08-05-2009, 11:17 AM
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Ford:to use liquid wood?
The institute began looking for alternatives to oil-based products in the mid-'90s, said Eisenreich. To decrease the dependence on oil, however, any alternative material would need to be relatively abundant. Lignin, he said, offers an ideal candidate because tens of millions of tons are often discarded as a byproduct of the papermaking process.
The idea for liquid wood grew from this realization: “Why not compose material out of the waste of this paper-making?”
Liquid wood, Eisenreich said, combines the high stability and good acoustical properties of wood with the injection-molded capabilities of plastic.
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Green alternative to plastics: liquid wood - Frontiers- msnbc.com
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