong enough to build car or aircraft parts.

from Engineering and Construction News – ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170823090936.htm



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