Plastic and Fuel That Grow On Trees

Tim Hanlon writes "Biofuels continue to lead the field in the search for a renewable, environmentally friendly replacement for crude oil. Besides its use in the transport industry, crude oil is also used to produce conventional plastics and chemical products such as fertilizers and solvents. Now chemists have learned how to convert plant biomass directly into a chemical building block that can be used to produce not only fuel, but also plastics, polyester, and industrial chemicals, cheaply and efficiently."

Comments

cheap?

[timmarhy]

where the fuck does it say it's now cheap to make, kdawson? FTFA

"Although it is a fairly simple process to convert HMF into plastics or biofuel, it is seldom used because HMF is costly to make"

they go on to say they made it less expensive, but no where does it state they have broken into a price range that makes it useful aka "cheap".

seriously if this is the level of reporting the bio faction are going to stick to, be prepared to laughed at a LOT.