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Effects of different microplastics on the physicochemical properties and microbial diversity of rice rhizosphere soil

Frontiers in Microbiology
Biodegradable plastics, as alternatives to conventional waste plastics, are increasingly applied across various fields. However, the ecological risks associated with the widespread use of biodegradable plastics remain unclear. Additionally, biodegradable
Sheng Lai, Sheng Lai, Sheng Lai, Cunzhong Fan, Ping Yang, Ping Yang, Yuanyuan Fang, Yuanyuan Fang, Lanting Zhang, Lanting Zhang, Minfei Jian, Guofei Dai, Guofei Dai, Jutao Liu, Jutao Liu, Huilin Yang, Liqin Shen, Liqin Shen   +17 more
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Accelerated degradation of plastic products via yeast enzyme treatment

Scientific Reports, 2023
Biodegradable plastics can solve the problem of unwanted plastics accumulating in the environment if they can be given the contradictory properties of durability in use and rapid degradation after use.
Hiroko Kitamoto, Motoo Koitabashi, Yuka Sameshima-Yamashita, Hirokazu Ueda, Akihiko Takeuchi, Takashi Watanabe, Shun Sato, Azusa Saika, Tokuma Fukuoka   +8 more
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Implementing Edge Based Object Detection For Microplastic Debris [PDF]

arXiv, 2023
Plastic has imbibed itself as an indispensable part of our day to day activities, becoming a source of problems due to its non-biodegradable nature and cheaper production prices. With these problems, comes the challenge of mitigating and responding to the aftereffects of disposal or the lack of proper disposal which leads to waste concentrating in ...
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All‐Cellulose‐Based Photonic Glitters

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Uniform, disc‐shaped photonic CNC glitters with adjustable structural colors and diameters are fabricated on hydrophilic ethyl cellulose films using electrospray deposition. By employing patterned ethyl cellulose films with pre‐designed hydrophilic regions, photonic patterns can be created with these all‐cellulose‐based glitters, demonstrating their ...
Ting Wang, Yifeng Wang, Chunyu Ji, Zhuoning Xu, Qian Ding, Han Yang   +5 more
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Superhydrophobic sand mulches increase agricultural productivity in arid regions [PDF]

arXiv, 2021
Excessive evaporative loss of water from the topsoil in arid-land agriculture is compensated via irrigation, which exploits massive freshwater resources. The cumulative effects of decades of unsustainable freshwater consumption in many arid regions are now threatening food-water security.
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Polyester‐based biodegradable plastics: an approach towards sustainable development

Letters in Applied Microbiology, 2020
Non‐degradability of conventional plastics, filling of landfill sites, raising water and land pollution and rapid depletion of fossil resources have raised the environmental issues and global concerns.
Sadia Mehmood Satti, A. A. Shah
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Designing of Self‐Dispersing Soft Dendritic Microcleaners for Microplastics Capture and Recovery

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The capture and recovery of microplastics from open aquatic systems is a complex problem, which necessitates nontrivial solutions. The principles of a comprehensive multistage process based on sustainably sourced microcleaners with hierarchical morphology are demonstrated.
Haeleen Hong, Rachel S. Bang, Lucille Verster, Orlin D. Velev   +3 more
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A Strong and Water‐Retaining Biomass Adhesive Inspired by Tofu

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Drawing inspiration from the formation mechanism of the traditional food tofu, a strong and water‐retaining adhesive is designed using the soybean meal (SM) oxidized by glucose oxidase (GOx) and calcium sulfate oligomer (CSO). This design strategy effectively addresses the conflicting requirements of water‐resistant bonding strength and water retention
Jiawei Shao, Qiumei Jing, Xinyi Li, Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, Shuaicheng Jiang, Xuehua Zhang, Shengbo Ge, Ben Bin Xu, Jianzhang Li   +8 more
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Packaging materials with desired mechanical and barrier properties and full chemical recyclability

Nature Communications, 2019
Biodegradable plastics usually have poorer mechanical or transport properties compared to conventional plastics. Here the authors show a class of biorenewable and chemically recyclable plastics based on copolymers of γ-butyrolactone and its ring-fused ...
Ainara Sangroniz, Jian-Bo Zhu, Xiaoyan Tang, Agustin Etxeberria, Eugene Y.-X. Chen, Haritz Sardon   +5 more
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Water Care: Water Surface Cleaning Bot and Water Body Surveillance System [PDF]

arXiv, 2021
Whenever a person hears about pollution, more often than not, the first thought that comes to their mind is air pollution. One of the most under-mentioned and under-discussed pollution globally is that caused by the non-biodegradable waste in our water bodies. In the case of India, there is a lot of plastic waste on the surface of rivers and lakes. The
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