- Scientists developed a new PET-like plastic material derived from waste plant matter that can be chemically recycled or degrade into harmless sugars in the environment.The new material gets its plastic-comparable strength from lignin, a biopolymer that makes up the hard wall of plant cells. https://newatlas.com/materials/plant-based-plastic-recyclable-degradable-sugars/ 3 comments science
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- New PET-like plastic made directly from waste biomass - EPFL https://actu.epfl.ch/news/new-pet-like-plastic-made-directly-from-waste-biom/ 56 comments
- Sustainable polyesters via direct functionalization of lignocellulosic sugars | Nature Chemistry https://www.nature.com/articles/s41557-022-00974-5 45 comments
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