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February 15, 2007
Michigan State University got back to me
From my earlier Cow Power post, a watercooler conversation brought up an interesting question for the researchers about water warping the resulting boards. So I sent the researchers the question about the effects of water on the new kind of boards. Here's the response I got back.
Jamison, you asked the question about warp from water. A test was conducted in which the composite materials were dipped in water for 24 hours, frozen for 24 hours and thawed for 24 hours to measure how much water was collected. The test results indicated composite materials made with the fiber were comparable to the composite product made from wood used in the study.
So the question is answered. On the water front they still share the vulnerability of standard composite wood products, but the researcher was also nice enough to send along all the research papers and presentations links they made on the product. I've done a once over of the research and it's pretty exciting.The use of Wood Plastic Composite technology with this material is actually a perfect use that I never considered. Now we just need to get the people in Vermont to start using the Michigan research to make their Cow power more economicly viable than it already is.
Read more over at Michigan Manure Resources Network.
Posted by Jamison at February 15, 2007 10:33 AM
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