Plastic that behaves like a sturdy fork on your picnic table and then quietly melts back into the soil sounds like science ...

FPM’s new biobased PLA/wood pulp wetlaid nonwoven. Germany-based Freudenberg Performance Materials (FPM) has introduced 100-percent biobased polylactic acid (PLA)/wood pulp wetlaid nonwovens made ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Biocatalysis is an emerging and sustainable approach ...

From glycolic to salicylic, exfoliating acids have quickly become a mainstay in our beauty routines. But lactic acid seems to be the lesser known of the bunch, despite being a dermatologist’s favorite ...

Developing efficient strategies for the conversion and recycling of polylactic acid (PLA) has gained significant attention in recent years. Literature studies have reported photoreforming strategies ...

Abstract: Biodegradable polymers have substituted conventional polymers in many applications for overcoming the accumulation of plastic waste and its disposal. However, many so-called biodegradable ...

The article concludes that biodegradable, CDA-based foams are commercially useful and will not persist in our oceans as plastic pollution. Scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), ...

ABSTRACT: The environmental problems caused by plastics of fossil origin are well known. To reduce harmful impact on the environment, bacterial-based plastics, such as polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), ...

With an increasing focus on environmental sustainability, researchers are seeking ways to improve the biodegradability and mechanical properties of bioplastics, particularly polylactic acid (PLA). A ...