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17 March 202618 March 2026

Australische Forscher entwickeln biologisch abbaubaren Kunststoff mit Milchproteinen, der sich in 13 Wochen zersetzt

Milcheiweiß und Bentonit-Nanoclay ergaben einen Film, der sich unter normalen Bodenbedingungen gleichmäßig zersetzt und in etwa 13 Wochen vollständig abgebaut ist

This plastic is made from milk and it vanishes in 13 weeks

Milk protein and clay team up to create a plastic-like film that vanishes in soil in just 13 weeks

21 October 202218 October 2022

Sustainable concrete cuts emissions and waste

The latest Flinders University-led study, with experts from the US and Turkey, demonstrates how geopolymers reinforced with renewable natural fibres and made with industrial by-products and waste-based sands can match the strength, durability and drying shrinkage qualities of those containing natural sands

9 August 20224 August 2022

When waste products can build a wall

Researchers at the Flinders University in Australia have used low-cost feedstocks to make lightweight, durable polymer building blocks which can be bonded together with an adhesive-free chemical reaction

9 March 20168 March 2016

Australian Scientists Are Making Hair Products From Wool Waste

From the shearing shed to catwalk - world stockpiles of waste wool are suddenly in fashion

4 November 20153 November 2015

How orange peel and industrial waste could clean mercury from the ocean

Researchers have created a polymer from industrial waste and orange peels that “literally sucks mercury out of water and soil”