Waste seaweed finds use as insulation

Waste seaweed finds use as insulation:

If you live near the Mediterranean Sea, you might be familiar with little balls of seaweed that regularly wash up on the beach. These come from the Posidonia oceanica plant (better known as Neptune grass), and are generally thought of as a nuisance. Now, however, Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology is involved in a project that’s converting the little balls into high-quality building insulation.
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Tags: Energy Efficient,
Environmentally-friendly,
Fraunhofer,
Insulation




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