biodegradable Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 12 Sep 2017 16:17:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 New Process Allows Faster, Cheaper, and Greener Conversion of Organic Wastes into Renewables https://www.greenoptimistic.com/conversion-organic-wastes-biofuel-plastics-20170912/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/conversion-organic-wastes-biofuel-plastics-20170912/#respond Tue, 12 Sep 2017 16:17:08 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=64256 Agricultural products and woods have been used as renewable sources of biofuel and various chemicals, which are essential for producing biodegradable plastics, medicine, and other petroleum-based products. To avoid competition with the food supply, and thus preventing food shortage, conversion technologies are applied only to plant-based wastes, also lignocellulosic biomass, which include wood chips, corn […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/conversion-organic-wastes-biofuel-plastics-20170912/feed/ 0 64256 New Algae-Based Water Filter Removes Even Viruses https://www.greenoptimistic.com/water-filter-viruses-mille-feuille-20160520/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/water-filter-viruses-mille-feuille-20160520/#respond Fri, 20 May 2016 20:44:55 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=59929 A new filter paper produced by Uppsala University scientists in collaboration with German virologists promises to improve water filtration by removing resistant viruses. Globally, many people lack access to safe drinking water, and being that water-derived infections is a global cause for mortality, microorganisms that are resistant to disinfection must be removed. Although water-derived deaths […]

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