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Scientists make sustainable polymer from sugars in wood – Science Daily
Scientists have made a sustainable polymer using the second most abundant sugar in nature, xylose.
Scientists from the University of Bath have made a sustainable polymer using the second most abundant sugar in nature, xylose.Not only does the new nature-inspired material reduce reliance on crude oil products, but its properties can also be easily controlled to make the material flexible or crystalline.
The researchers, from the University’s Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies, report the polymer, from the polyether family, has a variety of applications, including as a building block…
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