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#1 \u2018Tis the season: UK researchers find use for discarded Christmas trees
\nIn the United Kingdom, researchers at the University of Sheffield say they have developed a way to convert old Christmas trees into products such as paint and sweeteners.<\/p>\n
According to the National Christmas Tree Association, 7-8 million trees end up in landfills despite local Christmas tree recycling programs. There, decomposing needles release greenhouse gases.<\/p>\n
UoS\u2019s Cynthia Kartey, however, says she and her team have developed a way to break down the lignocellulose in pine needles into useful bio-oil and bio-char.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy research has been focused on the breakdown of this complex structure into simple, high-valued industrial chemical feedstocks such as sugars and phenolics, which are used in products like household cleaners and mouthwash,\u201d Kartey tells Earth.com. \u201cBiorefineries would be able to use a relatively simple but unexplored process to break down the pine needles.\u201d
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