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
via Tumblr http://ndbasilica.tumblr.com/post/164521103044
No comments:
Post a Comment