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

Plastics are everywhere, from packaging and clothing to cars and medical devices. But their durability comes at a cost: when they break down, they release microplastics—tiny particles less than ...

A new eco-friendly plastic called LAHB has shown it can biodegrade even in the extreme environment of the deep ocean, unlike conventional plastics that persist for decades. In real-world underwater ...

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 ...

KAWANISHI, Japan, June 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Nano Cellulose, Cellulose nanofiber (CNF) is derived from natural biomass resources such as trees a ...

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

Conventional plastics may have ‘had their chips’ as Toyota pioneers the development of biodegradable materials for car construction derived from plant sources. Since 2001, Toyota Motor ...

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 ...

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.. While ...