Daily Archives: 23.03.2015

A Compound From Plants Could Replace Bitumen to Make Roads Greener

By Jamie Condliffe

Construction teams around the world rely on bitumen—an incredibly sticky by-product of crude oil production—as the main binding agent for asphalt. But a team of scientists reckon that a compound found within plants could help replace it, making road-building a greener, more sustainable practice.

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/b8m2btblpBU/a-compound-from-plants-could-replace-bitumen-to-make-ro-1693050702