Nylon, the durable and elastic material, is like other plastics made from chemicals found in fossil fuels. Biodegradable ...

Scientists have developed an artificial photosynthesis technology that produces precursors of biodegradable nylon from biomass-derived compounds and ammonia.

Research and development of plant-derived "biodegradable ... plastics" is underway to solve our problem of plastics accumulating in the environment. Polylactic acid, the most basic bioplastic ...

Nylon, the durable and elastic material, is like other plastics made from chemicals found in fossil fuels. Biodegradable plastics based on ...

Research in the areas of plastics, polymers, and biodegradable materials ranges from additive manufacturing to food packaging. This work focuses on the development and characterization of sustainable ...

Bengaluru’s Aecoz, owned by Dhanvita Sathyanand, Srinidhi Rajaram, and Bharath Sathyanand, is proving that sustainable ...

Polymers are the building blocks of plastic. Milad Golkaram’s team has created polySCOUT, a machine-learning program to develop new biodegradable polymers. ‘Our AI model predicts the chemical ...

Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have synthesized biodegradable nylon precursors using biomass-derived compounds like L-alanine. The process incorporates artificial photosynthesis with solar ...

A new study, "Replacing Traditional Plastics with Biodegradable Plastics ... The stages include the acquisition of raw materials, plastics production, manufacturing of products and waste disposal ...

A marine biodegradable ... molding material developed by Panasonic. The global demand for reducing resin use has increased due to concerns over environmental impact, like marine plastic pollution ...