Every summer, heatwaves keep smashing records. The World Meteorological Organization reported that the past seven years were ...

N.C. State researchers developed a material that looks like plastic film, but it is more biodegradable due to being made from a reinforced seaweed-derived polymer. North Carolina State University ...

Conventional mulch films are often plastic-based or made from non-renewable and toxic materials. In a recent Research article ...

A new eco-friendly plastic called LAHB has shown it can biodegrade even in the extreme environment of the deep ocean, unlike ...

"The sustainable and biodegradable active food packaging, which has inbuilt technology to keep bacteria and fungus at bay, is of great importance to the food industry," says NTU's Prof. Mary Chan.

Researchers have turned food waste into biodegradable plastic, offering a promising new path to fight both food and plastic ...

Researchers have demonstrated a new eco-friendly plastic that decomposes in deep ocean conditions. In a deep-sea experiment, the microbially synthesized poly(d-lactate-co-3-hydroxybutyrate) (LAHB) ...

PLA-based films have proven effective in controlling respiration rates and moisture loss, particularly in fresh-cut pineapples. 7 In the dairy industry, there is a noticeable shift towards the use of ...

Plastics are one of the largest sources of pollution on Earth, lasting for years on land or in water. But a new type of ...

These natural quasi-fractal structures thermomechanically stabilized polymers films, but crucially did not impact their biodegradability along the way.

The global market for Biodegradable Polymers was valued at US$9.3 Billion in 2024 and is projected to reach US$27.0 Billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 19.4% from 2024 to 2030. This ...