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Old 12-15-2009, 03:51 PM   #13 (permalink)
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I wonder. Are there other applications for this process? :

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But by infusing orange oil into natural rubber, a new line of tires from Yokohama cuts four-fifths of the petroleum needed to manufacture a tire.
Does this mean we can get the petroleum out of plastics and other stuff, or is this a "natural rubber + orange oil" only thing? Why orange oil as opposed to peanut oil?

I'm definitely going to look into Yokohamas on my next tire purchase.

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