Bioplastics

 

Bioplastics

Using Flies as a Source of Chemicals to Make Bioplastics
- Imagine using insects as a source of chemicals to make plastics that can biodegrade later - with the help of that very same type of bug. That concept is closer to reality than you...
Transforming flies into degradable plastics
- Imagine using insects as a source of chemicals to make plastics that can biodegrade later — with the help of that very same type of bug. That concept is closer to reality than you might expect....
Cruz Foam lanza una nueva gama de envases protectores con material espumado basado en quitina.
25/05/2023 - Protegen artículos frágiles y sensibles a la temperatura durante el transporte. La quitina forma parte, por ejemplo, de los esqueletos de los crustáceos. La espuma podría reemplazar al...
New partnership on chitin extraction
- Wood, the global consulting and engineering company, will work with CuanTec Ltd., a Scottish circular economy business, to develop cutting edge separation facilities that will process shellfish waste...
Wood and CuanTec to accelerate circular economy solutions in the UK
04/01/2023 - The contract will see Wood provide the front-end engineering design (FEED) to deliver modifications for CuanTec’s newly acquired separation plant in Glenrothes, Scotland, followed by the...
Scientists develop new material inspired by limpets with super strength
19/07/2022 - The small aquatic snail-like molluscs use a tongue bristling with tiny microscopic teeth to scrape food off rocks and into their mouths.Scientists have recreated the...
Ultrahard chiton teeth discovery offers clues to next-generation advanced materials
- Images of the Cryptochiton stelleri or gumboot chiton ultrahard teeth offer insight into creating advanced, lower-cost and environmentally friendly materials. Credit: Small Structures ...
Previously Unknown Bacterial Enzyme Could Synthesize a New Type of Biopolymer
- Strings of sugars called polysaccharides are the most abundant biopolymers on Earth. Because of their versatile and environmentally friendly properties, these molecules could eventually...
Bacterial enzyme makes new type of biodegradable polymer
- A bacterial enzyme (crystal structure shown here) makes a new type of biodegradable polymer, acholetin, which might someday find use in drug delivery, tissue engineering or other applications....
Chitin für nachhaltige Bau- und Werkstoffe - Bio-based News -
27/01/2021 - Biegsam und robust, leicht und stabil – das klingt nach einem idealen Werkstoff für den Bau und viele andere Industriezweige.…Full text:
Chitin for the development of sustainable materials for use in the construction and other industries - Bio-based News -
27/01/2021 - Pliable and robust, light and stable - it sounds like an ideal material for the construction and many other industries.…Full text:
Chemists from RUDN University used crab shells to improve palladium catalysts - Bio-based News -
07/01/2021 - Together with palladium, they form effective catalysts for organic reactions, and their nanoparticles can be re-used over ten times.Palladium-based catalysts are used to...
Plastikfreies Flächenmaterial aus Chitin und Kaffeesatz - Bio-based News -
15/09/2020 - Viele Designer verstehen sich schon längst nicht mehr nur als reine Gestalter schöner Dinge sondern als wichtige Entscheider für eine…Full text:
NTU scientists develop sustainable way to extract chitin from prawn shells by fermenting it with fruit waste - Bio-based News -
15/05/2020 - Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a green way to create chitin, by using two forms of food waste – prawn shells and...
Plastic from Crab Shells and Trees
27/08/2018 - From liquid laundry detergent packaged in cardboard to compostable plastic cups, consumer products these days are increasingly touting their sustainable and renewable origins. Now researchers at...
Sustainable material derived from crab shells and trees provides packaging barrier properties
27/07/2018 - A research paper published on July 23, 2018, provides insight into new technology that uses crab shell (chitin nanofibers) and trees (cellulose nanocrystal) as barrier layers with polylactic acid...
Cáscaras de cangrejo y fibras de árboles para sustituir al plástico en envases alimentarios
- Investigadores estadounidenses han desarrollado un nuevo embalaje ecológico flexible, fuerte, transparente y compostable.
Desarrollan material ecológico para reemplazar el embalaje de plástico
25/07/2018 - Desarrollan una envoltura ecológica a partir de cáscaras de cangrejo y fibras de árboles. Un equipo de investigadores desarrolló una envoltura ecológica a partir de...