Researchers invent process to make sustainable rubber, plastics
Monday, April 24, 2017 - 15:31
in Physics & Chemistry
Synthetic rubber and plastics - used for manufacturing tires, toys and myriad other products - are produced from butadiene, a molecule traditionally made from petroleum or natural gas. But those manmade materials could get a lot greener soon, thanks to the ingenuity of a team of scientists from three U.S. research universities.