Milk protein and cellulose derived from plants may be the next big thing in sustainability, thanks to a first-of-its-kind advancement made by researchers at Penn State.

Rodriguez is the founder and CEO of Mycocycle, one of a fresh crop of startups using fungi, nature’s recyclers, to create plastic-like polymers for a post-fossil fuel economy.Today, nearly all ...

Researchers from the University of Wuhan and Guangxi University produced the fibrous foam by combining cellulose fibres from cotton and the tough biopolymer chitin, which forms a squid's skeleton ...

However, the question of whether purified chitin or cellulose fibres could be released from the packaging and induce their own allergy response should be addressed.” The spray-coated multilayer ...

Using a combination of yeast and white-rot fungus, mixed in with a cellulose hydrogel, the team was able to synthesize electronically conductive 3D-printable inks for use as electrodes. Their proof-of ...

Cellulose and chitin are the world's first- and second-most common biopolymers, found in plants and crustacean shells (among other places) respectively. Georgia Tech scientists have now devised a ...

Researchers at Empa’s Cellulose and Wood Materials laboratory have developed a biodegradable material with properties suitable for multiple applications. Using the mycelium of the edible split-gill ...

Microbial extraction of chitin from seafood waste using sugars derived from fruit waste-stream. AMB Express , 2020; 10 (1) DOI: 10.1186/s13568-020-0954-7 Cite This Page : ...

Cleaner, more cost-effective way to make useful industrial chemicals. McGill University. Journal Angewandte Chemie DOI 10.1002/anie.202207206 ...

Logging residue, branch clippings and even prawn shells may serve as raw materials for cheaper biofuels -- thanks to a new enzyme that breaks down biomass more quickly. What's more, this could ...

Crab, lobster and prawn shells usually end up in the dustbin. Now scientists have converted this waste into a useful, biodegradable industrial product. Enzymes can convert a substance derived from ...

Cellulose gum is considered a fairly safe food additive. It doesn’t have any nutritional value or health benefits, but it can be a very useful addition to all kinds of products.