A new eco-friendly plastic called LAHB has shown it can biodegrade even in the extreme environment of the deep ocean, unlike ...

Additionally, the plastic is non-toxic, non-flammable, and emits no carbon dioxide during its breakdown. It can also be reshaped at temperatures above 120°C, similar to other thermoplastics.

Researchers have demonstrated a new eco-friendly plastic that decomposes in deep ocean conditions. In a deep-sea experiment, ...

WAKO, Japan (Reuters) -Researchers in Japan have developed a plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours, offering up a potential solution for a modern-day scourge polluting oceans and harming ...

This time, Green Science Alliance obtained Green Pla, Biomass Pla Certificate from JBPA (Japan BioPlastic Association) with their Nano Cellulose + PLA (Poly Lactic Acid) Biodegradable Plastic Product.

Marine biodegradable plastics have previously been developed in Japan, with PHBH (by Kaneka Corporation) and PBS (by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation) currently available.

JAPAN: Toyota tends sweet spuds for bioplastics Conventional plastics may have ‘had their chips’ as Toyota pioneers the development of biodegradable materials for car construction derived from ...

A microscope image showing how a sheet of the plastic biodegrades in seawater – the material was developed in partnership with Japanese company Nihon Shokuhin Kako Osaka University View 1 Images ...

WAKO: Offering up a potential solution for a modern-day scourge polluting oceans and harming wildlife, researchers in Japan have developed a plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours ...

[WAKO, JAPAN] Researchers in Japan have developed a plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours, offering up a potential solution for a modern-day scourge polluting oceans and harming wildlife.

The UN has predicted that plastic pollution will triple by 2040, adding 23-37 million metric tonnes of waste to the world’s oceans each year. (LinkedIn pic) Researchers in Japan have developed a ...