she curie is one alternative raw material with great potential its leaves are usually eaten but the pioneers are also interested in its roots they usually end up as waste or sent to the bio gas plant. professor andrea kreuzer from the university of poor and uses these chicory roads they contain a substance that she needs for her research. well this is the bit you eat the vegetable but we want these roots here they contain a storage substance that we can use to make a platform chemical. in other words we can make. stockings for example or beverage bottles out of these roots thank you floss in my. chicory roots are too bitter to be edible apart from fermenting bio gas there is little else you can do with them that makes them ideal for andre cruiser and her project. is working this is the first time we ve been able to produce this platform chemical from chickaree beats or any kind of waste product yes that s what makes it special the chemical is called hydroxy metal for all it s
travel to the most remote corners of the earth in their hunt for new sustainable resources. might come almost anything made from the many a more steel can be made out of bamboo these pioneers want to put the brakes on over exploitation of natural resources especially fossil fuels and their derivatives what is the original limit at some point we re already over exploring the planet the search for alternative raw materials is becoming ever more urgent. chicory is one alternative raw material with great potential its leaves are usually atan but the pioneers are also. so interested in its roots they usually end up as waste or as sent to the bio gas plant. professor andrea cruiser from the university of pool on high and uses these chicory roads they contain a substance that she needs for her research. well this is the bit you eat the vegetable but we want these roots here they contain a storage substance that we can use to make a platform chemical. in other words we can make stock
welcome to lexington, kentucky on american history tv. located in the heart of the state s bluegrass region, it is known as the horse capital of the world. with the help of our time warner cable partners, over the next 90 minutes, we will look at famous kentuckians with ties to lexington, including the family of first lady, mary todd lincoln. this has got to be one of the most evocative plots of all i can think of in america. the family of the first lady of the united states, and yet all these memorials here are to her half siblings who were either confederate soldiers or married to confederate soldiers. later, we will learn about the history and economic history of thoroughbred his thoroughbred racing in the region. it fits into being the thoroughbred racing capital of the world in a number of ways. we are not only a great race course with pastoral settings and a wonderful spot in the middle of the country, but we are the world s largest urban marketplace from a
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