AUTO INNOVATORS INTEGRATE GRASSES INTO BIOPLASTIC CAR PARTS
August 1st, 2016
Autoparts researchers are developing the use of grasses, such as hemp or flax, to make tough bioplastics that are lightweight and also help reduce a vehicle’s carbon footprint by using a renewable resource as an input.
A key innovator is Bruce Dietzen, president of Renew Design, a Florida, USA-based company that produces custom-ordered cars whose body components are made from processing the outer stalk of hemp plants through combining it with a synthetic resin and placed in a mold.
“All the body panels are made of a woven hemp material, which, since ...
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