Latest Biodegradation Stories
Food packaging and other disposable plastic items could soon be composted at home along with organic waste thanks to a new sugar-based polymer.The degradable polymer is made from sugars known as lignocellulosic biomass, which come from non-food crops such as fast-growing trees and grasses, or renewable biomass from agricultural or food waste.It is being developed at Imperial College London by a team of Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council scientists led by Dr Charlotte...
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Today marks the launch of Sustainable Living Group, Inc. (www.sustainablelivinggroup.com), a new company committed to providing the travel, industrial, hospitality and lifestyle industries with eco-friendly products made from sustainable resources. Sustainable Living Group was started because the founders felt there was a lack of everyday products that are made with sustainable materials - from simple necessities like shower caps and shower curtains...
CLEVELAND, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- In a historic moment for both the environment and the lodging industry, Vantage Hospitality Group announced today that all of its nearly 900 Americas Best Value Inn and Canadas Best Value Inn hotels throughout North America will carry biodegradable packaging in their guest rooms, including shampoo, body lotion and bath soap. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090506/CL12342LOGO-b) Although the 'green movement' has been making steady progress...
The combination of low concentrations of oxygen and nutrients in the lower layers of the beaches of Alaska's Prince William Sound is slowing the aerobic biodegradation of oil remaining from the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill, according to researchers at Temple University.Considered one of the worst environmental disasters in history, the Exxon Valdez spilled more than 11 million gallons of crude oil into Alaska's Prince William Sound, contaminating some 1,300 miles of shoreline, killing thousands of...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- As biodegradable plastics fall under the "green" category, they exhibit high potential for growth compared to other thriving environment-friendly technologies in the renewable energy and chemicals segments. Opportunities are proliferating in key application areas such as packaging/plastic bags, agriculture, consumer goods, electronics, automotive, and healthcare. Growth in this sector occurs due to factors such as climate change, favorable...
CLEVELAND, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Launched in 2007, Nutek brings high-performance products to the market with a Smart Green(TM) focus. With 100% biodegradable formulations, superior performance and recyclable packaging, Nutek's products continue to provide safe alternatives to petroleum-based and environmentally-toxic competitors. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091208/CL22934 ) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091203/CL20717LOGO-b ) Nutek's products are on the...
A team of pioneering South Korean scientists have succeeded in producing the polymers used for everyday plastics through bioengineering, rather than through the use of fossil fuel based chemicals. This groundbreaking research, which may now allow for the production of environmentally conscious plastics, is published in two papers in the journal Biotechnology and Bioengineering to mark the journal's 50th anniversary.Polymers are molecules found in everyday life in the form of plastics and...
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Hiland Premium Artesian Water, exclusively available at Kum & Go convenience stores, is now available in the ENSO biodegradable plastic bottle. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090420/LA00682LOGO) Hiland Premium Artesian Water is sourced from a natural artesian aquifer that is sealed and protected for purity, producing superior quality water with perfect PH balance. This premium water is offered exclusively at Kum & Go, one...
NEW YORK, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. World Bioplastics Industry http://www.reportlinker.com/p0158674/World-Bioplastics-Industry.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=prnewswire Global demand to increase more than fourfold by 2013 Global demand for bioplastics, which include plastic resins that are biodegradable or derived from plant-based sources, will rise more than fourfold to...
Results point to potential use of microbes in offshore oil and gas explorationA team of scientists led by U of C grad Casey Hubert has detected high numbers of heat loving, or thermophilic, bacteria in subzero sediments in the Arctic Ocean off the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen. The bacterial spores might provide a unique opportunity to trace seepages of fluids from hot sub-seafloor habitats, possibly pointing towards undiscovered offshore petroleum reservoirs.These thermophiles exist in the...
