Scientists in Japan develop plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours

This Durable, Non-Toxic Plastic Dissolves Rapidly in Seawater

The face of plastic is changing. I recently wrote about a new type of living, mushroom-based plastic that is both highly durable and biodegradable. Now, scientists in Japan have announced a revolutionary new type of plastic that is also biodegradable. So much so that if it were to make its way into the ocean, as so much of our plastic waste does, it would disintegrate in the seawater (or moist soil) within hours. Not years or decades. Literal ho…

Scientists in Japan Develop Non-Toxic Plastic That Dissolves in Seawater Within Hours

Japanese scientists were thrilled to receive significant interest from the packaging industry over their new seawater-degradable plastic. Breaking apart into nutritious compounds for ocean-borne bacteria in just 2 to 3 hours depending on the size and thickness, the invention could be a major solution to reducing plastic waste in the environment. GNN has previously reported […] The post Scientists in Japan Develop Non-Toxic Plastic That Dissolves…

Research team develops plastic that breaks down in seawater

A Japanese research team has developed a type of plastic that can break down in seawater in a bid to decrease environmental pollution and the accumulation of plastics in oceans, it said in Friday's ed

Japanese Scientist Invents Plastic That Disappears In Seawater

What if the plastic bottle you tossed in the ocean dissolved like sugar in tea? Japanese researchers might be turning that into reality.A team from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science and the University of Tokyo has developed a plastic. It completely dissolves in seawater within hours. It leaves no harmful trace behind.That’s right, no stubborn microplastics, no floating trash islands, just clean water. What’s The Innovation?In a lab de…

Scientists develop plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours

A team of Japanese researchers has developed a plastic material that disappears in seawater within hours, leaving no harmful residues. Designed to be more environmentally friendly than traditional biodegradable plastics, it breaks down without leaving microplastic particles to pollute the world's oceans.Read Entire Article