date:Aug 24, 2012
The biorefinery changed food waste such as spent coffee grounds and stale bakery goods from the retail chain in Hong Konginto succinic acid for making plastics.
Carol S. K. Lin led the research team who developed successful laboratory testing of a biorefinery intended to change food waste into plastics and other everyday products.
Their report on the project came at the 244thNational Meeting Exposition of the American Chemical Society.
Biorefineries convert corn, sugar cane and other plant