But plant-based ‘bioplastics’ are not new. The first man-made plastic was made in 1862 using cellulose, the main component of plant cell walls, pre-dating the petroleum-based plastics that ...

Rubi, a company specialising in carbon capture and conversion technology, has secured a grant to further advance the ...

A foam made of cellulose and chitin can remove up to 99.9% of microplastics from water and maintains efficiency after ...

Milan, 5 November 2024 – The aim was to create hydrophobic paper by exploiting the mechanical properties and water resistance of cellulose nanofibres, and so produce a sustainable, high ...

The efficient use of cellulose—the primary plant scaffold and a major natural building block—could address many issues ...

Kima Chemical, the biggest cellulose ether maker in China, is proud to say that it can make an amazing 20,000 tons of ...