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Rubber And Ethanol From Dandelion?
This is a pretty interesting story. A company called Delta Plant Technologies has been working to develop natural rubber from dandelion roots. DPT has worked with Ohio State University Agricultural R...
UNI lubricant center receives DOE and USDA grants
The National Ag-Based Lubricants Center, a program of the University of Northern Iowa’s Business and Community Services division, has received $1 million from the U.S. Department of Energy and $408,...
Ethanol from Milo, Grain Sorghum
Grain Sorghum-it's also called milo. Kansas producers grow over 40 percent of the nation's grain sorghum every year. Kansas is the nation's leading producer of grain sorghum, producing 145 million bus...
ISU researchers ‘pave road’ for novel lignin applications
Researchers at the Iowa State University Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering are looking at ways to extend the longevity of Iowa’s road infrastructure by experimenting wi...
Ford Using Soy Based Seat Foam in 2008
Ford has developed a soy based seat foam that will be used on the 2008 Ford Mustang, F-150, Expedition and Lincoln Navigator and will be in the 2009 Ford Escape.Now, Ford’s Plastics Research team ha...
Biobased Consumer Products
There are thousands of products besides transportation fuels that are made from petroleum. Petroleum products can be seen all around us. They are used to make plastics, cosmetics, synthetic rubbers, t...