Turning Pine Sap Into "Ever-Green" Plastics
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 18:01
in Physics & Chemistry
Chuanbing Tang at the University of South Carolina is developing new plastics that are "green" from the cradle to the grave. Given that the new polymers he's working on often come from pine trees, firs and other conifers, he's giving the word "evergreen" added resonance.