Could rubber from dandelions make tires more sustainable?

Ingrid van der Meer

Bioscience

Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular

Description

The Russian dandelion helped supply the Allied forces with rubber through the Second World War. Now, tire makers are hoping it could make a commercial comeback.

Period	10 Mar 2021

Media contributions

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Media contributions

Title	Could rubber from dandelions make tires more sustainable ?
Degree of recognition	National
Media name/outlet	Die Deutsche Welle, Global Ideas
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	Netherlands
Date	10/03/21
Description	The Russian dandelion helped supply the Allied forces with rubber through the Second World War. Now, tire makers are hoping it could make a commercial comeback.
Producer/Author	Jack McGovan
URL	https://www.dw.com/en/could-rubber-from-dandelions-make-tires-more-sustainable/a-56766389
Persons	Ingrid van der Meer

Keywords

Innovation, dandelion rubber, tires, tyres, rubber, Russian dandelion, dandelion, Taraxagum, Taraxacum, microplastics, sustainability

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Projects
DRIVE4EU: Dandelion Rubber and Inulin Valorization and Exploitation for Europe
Project: EU research project