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Technique Makes Biodegradable Plastic Production Easier than Ever

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 22:16:35 +0000

A new study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Jiangnan University found that a simple heat treatment could improve a biodegradable plastic’s properties and at the same time, could make its industrial-scale production possible. The biodegradable plastic is composed of polylactide, a more environment friendly alternative to petroleum, which most plastics are made of. The […]

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Truly Environmentally Friendly Plastic is Here

Samantha Joe — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 21:11:28 +0000

A research team at Colorado State University has developed a new type of biodegradable polymer. The polymer is made up of the monomer Gamma-butyrolactone (GBL). A monomer is a molecule that can be bonded to identical molecules to form a polymer. When heated, this material transforms back into its original molecular state. This makes the […]

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Bio-Plastic Made Out of Freshwater-Loving Euglena

Benji Jerew — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:26:30 +0000

Most plastics start out from organic compounds, many of which are petrochemicals, that is, petroleum-based. In order to reduce the demand on petroleum reserves, and the pollution associated with them, there are many synthetic plastics being produced today. Japanese researchers recently developed a synthetic plastic based on an extract from the freshwater microorganism, Euglena, that […]

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Biodegradable Plastics Made From Waste Cooking Oil With Aid from Bacteria

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:53:40 +0000

Waste cooking oil could be used to make better bioplastics, according to researchers participating at the Society for General Microbiology’s Autumn Conference at the University of Warwick. A team at the University of Wolverhampton have used such bacteria called Ralstonia eutropha H16 to produce bioplastics. They noticed that the bacteria grew better in oil and produced […]

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Biodegradable Trash Not Good For The Environment, Scientists Say

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:25:45 +0000

Everyone knows that biodegradable products are the best for the environment, and just because they disintegrate quickly they aren't a threat to anything... it seems not. Not that non-biodegradable materials are any better, but a recent study from North Carolina State University says biodegradable products are responsible for high methane emissions, a gas whose greenhouse effects are much more potent than those of CO2.

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