Nanoparticles could be key to making better bioplastics

Professor Marcus Foston, of Washington University St. Louis, helped develop a new process using byproducts from soybean oil, ...

Strengthening soy for better bioplastics

Soy proteins are used in plant-based natural polymers meant to eventually supplant plastic materials. But to compete with the ...
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University of Washington develops new fire resistant, recyclable bioplastic capable of degrading in backyard

SEATTLE (KOMO) — New bioplastics that degrade in the same time frame as a banana peel have been developed at the University of Washington (UW). Researchers used heat and pressure to make bioplastics ...
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Scientists make breakthrough discovery that could solve major issue with plastic: 'Real-world applications'

According to Interesting Engineering, the U.S. National Science Foundation has granted a research and development group $7 ...