chitosan Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:57:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Future Plastic Bags Could Be Made Out of Shrimp Shells https://www.greenoptimistic.com/shrimp-shells-plastic-20130207/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/shrimp-shells-plastic-20130207/#respond Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:57:34 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=32832 Forrest Gump knew all about the “shrimpin’ business” from his friend Bubba, but at that time I guess he didn’t know how to get rid of the shrimp shells in an environmentally-sound way. Scientists today want to convert these crustaceans’ shells into bioplastics like nylon or polystyrene to avoid the use of petroleum. The industry […]

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