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Richard Evans is on a mission to save the world with hemp.
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Richard says hemp is "renewable, sustainable and clean" and can be used to "create foods, proteins, fibres and medicines".If that wasn't enough, Richard also says the plant would be useful for decontaminating soil, storing carbon and could even be a contender to replace the oil industry.
The diverse potential of hemp is why Mirreco created its specialised machine—a world-first invention capable of processing hemp in a new way.
"I realised a few years ago that the bottleneck in the global hemp industry is processing," says Richard.
The machine allows for processing at farms, with rapid conversion into numerous materials that can be used for many purposes.
Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin saved cotton farming in the American South. Perhaps Mirreco's machine could do the same for hemp?
(Score: 2) by dry on Saturday April 13 2019, @07:46PM (2 children)
What is there to do? Separating the fibre from the balst (sp?) was the labour intensive part of the process. Separating the oil from the seeds is simple and has been done for a long time.
Perhaps they're doing something with the cellulose that is left over after removing the fibre?
(Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday April 13 2019, @08:03PM (1 child)
(Score: 2) by dry on Sunday April 14 2019, @12:17AM
Shouldn't be hard to do. Have to separate the seeds first, which must be well established tech, then the fibres.