Comment on Scientists in Japan develop plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours
notabot@lemm.ee 20 hours agoIt’s a bit of a stretch calling it a plastic, as it’s not petroleum based from what I’ve read.
Comment on Scientists in Japan develop plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours
notabot@lemm.ee 20 hours agoIt’s a bit of a stretch calling it a plastic, as it’s not petroleum based from what I’ve read.
Munkisquisher@lemmy.nz 19 hours ago
Is that necessary for plastic? The name comes from the Greek for “to mould”. For me, anything that makes long chain mouldable polymers is a plastic. Milk makes Casein or Galalith plastic, PLA is commonly made of corn. There’s a ton of bamboo fabrics that are essentially nylon made from cellulose.