Research Keyword: bio-based materials

Environmental impact of bioplastic use: A review

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Bioplastics are plastic-like materials made from renewable sources like corn, seaweed, and mushroom mycelium instead of petroleum. While they’re often promoted as environmentally friendly alternatives to conventional plastics, they have their own problems including methane emissions and using farmland needed for food production. However, research shows that despite these drawbacks, bioplastics generally cause less environmental harm than traditional petroleum-based plastics.

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Biomimetics—Prospects and Developments

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Biomimetics is the practice of learning from and copying nature’s solutions to solve human engineering and design problems. This editorial explores how scientists can learn from examples like birds that navigate using Earth’s magnetic field, desert ants that stay cool through special hair structures, and develop new eco-friendly packaging materials inspired by nature. By studying organisms and their survival strategies, researchers can create sustainable technologies that use fewer resources and work more efficiently than traditional approaches.

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Recent Advances in Functional Polymer Materials for Water Treatment

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Scientists are developing new plastic-like materials that can clean polluted water more effectively and sustainably. These functional polymers can trap heavy metals, remove unwanted dyes, and even help treat wastewater from oil drilling. The research shows these materials work much better than traditional methods, and they can be recycled multiple times, making them environmentally friendly solutions to global water pollution problems.

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