Biodegradable Plastic from CO2?

Posted on July 10, 2008 | Category: Disruptive Technology

As this ScienCentral News video explains, a Cornell chemist has started a company that’s now making plastics containing up to 50 percent CO2 – and it’s biodegradable.
Normal plastic will take decades or even centuries to degrade, so this could be excellent news in a world that relies so much on plastic. It’s only part of the solution, as the inventor himself acknowledges, but it’s an excellent invention.

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