Taraxagum Process

Basics

• A Process Being Commercialized by Continental Tire for producing Latex for tires from Dandelions

Process

Farming

• Dandelion Farming

Harvesting

• Supposedly developing specialized equipment

Processing

• The roots are washed (Probably some process commonality with Potato Processing and other tubers etc
• They are then put into a Ball Mill with water
• The Latex coagulates and is skimmed off the top
• The Wastewater from this process is rich in Inulin and thus is a good candidate for Bioethanol or other Fermentation derived Biorefinery products

Status

• Tons/Year
• Share of their overall latex use
• Related EU Projects/Goals etc

Internal Links

• Dandelion Root Latex

External Links

• Continental Tires’ Webpage on This Process
• A Video by the YouTube Channel “Continental Reifen” Titled “Taraxagum: Naturkautschuck aus Löwemzahn” ( ‘’’~2 Minute Watch’’’ )
  • Overview of the process, also mentions they are doing Plant Breeding to optimize yield and other traits
  • Autotranslate worked okay, but a proper translation would be appreciated!
• A Video by the YouTube Channel “Click on Detroit Local 4 WDIV” Titled “Taraxagum tires made out of dandelions” ( ‘’’~2 Minute Watch’’’ )