Lafayette College: From Birch Bark to Bio-based Polymers
August 21, 2026
August 21, 2026
EASTON, Pennsylvania, Aug. 21 -- Lafayette College issued the following news:
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From birch bark to bio-based polymers
Summer research with Prof. Lindsay Soh and John Oramas '27 seeks greener methods to extract compound to make bio-based polymers
By Bryan Hay
A bundle of split white birch logs, a box of dry, curly white birch bark. It looks like the makings of a classic campfire.
But these pieces of white birc . . .
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From birch bark to bio-based polymers
Summer research with Prof. Lindsay Soh and John Oramas '27 seeks greener methods to extract compound to make bio-based polymers
By Bryan Hay
A bundle of split white birch logs, a box of dry, curly white birch bark. It looks like the makings of a classic campfire.
But these pieces of white birc . . .