Sawdust-based foam could offer a sustainable alternative to polystyrene (IMAGE)

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Sawdust-based foam could offer a sustainable alternative to polystyrene

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Coarse unprocessed sawdust (left) is one of the starting ingredients in this lightweight and robust biobased foam (right).

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Adapted from ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2026, DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.6c00854

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