Scientists Developing Self-Healing Plastics Inspired by Rubber Tree Plants | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World
inhabitat.comIn the field of biorenewable polymers, the team, lead by Associate Professor Michael Kessler, discovered that polymers made from vegetable oils were an excellent substitute for petroleum based plastics for environmental and economic reasons. In separate research, he found that polymers can easily repair themselves, which could solve the issues of micro-cracking and hidden damage — vital considerations for materials used in aerospace engineering. Now, with a grant from the National Science Foundation, Kessler’s team is the first in the world to attempt to create self-healing bioplastics.
Biotechnologie / Life Sciences in Baden-WürttembergBioplastik: Aus der Nische in den Massenmarkt >> Bio Pro
bio-pro.deBei einer Fachkonferenz in Berlin sprachen mehr als 450 internationale Experten über Themen wie Nachhaltigkeit und Wiederverwendbarkeit der grünen Kunststoffprodukte.
I had been wondering about this contest
for a while. Now I know how it ended up!
A couple months ago I somehow found out about this contest and wanted to enter in it. I tried really hard and sketched tons of ideas but never followed through with it once school got busy. Maybe i’ll post some of my sketches if I find them!
This is the winning design for Cereplast’s “Make Your Mark” logo contest. The symbol is meant to represent a product that has been made with bioplastics. The creator of the original recyclable logo, Dr. Gary Anderson was there to announce the winner, Laura Howard, who created it:
very awesome. Especially the recognition and cash prize!
Time to return to studying History of Graphic Design. and more Illustration homework!
WOOO
BioPlastics in Landfills a Bad Idea
According to University of North Carolina researchers, biodegradable products such as compostable service-ware do more harm than good when they end up in landfills. The study, published online May 27 in Environmental Science & Technology, points to increased interest in the use of biodegradable materials because they are believed to be “greener.” But when they end up in a landfill - as a large percentage of these products do - the materials degrade anaerobically to form methane and carbon dioxide.
"Growing" our way out of waste/ing with PlantBottle plastics
wasterecyclingnews.comSounds great! Now for the problems…
1) Although bioplastic PET can be recycled, the long term impact of the mixing of bioplastics with synthetic PET on the quality and recyclability of new products containing this material remains unknown
2) Much of the feed stock for these bottles is coming from ethanol, a product with large environmental impacts that is NOT emissions neutral
3) In usual form this “solution” is focused on “fixing” problems of consumption/disposal, not on the system of production. Perhaps we should ask: why do have disposal plastic bottles to manage in the first place?
Starbucks turns food waste into plastic | Green Futures Magazine
forumforthefuture.org“New technology in Hong Kong could address the issue of food waste while providing a sustainable supply of bioplastics. Starbucks Hong Kong has invested in the development of new biorefinery technology which converts food waste into succinic acid, a key chemical in the manufacture of high-value products such as plastics and detergents. Carbohydrates in the food are broken down by fungal enzymes into simple sugars, before bacterial fermentation – of which succinic acid is a by-product. Hong Kong produces over 3,200 tonnes of food waste every day, the majority of which is incinerated or placed in landfills. Processing this waste in a biorefinery would not only reduce reliance on environmentally damaging methods of disposal, but could also offer a sustainable alternative to the petroleum products currently used in the manufacture of plastics – while at the same time consuming CO2 in the fermentation process. What’s more, these bioplastics are completely biodegradable…”
Future of Bioplastics and Cereplast
Biopolymers Symposium, What are Green Plastics?, Green Plastics, Bioplastics, biodegradable plastics, manage the carbon footprint, traditional plastic resins, Managing The Carbon Cycle, Cradle to Cradle, fossil fuel based plastics, Long-Term Trends Driving Bioplastics Growth, Bioplastics Market Sizing, Biopropylene Hybrid Resin Opportunity, Global polypropylene market, Bioplastics Competitive Landscape, Cereplast Business Model, Cereplast Hybrid Resins, Cereplast Compostables Resins Read at http://business.wesrch.com/pdfBU187QOHYSWAG
Organ Donation & Transplantation: Nursing, Availability, and Survival
International Perspective on Organ Donation and Transplantation, 3 International Challenges, Shortage of Nursing Staff, Shortage of Available Donor Organs, Survival Improvement on the long term, Acute Nursing Shortage, Stressors in (Transplant) Nursing, Transplant Nursing Education, Donor Transplant nurse coordinators, Effective donors pmi, Transplant activity pmi Europe, Organ donation, Donation on the Meso-level, Role of Nurse Donor Coordinator, Managing chronic conditions Read at http://medical.wesrch.com/pdfME1T5L6NVDAGC
Sugar Cane Plastic - [INFOgraphic]
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Could BioTechnology change the Oil and Gas Industries?
blogsphere.posterous.comcan biotechnology help manage this gas in a natural way?
