It is a project developed by the Technology and Multicomponent Products Design Research Group of the University of Seville. These researchers make the most of the high protein content of peapods discarded by industry. By processing them, they obtain a plastic with similar characteristics to polyethylene, but biodegradable. This organic material could have future applications […]
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Andalusian scientists obtain biodegradable plastic from tomato skin
Researchers in Seville have obtained completely biodegradable plastic from tomato skin. This would be a substitute for plastic bags which are sold at supermarkets. As these new bags are made out of the waste generated by the tomato industry, the manufacturing of these bags wouldn’t imply food consumption.