Inventors Offer Ecofriendly Substitutes For Polystyrene
Sunday, October 4, 2009 - 01:21
in Earth & Climate
Rigid, custom-fit foam pieces like those that keep computer monitors firmly in place inside cardboard boxes during shipping could be made with eco-friendly starch from potatoes, wheat or corn, instead of from petroleum, according to a research plant physiologist. Opting for starch in place of petroleum-derived polystyrene would lessen America's dependence on petroleum.