Louis and his team StyroSoy won the Purdue University Student Soybean Innovation Competition (2022-2023)!
Louis and his team StyroSoy won the Purdue University Student Soybean Innovation Competition (2022-2023)!
Event Date: | March 29, 2023 |
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Hosted By: | Purdue University - Indiana Soybean Alliance |
Priority: | No |
School or Program: | Agricultural and Biological Engineering |
College Calendar: | Show |
StyroSoy has been awarded with both the first place and the people’s choice awards at the Purdue University Student Soybean Innovation Competition (2022-2023)
StyroSoy, is the first truly soy-based compostable and vegan foam with the technical and economic potential to replace polystyrene (styrofoam).
StyroSoy is a light weight, impact resistance, truly green, and versatile foam with large potential industrial applications with customizable densities, shapes, and mechanical properties.
StyroSoy does not contribute to micro- and nanoplastic formation, human-toxicity, fossil fuel depletion, and land-water pollution representing a wonderful green opportunity for our world.
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