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Webdoodle is a 33 year old guy in a relationship from Missoula, Montana, USA.
Normally I can talk about myself all day, but put this little box in front of me and ask me to introduce myself to everyone, and I find I can't think of a thing. I'm a web application developer by trade, and a science enthusiast at heart.
Boost for green plastics from plants (4/30/2008)
Apr 30, 9:23am    (1 review)  biotech, plastics  http://www.chemistrytimes.com/research/B...
From the page: "researchers are a step closer to turning plants into 'biofactories' capable of producing oils which can be used to replace petrochemicals used to manufacture a range of products."
Scale production of corn-based plastics (4/13/2008)
Apr 13, 8:21am    (1 review)  chemistry, china, plastics  http://www.chemistrytimes.com/research/S...
China turning to the technologies that could manufacture plastics with plant fiber and starch.
Reclaiming Plastics From Junkyard Cars Feasible With New Technique (11...
Nov 16, 2007 9:01pm    (1 review)  environment, recycling, plastics  http://www.chemistrytimes.com/research/R...
From the page: "Once plastics have been built into a car, they are rarely recycled. Compressed into granulate material, the shredded plastic parts are usually too indiscriminately mixed to permit any further use. Researchers have now found a way of separating the different types of plastic."