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ENERGY - How turning manure into plastic could economize one type of energy production

Dairy is a big industry in Idaho. That brings certain byproducts, including manure. Lots of manure.While pursuing his PhD, University of Idaho civil engineering professor Erik Coats became interested in resource recovery, particularly when it comes to plastic. It turned out that pursuit dovetailed very nicely with Idaho’s wealth of manure.“(University of) Idaho is a land grant university. Part of the land grant mission is to respond to the needs ...

Civil engineering professor Erik Coats and PhD student Nick Guho work with a scale model of a tank that converts manure into biodegradable plastic. The tank can produce two to five pounds of plastic a day. Photo courtesy of University of Idaho

http://gigaom.com/2013/10/02/how-turning-manure-into-plastic-could-eco

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