High-strength, multi-mode processable bamboo molecular bioplastic enabled by solvent-shaping regulation
1mon 7d ago by slrpnk.net/u/frankPodmore in solarpunk@slrpnk.net from www.nature.com
Excuse the boring title but I didn't want to editorialise. Actual headline should be:
We now have a biodegradeable plastic that's better than plastic
And it's actually compostable in regular conditions instead of needing an industrial facility like other bioplastics.
Bury it in soil and it biodegrades in 50 days, which is pretty groundbreaking if it can scale
if it can scale
This is the question. If it can get close to plastic levels of price and quantity, it will take over. If it's too expensive, it won't happen.
One way to help that process would include internalizing the external costs of plastic.
This is pretty cool. Is it similar to how bamboo threads are produced?