PROTEIN SPRAY
Dissolving of wool
A process to dissolve wool Into a liquid protein has been developed at the Wool Research Organisation at Lincoln in an effort to utilise waste wool. Waste contributed to the cost of wool products and caused problems and expense in disposal, said the head of the wool science section, Dr W. S. Simpson, who is working on the project, which involves mixing chemicals with the waste to dissolve the wool into a liquid protein. “This liquid could be sprayed on some sort of animal food for added protein,” Dr Simpson said. “The remaining residue would also be much more readily broken down after the removal of the wool fibres.” Dr Simpson sees no apparent obstacles to the commercial acceptance of the protein spray, and believes the process is the most promising way of utilising waste wool. Other possibilities looked at include using the waste as a filtering agent and to make acoustic tiles.
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Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33033, 28 September 1972, Page 19
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158PROTEIN SPRAY Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33033, 28 September 1972, Page 19
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