Chem321:Discussion 10
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This discussion is based on discussing one question only, and it is set to take place on the wiki, over the next few days (until midnight on Thursday, 17th July). Under your own name please leave one original answer to the question, then add a total of two comments in response to (and under) the original answers by other students. Be sure to start your text with a *, and sign your responses with four tilde marks at the end.
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- Using chapter 8 of Hill as a guide, choose one possible chemical feedstock that can be produced from trees. Then explain why you think that particular feedstock could - or could not - be viably produced from forestry products.
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Angela Caracci
Tom Fuchs
Abby Langdon
Katie Lavoie
Magenta Miller
One feedstock that comes from trees that could be very beneficial would be a latex feedstock. There are many plants, trees and shrubs that have the potential to produce latex to the marketplace. Typically the latex is harvested from the wild and this causes deforestation in the areas it is done. Instead, creating a feedstock of trees and shrubs that will produce latex is a better alternative. The bark on these trees can be cut back and harvested and then allowed to grow back. Some problems that arise when doing this however is the amount of times one tree can be harvested. Eventually the latex will stop flowing and this will tree will need to be cut and a new one planted. Also some of the climates in the world do not allow for trees with natural latex to grow. Since latex provides almost 99% of the world's natural rubber creating a feedstock of the source of latex is a very good idea that would benefit the industry. (Magenta (talk) 15:21, 31 July 2013 (EDT))
