Ground Tomato Peels and Eggshells for Sustainable Rubber (IMAGE)

Ohio State University

Ground Tomato Peels and Eggshells for Sustainable Rubber

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Researchers at The Ohio State University have developed a patent-pending technology for incorporating food waste into rubber. Here, dried and ground tomato skins (top) and eggshells (bottom) are shown after coarse, medium, and fine processing before being added to rubber.

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Photo by Kenneth Chamberlain, courtesy of The Ohio State University.

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