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From cows to plastic car parts – U of A research lab shows the way with unique method of recycling

Using steam and pressure, a U of A research lab is extracting protein material from waste animal carcasses that is eventually converted into a variety of plastics.

While a "mooving" car may sound like science fiction, David Bressler and his team are currently using thermal hydrolysis — a process that breaks down complex molecules — to make the thick goo for testing by the Woodbridge Group, an automotive parts manufacturer that specializes in polyurethane and makes items such as plastic mouldings and headliners.

"We are playing with different recipes, mixtures with different properties that give us different mechanical behaviour," he said.

By Dave Cooper, edmontonjournal.com

Full Story: http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/From+cows+plastic+parts/5264380/story.html

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