Cannabis could be used to make cushions after research by Scots scientists
Submitted by Marijuana News on Mon, 09/13/2021 - 12:11
Farmers could soon be growing cannabis to make eco-friendly foam cushions thanks to research done by scientists in Scotland.
Researchers at Scotland’s Rural College have found hemp – a plant best known for its hallucinogenic variety – can be used to make greener versions of environmentally damaging petrochemical products such as insulation, foam cushions and packaging.
Vijay Kumar Thakur, professor in new products from biomass at SRUC, said: “The future is definitely hemp. The potential is huge and if we want to be carbon neutral by 2050 it is invaluable.
Polyurethane alone is worth £14billion worldwide and there is no reason why hemp cannot replace that.”
The growth of hemp has been restricted by global governments because of its links with cannabis oil but the plants used in the research are from a different type of hemp.
The research comes after the first hemp farms were set up in Scotland.
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