Dutch Scientists Use Nanotechnology To Turn Plants Into Common Plastic

- Nanotechnology Turns Plants into Common Plastic (Scientific American/Reuters, Feb. 16, 2012): LONDON (Reuters) - Dutch scientists have found a way of turning plant matter into the building blocks of common plastics using a nanotechnology process that offers an alternative to oil-based production.The team from Utrecht University and Dow Chemical Co produced ethylene and propylene [...] continue reading latest news