Weimer and his team determined that organisms used to convert biomass stick to cellulose fibers with a glue-like substance called glycocalyx. "Because the glue couldn't be removed from the fibers without destroying the glue, we took the entire mixture - the glue, bacteria, and the rest of the cellulosic biomass - and used it as an adhesive," says Weimer. Specifically, they used it as wood glue.This headline sounds a lot better than "Fuel Byproducts Make Good Toxic Waste".
Monday, April 23, 2007
Fuel Byproducts Make Good Glue
In the debate between ethanol and petroleum based fuels, here is one more piece of the puzzle.
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Any effort to get phenol formaldehyde out of building products is fine in my book. The off-gassing from that shit is nasty. I don't think that it's a mere coincidence that cases of asthma have sky-rocketed since the advent of plywood/particle board, fiberglass insulation and wall-to-wall carpet.
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