Yeast and plant fatty acids produce durable recyclable plastic; conversion into biodiesel
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 9, 2010
Richard Gross, professor of chemical and biological science at Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly), has developed a method for producing a strong, highly ductile bioplastic using yeast and fatty acids of plant oils. Gross produced the monomer in a first-of-its-kind fermentation process, a fairly quick, low-cost method.
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