Lignin Industries claims its brown bioplastic can both reduce microplastics and speed up the green transition, capable of meeting more than 50 per cent of the demand for the global plastic market ...

But some biopolymers, such as starch and lignin, are readily available as byproducts of other industrial processes and could serve as cheap bioplastic ingredients. Lignin’s natural strength could help ...

These new bioplastic straws made using potato starch and lignin are strong in water but still biodegrade. Credit Adapted from ACS Omega, 2023, DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c07797 ...

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To create the straws, researchers led by Dickens O. Agumba from Inha Univeristy in Korea combined potato starch and lignin—a polymer found in the walls of plant cells—along with polyvinyl ...

A batch of the lignin-based straws Adapted from ACS Omega, 2023, DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c07797 The resulting bioplastic self-sealed along the seam, forming a long, skinny tube that was cut into ...

In the fight against pollution, several regions in the U.S. have banned the use of plastic straws. Alternative materials exist, but most options are either too expensive to scale up, go limp in drinks ...

Lignin Industries claims its brown bioplastic can both reduce microplastics and speed up the green transition, capable of meeting more than 50 per cent of the demand for the global plastic market ...

But some biopolymers, such as starch and lignin, are readily available as byproducts of other industrial processes and could serve as cheap bioplastic ingredients. Lignin's natural strength could ...

Dublin, Oct. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Global Market for Lignin Biomaterials & Biochemicals 2025-2035" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Lignin, the second most ...

Dublin, Oct. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Global Market for Lignin Biomaterials & Biochemicals 2025-2035" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Lignin, the second most ...