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Beeswax as Waterproof Coating for Paper by Dave Ebarle is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses using beeswax as a hydrophobic coating for paper bags. It provides background on the issues with plastic bags and proposes paper bags as an alternative but notes that paper bags can tear and disintegrate when wet. It then discusses how beeswax has hydrophobic properties and has been shown to be effective in treating wood to reduce fungal decay. The study aims to test if beeswax can be used as a hydrophobic coating on paper bags to make them water resistant. It hypothesizes that beeswa
- Author
- Dave Ebarle
- Language
- EN