Rutgers Health researchers find that tiny plastic particles increase the absorption of environmental arsenic and pesticides ...

There is an increasing concern that biodegradable polymers may have a similar negative impact on the environment as traditional plastics, for example, through the formation of microparticles due to ...

Biobased plastics are plastics that are made entirely or partially from biological resources such as sustainably grown biomass and bio-waste. Examples include bio-polyethylene from sugarcane or corn ...

The bioplastics company, with an office in Shelton, collaborated with a UConn marine sciences team to evaluate the product’s ...

Biodegradable plastics have been around since the late ... Biodegradables don’t live up to their promise, for example, in the dark, oxygen-free environment of a commercial landfill or in the ...

Research in the areas of plastics, polymers, and biodegradable materials ranges from additive manufacturing to food packaging. This work focuses on the development and characterization of sustainable ...

Growing public awareness of plastic waste and its negative environmental impact has resulted in an increased popularity of biobased biodegradable polymers. Customers as well as companies are looking ...

Although the physical protection—for example, in the nut shells—is ... make them outperform traditional petroleum-based plastics. "Biodegradable bioplastics, under certain environmental ...

“However, plastic and aluminium packaging is costly to recycle — so replacing it with biodegradable tamarind ... plant-derived plastic resources. For example, MP Gokyo and Kanazawa are using ...

Plastic is often associated with things that are harmful to the environment, due to it not being biodegradable. However, in ...

This time, by using L-alanine, an amino acid with a similar structure, the team created raw material for a nylon-type biodegradable plastic. The findings were published in Sustainable Energy & Fuels .

For example, banana plants are a potentially ... from many local agricultural crops to help manufacture biodegradable plastics for local communities. Hokkaido is only the beginning.” ...