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Wound Dressing Scraps Used to Make Biodegradable Food Packaging
Publicado em 20 dezembro 2020
The product outperforms film made of HPMC alone.
In Brazil, researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Ilha Solteira have developed a film that can replace plastic in food packaging. The film is made from hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) and bacterial cellulose scraps left over from industrial processing. Both raw materials are sustainable. They are combined to produce a biodegradable film of bacterial cellulose nanocrystals and HPMC.
The product outperforms film made of [...]