alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoScientists may have developed fully saltwater degradable plastic made from plant cellulose. Unlike other “biodegradable” plastics, this quickly degrades in salt water without leaving any microplasticswww.eurekalert.orgexternal-linkmessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1349arrow-down13
arrow-up1346arrow-down1external-linkScientists may have developed fully saltwater degradable plastic made from plant cellulose. Unlike other “biodegradable” plastics, this quickly degrades in salt water without leaving any microplasticswww.eurekalert.orgalphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-squareYoiksAndAway@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-29 days agoI hope this is useful and commercially viable enough to replace plastics, at least in part. Pullulan has been touted as plastic made from cellulose, but so far it’s only been used in Listerine breath strips, as far as I know.
I hope this is useful and commercially viable enough to replace plastics, at least in part. Pullulan has been touted as plastic made from cellulose, but so far it’s only been used in Listerine breath strips, as far as I know.