Plant-based substitute for fossil fuels developed for plastic foams
An environmentally-friendly preparation of plant material from pine could serve as a substitute for petroleum-based chemicals ...
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Bio-Based Product Preference Programs--History and Future Prospects
when manufacturers began to replace them with petroleum-based products, which were less expensive to produce at the time. The committee selected by the NRC to prepare the report looked at the ...
FDA bans Red No. 3 dye found in many of your favorite snacks
Red No. 3, chemically known as erythrosine, was first introduced into foods in 1907. Companies subsequently added it to ...
Worried about Red No. 3 dye? Here’s how many red gummy bears it’s OK to eat.
Red Dye No. 3 has been banned in the U.S. Nutritionists discuss which foods have it — and how much could be safe to consume.
Oil Price Analysis: The Impact of Supply and Demand
If oil prices fall, production and transportation costs fall, so more can be produced at a given price. Demand increases or decreases in response to these supply fluctuations. Generally, if the oil ...
Oil-based solution enables room temperature storage of protein therapeutics
A new storage technique can keep protein-based drugs and vaccines stable without keeping them cold. The discovery, led by researchers at Penn State, could eliminate the need for refrigeration for ...