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Up one levelLinking Industries to Develop Renewable Chemicals
A unique center, created by Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences through a $11.6-million Third Frontier Grant, aims to bring together two of Ohio’s strongest industries: agriculture and chemical, including lubricants, polymers, and adhesives.
A Sustainable Option to High Energy Prices
Ohio’s biomass, rich in agricultural and food-processing wastes, is capable of producing at least 65 percent of Ohio’s residential electricity needs, according to the Ohio Public Utilities Commission, the Ohio Department of Development, and the U.S. Department of Energy.