Pakistani research draws bioplastic from mango kernels

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Dr Anjum Nawab, a Pakistani scientist and Assistant Professor at the University of Karachi, announced yesterday that he had generated a bioplastic using the mango pit. The bioplastic obtained is easily degradable and does not pose any threat to the environment, marine and plant ecosystems. In an interview with a private national TV, Nawab said “Pakistan is at the top in the world for mango production, which is why my research had a conservative approach. I wanted to exploit a subject… Read more

The industry is already able to make plastic from sugar plants

New research published in Energy and Environmental Science, a team from the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center and the University of Madison, Wisconsin has described an efficient and economical process for producing HMF, Hydroxymethylfurfural, a compound derived from plants and considered crucial in the development of a renewable economy.

In a few years goodbye plastic

Soon we will be able to say goodbye to #plastic food packaging, which will be replaced by edible and biodegradable films produced from milk. This emerges from research by the United States Department of Agriculture presented at the meeting of the American Chemical Society in Philadelphia. Within three years the first "milk" packaging should already be ready. "The film produced with milk proteins is very effective in blocking oxygen, ensuring better food preservation... Read more