Making Rubber From Renewables | Chemical & Engineering News
►http://cen.acs.org/articles/89/i50/Making-Rubber-Renewables.html
The common #automobile tire contains rubber that’s extracted from latex-bearing trees and rubber that’s synthesized from petroleum feedstocks. Industrial biotechnology companies such as Genencor, Gevo, Amyris, and Genomatica want to give tire manufacturers a third option: biobased rubber ingredients made from sugar.
#renouvelables #environnement