Food Scraps Get a Bold New Life (Press Release Source: Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo)
https://www.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/news/3567/Excuse the mess! Scientists turn food scraps like banana peels, seaweed and cabbage leaves into construction materials that are 'at least as strong as concrete' (News Source: Daily Mail)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9621137/Scientists-turned-food-scraps-like-banana-peels-cabbage-leaves-construction-materials.htmlResearchers in Japan created a way to turn food waste, such as banana peels or cabbage leaves into building products for construction
They used a 'heat pressing' concept that turns wood powder into construction materials
They tweaked that by using vacuum-dried food scraps instead and mixing the food powder with water, seasonings and put it at a temperature to test the strength, taste, smell and appearance
All of the materials exceeded the researchers strength targets, except for pumpkins
Chinese cabbage leaves 'produced a material over three times stronger than concrete'
The material was not negatively impacted by rot, fungi, or insects and there was no 'appreciable changes' to appearance or taste after being exposed to air for four months
The World Food Program estimates that one-third of the world's food is wasted every year, or $1 trillion worth
Scientists turn food scraps into construction material stronger than concrete (News Source: Natural News)
https://www.naturalnews.com/2021-06-03-scientists-turn-food-scraps-into-construction-material.html