Food & Raw Materials:
Nylon stockings and plastic bottles made out of chicory salad waste
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Please use the reference: University of Hohenheim or the source mentioned below the picture
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Be it stockings or plastic bottles – Scientists at the University of Hohenheim make way for quality products made out of chicory waste; Source: University of Hohenheim; more pictures in printable quality
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From the chicory root to the nylon stocking
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The chicory root…
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…is the source for HMF…
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…the basis for nylon, polyester, perlon, or plastic bottles