Kansas student researching how plant waste could become building material

3 February 2012, 6:15 am

The road to riches for one inventor is paved in agricultural waste. Lignin — the stuff that makes the walls of plant cells strong — is usually tossed out because it’s so tough and hard to break down. Wilson Smith, a graduate student in civil engineering at Kansas State University in Manhattan, has a plan to use that tough material in construction. "What it does is it protects the carbohydrates ...... Read More »

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