來自緬因州的貝殼的簽名海鮮正被用於製造裝飾瓷磚，trivets和飲用水玻璃杯墊。正在開展工作，利用他們在檯面和檯面。並在緬因大學，教授已經開發原型高爾夫球和生物可降解花盆做出來的地面行動龍蝦殼。
“與其在堆填區棄置的貝殼，這樣做是為了增加價值的產品，它希望將漏斗放回行業，”大衛說 Neivandt，教授化學和生物工程是誰創造了一種可生物降解高爾夫球與核心的龍蝦殼。
龍蝦處理器處理噸龍蝦殼是肉後遺留下來的被刪除。行業領導者長期以來一直懷疑有可能是一個賺錢的方法從零件扔掉了。
Neivandt和他的一個學生，亞歷卡德爾，共同開發一個高爾夫球利用地面行動龍蝦殼混有膠水狀物質為核心。外殼採用自然也衍生出可生物降解材料，但他們沒有給予具體的，因為他們不想放過任何秘密。球是相同的尺寸和重量作為標準的高爾夫球球，但目的是遊船上使用或練習場是在湖泊或海洋。
高爾夫球傾倒入海，是國際公約所禁止的，因為它們是由塑料製成，不破裂，但龍蝦高爾夫球是可生物降解和分解在水中約三個星期。
卡德爾，誰打高爾夫球在高中時，說他和許多球，Neivandt測試破獲，沒有飛完全正確或不被錄取。最後，他們來到了正確的混合物，使球擊中幾乎像真的一樣。
“我第一次打，我很驚訝它沒有粉碎成一萬件，”卡德爾說。 “它飛直線。我通常有一個非常糟糕的片，所以打它直是驚人的。”
隨著鐵，球飛幾乎相同的距離為標準球。與驅動程序，它會去百分之60到70的距離。
還有其他的生物降解高爾夫球的市場，售價約為 1美元，每年Neivandt說。原材料的龍蝦高爾夫球成本約 19美分，每球，它可能使競爭力的開放市場。
該大學已經申請了臨時專利龍蝦殼的混合物。 Neivandt說，私人公司可以購買的許可權和市場的球，或學校可剝離的公司，將生產。
在開發高爾夫球，他們也想出了一個花盆龍蝦殼製成的混合物 - 這有利於鈣含量高的花卉和蔬菜 - 直接放置在地面的植物與花卉或蔬菜。
至於海鮮廢物產品 - 如龍蝦，蛤殼 - 成具有商業價值的產品將有利於海產品行業，拜耳鮑勃說，頭部的龍蝦研究所的研究和教育組織，在緬因大學。
大多數龍蝦殼棄置於堆填區或垃圾，拜耳表示，它打算與一些對海鮮堆肥用於花園或變成龍蝦餐，這是一種動物飼料添加劑。已經有失敗的努力，把彈到其它暢銷產品 - 如龍蝦誘餌 - 幾年後，所以拜耳很高興看到新產品問世上線。
“整個想法是增加價值，我們的龍蝦，”他說。說：“我們可以提取更多的價值，更多的漁民將獲得更多的就業機會，並會建立。”
EcoSeaTile有限責任公司，公司總部設在一個小沙漠山，在過去一年一直在磚的再生龍蝦，貽貝，蛤，牡蠣和扇貝貝殼用在家庭和企業，產品暢銷幾十個高檔商店，在新英格蘭瓦和紐約。該公司最近加入了線的飲用水是玻璃杯墊禮品店出售。
業主說，瓷磚米奇Shattow似乎是最廣受客戶誰住在附近的大海。
“這可能不會是一個很大的打擊在芝加哥，但我可以看到它被一擊向上和向下的海岸，”他說。 “但可能是一個打擊過山車普遍。”
阿隆Buterbaugh正在trivets在龍蝦爪的形狀，由龍蝦殼和回收的玻璃，在他的Beachstone產品，公司是一家公司，他耗盡南波特蘭。
他還致力於開發面盆，浴室檯面，瓷磚配件及檯面的庭院家具，咖啡桌為家庭和餐廳餐廳桌子，利用貝殼貽貝，蛤，牡蠣，扇貝和龍蝦結合回收的玻璃，他說。
“他們是豐富的。他們是廢品。它們是裝飾性的，”他說。 “這是一個雙贏的雙贏戰略，我的意見。”
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Lobster shells valuable for golf balls, plant pots
CLARKE CANFIELD - AP - Sun Apr 17, 7:04PM CDT
In this photo made Thursday, March 31, 2011, a lobster is posed next to a golf ball made from ground lobster shells in Orono, Maine. A University of Maine engineering professor and his students...
