The expensive, energy-intensive process of turning wood into paper costs the pulp and paper industries more than $6 billion a year. Much of that expense involves separating wood's cellulose from ...
This search has led a team of researchers to an unlikely candidate—the humble carob pulp, a neglected food by-product. Their ...
E.J. Harris / East Oregonian A company in Eastern Washington is developing a new way to make paper pulp — without trees. The mill will instead use a source abundant to the area: straw. Farmers used to ...
Omikenshi's noodles. Cellulose pulp and konjac plant are mixed; the resulting fiber-rich flour is 27 calories a pound. TOKYO — Faced with tightening competition for the textiles it's been making for ...
The styrofoam cooler you remember your parents dragging to the beach as a kid is still kicking around a garbage dump somewhere, refusing to break down or disappear. That’s why the industry has ...
Hymenaea courbaril, a tropical tree, provides fiber, antioxidants, and natural gums with potential benefits for health and the food industry.
The expensive, energy-intensive process of turning wood into paper costs the pulp and paper industries more than $6 billion a year. Much of that expense involves separating wood's cellulose from ...