Comment on Scientists in Japan develop plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours
Munkisquisher@lemmy.nz 5 weeks agoThere’s a lot of sodium in most fizzy drinks, wonder if that rules them out for this. Or does it have to be sodium chloride specifically?
thebestaquaman@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Without checking out the details, I can say with fairly high confidence that a material that will be degraded by a sodium chloride solution will most likely also be degraded by other electrolytes as well.
However, the electrolyte-concentration in drinks is much, much lower than that in seawater. And if it can’t be used for electrolyte-containing drinks, it could be used for water bottles.
Maybe we could use this stuff for umbrellas too? My major concern is what this new material is broken down into.
Natanael@infosec.pub 5 weeks ago
Not in the winter, lol.