ORONO, Maine (AP) — Lobsters aren't just for eating anymore.
The shells from Maine's signature seafood are being used to manufacture decorative tiles, trivets and drinking-glass coasters. Work is under way to utilize them in countertops and tabletops. And at the University of Maine, a professor has developed prototypes of biodegradable golf balls and plant pots made out of ground-up lobster shells.
"Instead of dumping the shells at landfills, the idea is to add value to the product, which hopefully will funnel back into the industry," said David Neivandt, a professor of chemical and biological engineering who created a biodegradable golf ball with a core made of lobster shells.
Lobster processors dispose of tons of lobster shells that are left over after the meat is removed. Industry leaders have long wondered if there might be a way to make money from the part thrown away.
Neivandt and one of his students, Alex Caddell, together developed a golf ball using ground-up lobster shells mixed with a glue-like substance for its core. The shell is also made out of naturally derived biodegradable material, but they aren't giving specifics because they don't want to give away any secrets. The ball is the same size and weight as a standard golf ball but is intended for use on cruise ships or at driving ranges that are on lakes or the ocean.
Dumping golf balls into the sea is prohibited under international convention because they are made of plastic and don't break down, but the lobster golf ball is biodegradable and disintegrates in the water in about three weeks.
Caddell, who played golf in high school, said he and Neivandt tested numerous balls that cracked, didn't fly quite right or otherwise didn't make the cut. Finally, they came upon just the right mixture that makes the ball hit nearly like the real thing.
"The first time I hit it, I was surprised it didn't shatter into a million pieces," Caddell said. "And it flew straight. I usually have a pretty bad slice, so to hit it straight was amazing."
With an iron, the ball flies nearly the same distance as a standard ball. With a driver, it'll go 60 to 70 percent of the distance.
There are other biodegradable golf balls on the market, which sell for about $1 each, Neivandt said. The raw materials for the lobster golf ball cost about 19 cents per ball, which could make it competitive in the open market.
The university has filed a provisional patent for the lobster-shell mixture. Neivandt said a private company could buy the licensing rights and market the ball, or the school could spin off a company that would produce it.
While developing the golf ball, they also came up with a plant pot made out of lobster shell mixture — which has a high calcium content beneficial to flowers and vegetables — to place directly in the ground with flowers or vegetable plants.
Turning seafood waste products — such as lobster or clam shells — into products with commercial value would benefit the seafood industry, said Bob Bayer, head of The Lobster Institute Research and Education organization at the University of Maine.
Most lobster shells are dumped in the garbage or at landfills, Bayer said, with some of it going toward seafood compost used for gardens or turned into lobster meal, which is an animal feed additive. There have been failed efforts to turn the shells into other marketable products — such as lobster bait — over the years, so Bayer is pleased to see new products come on line.
"The whole idea is to add value to our lobster," he said. "The more value we can extract, the more fishermen will be paid and more jobs will be created."
EcoSeaTile LLC, a small company based in Mount Desert, for the past year has been making tiles of reclaimed lobster, mussel, clam, oyster and scallop shells for use in homes and businesses, selling at dozens of high-end tile shops in New England and New York. It recently added a line of drinking-glass coasters that are sold at gift shops.
Owner Mickey Shattow said the tiles seem to be most popular among customers who live on or near the ocean.
"This probably won't be a big hit in Chicago, but I can see it being a hit up and down the coast," he said. "But the coaster might be a hit universally."
Aron Buterbaugh is making trivets in the shape of lobster claws, made of lobster shells and recycled glass, among the products at his Beac hstone, Inc., a company he runs out of South Portland.
He's also working on developing vanities, bathroom counter tops, tile accessories and tabletops for patio furniture, coffee tables for the home and restaurant dining room tables that utilize shells from mussels, clams, oysters, scallops and lobsters in combination with recycled glass, he said.
"They're plentiful. They're a waste product. They're decorative," he said. "It's a win-win-win strategy in my opinion."
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