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Inventors Offer Ecofriendly Substitutes For Polystyrene

04.10.2009 11:00

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Rigid, custom-fit foam pieces like those that keep computer monitors firmly in place inside cardboard boxes during shipping could be made with eco-friendly starch from potatoes, wheat or corn, instead of from petroleum, according to a research plant physiologist. Opting for starch in place of petroleum-derived polystyrene would lessen America's dependence on petroleum.

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