| Show How Would You Like Clothes Made From Fiber of Soybean Urbana Have Have you ordered ordered ordered or or- dered your new suit of soybean soybean soy soy- I be bean n clothes yet Theres There's no rush b but t still the time is coming coming coming com com- ing when the correct garb for forthe forthe forthe the well-dressed well person may possibly be a garment made from ancient Chinas China's wizard vegetable the soybean In a quiet corner comer of the University sity of ol Illinois campus here scientists Ut have started a research project to see e what can be done about It IL What they hope to achieve is II a synthetic textile fiber made from the protein element With which the soybean is le so 10 liberally supplied The work is being belne conducted inthe Inthe in inthe the United States State I regional soybean industrial products laboratory in which the federal government and 12 state agricultural colleges col leges are co First Get the Protein The study of the possibilities for production of fibers abers from soybean protein is one of ol four which have been set let up in the soybean meal section of the laboratory according to Dr O. O E E. May director of the research program program Our first firt project he be explained deals with production and study of purified protein fractions from soybean soybean soy soy- bean meal This is 11 a broad subject subject sub sub- Jed and probably will consist of fundamental studies which will wm find application In our more more practical projects Our second project deals with with the utilization of soybean meal in hi production of plastic materials A third project Is ls a study of the utility of soybean meal and protein in production production pro pro- of adhesives glues lues size six and coatings The fourth project seeks leeka to determine if H it is 11 possible to produce pro- pro produce duce duc textile fibers Abers from the soybean protein |
