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WVU Researchers Tap into Wood for Protection Against COVID-19

from West Virginia University, June 1, 2020

WVU Researchers Tap into Wood for Protection Against COVID-19 West Virginia University, June 1, 2020 As healthcare facilities grapple with personal protective equipment shortages, West Virginia University researchers are going against the grain to help with an earthy, unorthodox resource: wood. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gloria Oporto, associate professor of wood science and technology, had researched woody biomass for food packaging and pharmacy novel applications. Woody biomass are timber-derived products that can be converted to energy through combustion or gasification. READ MORE

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