Can We Make Plastic From Shrimp?

Описание: We've been looking for an alternative for petroleum-based plastics for years, and scientists might have found a solution! Dr. Carin Bondar joins DNews this week to talk about how we're now able to make plastic from the shells of shrimp!

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Promising Solution to Plastic Pollution
http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story...
"For many people, 'plastic' is a one-word analog for environmental disaster."

Manufacturing a solution to planet-clogging plastics
http://wyss.harvard.edu/viewpressrele...
"Researchers at Harvard's Wyss Institute have developed a method to carry out large-scale manufacturing of everyday objects — from cell phones to food containers and toys — using a fully degradable bioplastic isolated from shrimp shells."

Chitosan Bioplastic
http://wyss.harvard.edu/viewpage/531
"A fully degradable bioplastic isolated from shrimp shells could provide a solution to planet-clogging plastics."

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