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June 2, 2021

MSU Researchers Publish Study On Biomineralization Of Plastic Waste For Cement Mortar

By  Lynn L. Bergeson On April 13, 2021, Montana State University (MSU) researchers from its Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering published an article entitled “Biomineralization of Plastic Waste to Improve the Strength of Plastic-Reinforced Cement Mortar.” The study evaluates calcium carbonate biomineralization techniques applied to coat plastic waste and improve the compressive strength of plastic-reinforced mortar (PRM), a type of plastic-reinforced cementitious material...
August 18, 2017

Weekly Roundup of Other Biobased News

Aemetis, “Aemetis Producing Cellulosic Ethanol from Orchard Waste at Integrated Demonstration Unit”  Michigan State University, “A New Chloroplast Role for Making Biofuels”  Post Register, “Examining Alfalfa’s Potential as a Fuel”