Plastic-free alternatives to some common products. Metal straws, canvas shopping bags, glass cups and metal water bottles are all products that aim to reduce the use of single-use plastics that are ...

A research team has identified how ethane (C 2 H 6)—a major constituent of natural gas—affects the core metabolic pathways of the obligate methanotroph Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b. The work is ...

Motivated by our growing problem with plastics, which are environmentally damaging both to produce and after they're disposed of, scientists are tinkering away with more eco-friendly forms of the ...

The “naphtha shock” exposed the risk of relying on Middle East crude oil for industrial and daily goods materials.

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What if there was plastic-like material that could absorb excess nutrients from water and be used as a fertilizer when it decomposes? That product—a "bioplastic" material—has been created by ...

Scientists found that cellulose diacetate foam (CDA) is the fastest degrading bioplastic in an ocean environment. This new foam material is demonstrated to be a viable replacement for Styrofoam ...

Making plastic materials out of biomass instead of crude oil and natural gas offers a number of environmental benefits, but these so-called bioplastics tend to underperform in a few key areas.

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A bioplastic packaging breakthrough underscores the fact that it’s not just who you know, it’s what you know. A collaboration of Accredo Packaging and Fresh-Lock closures, a brand of Reynolds Consumer ...

In a potential milestone for space exploration, scientists have successfully grown algae under simulated Martian conditions using equipment made from biodegradable bioplastics — a step that could ...