On August 4, 2025, #Meat & #Livestock #Australia announced a $20 million research partnership with #TibaBiotech & the #NSW Government to pioneer a world-first #biodegradable #mRNA #vaccine for #footandmouthdisease (#FMD). While Australia remains FMD-free, this step was announced to safeguard against potential outbreaks that could cost the Australian economy up to $80 billion.
The vaccine, tested in Germany, uses mRNA technology to trigger an #immuneresponse in #cattle.
#auspol
Many #recycling programs are a farce. Every #recycler has a huge list of wants/don't wants. The little triangles on things are.....wtf? It's TOO #COMPLICATED for the #masses. Fuck recycling.
#Biodegradable materials are where it's at. People are lazy. The solution MUST also be #lazy. If the general public need to think, they won't do it. That's why we have an orange clown taking a wrecking ball to the #planet.
Seaweed, Pineapple, and Other Things You'll Soon Be Wearing
#SciShow #Science #MaterialScience #Engineering #Sustainable #Biodegradable #PlantBased #Textiles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRH8tWS9Kms
#Okra and #Fenugreek Extracts Safely Remove #Microplastics From Water in New Texas Research
May 10, 2025
"The substances behind the slimy strings from okra and the gel from fenugreek seeds could trap microplastics better than a commonly used synthetic polymer.
"Texas researchers proposed in 2022 using these sticky #NaturalPolymers to clean up water. Now, they’ve found that okra and/or fenugreek extracts attracted and removed up to 90% of microplastics from #ocean water, #freshwater, and #groundwater.
"With funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, Rajani Srinivasan and colleagues at Tarleton State University found that the plant-based polymers from okra, fenugreek, and #tamarind stick to microplastics, clumping together and sinking for easy separation from water.
"In this next stage of the research, they have optimized the process for okra and fenugreek extracts and tested results in a variety of types of water.
"To extract the sticky plant polymers, the team soaked sliced okra pods and blended fenugreek seeds in separate containers of water overnight. Then, researchers removed the dissolved extracts from each solution and dried them into powders.
"Analyses published in the American Chemical Society journal showed that the powdered extracts contained #polysaccharides, which are natural polymers. Initial tests in pure water spiked with microplastics showed that:
- One gram of either powder in a quart (one liter) of water trapped microplastics the most effectively.
- Dried okra and fenugreek extracts removed 67% and 93%, respectively, of the plastic in an hour.
- A mixture of equal parts okra and fenugreek powder reached maximum removal efficiency (70%) within 30 minutes.
- The natural polymers performed significantly better than the synthetic, commercially available polyacrylamide polymer used in #wastewater treatment.
"Then the researchers tested the plant extracts on real microplastic-polluted water. They collected samples from waterbodies around Texas and brought them to the lab. The plant extract removal efficiency changed depending on the original water source.
"Okra worked best in ocean water (80%), fenugreek in groundwater (80-90%), and the 1:1 combination of okra and fenugreek in freshwater (77%).
"The researchers hypothesize that the natural polymers had different efficiencies because each water sample had different types, sizes and shapes of microplastics.
"Polyacrylamide, which is currently used to remove contaminants during wastewater treatment, has low toxicity, but its precursor #acrylamide is considered #toxic. Okra and fenugreek extracts could serve as #biodegradable and #nontoxic alternatives.
" 'Utilizing these plant-based extracts in water treatment will remove microplastics and other pollutants without introducing additional toxic substances to the treated water,' said Srinivasan in a media release, 'thus reducing long-term health risks to the population [and the environment].
"She had previously studied the use of food-grade plant extracts as non-toxic flocculants to remove textile-based pollutants from wastewater and thought, ‘Why not try microplastics?’"
Source:
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/plant-based-filter-removes-up-to-99-9-of-microplastics-from-water/
How is mycelium the link between bacon, buildings and pants?
Check out our video on it, here: https://youtu.be/jI2LC3WTryw
Or check out the page on our website, here: https://undecidedmf.com/why-mushrooms-are-starting-to-replace-everything/
How long until mycelium is just as ubiquitous as wood, metal, and plastic?
Check out our video on it, here: https://youtu.be/jI2LC3WTryw
Or check out the page on our website, here: https://undecidedmf.com/why-mushrooms-are-starting-to-replace-everything/
Making Corrugated Cardboard Stronger and Waterproof - As useful as corrugated cardboard is, we generally don’t consider it to be a very ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/06/15/making-corrugated-cardboard-stronger-and-waterproof/ #biodegradable #greenhacks #cardboard
Scientists in Japan have created a biodegradable plastic that completely dissolves in seawater within hours.
Unlike existing bioplastics, it leaves no microplastics or toxins behind.
The innovation could revolutionise marine packaging and fishing gear—two major contributors to ocean waste—and is already being tested for real-world use. #environment #plastic #biodegradable #pollution #news #japan #ocean #oceans
Degradable bioplastics offer a smart solution to nitrogen pollution
https://phys.org/news/2025-03-degradable-bioplastics-smart-solution-nitrogen.html
Make DIY Conductive, Biodegradable String Right In Your Kitchen - [ombates] shares a step-by-step method for making a conductive bio-string from scr... - https://hackaday.com/2025/03/28/make-diy-conductive-biodegradable-string-right-in-your-kitchen/ #chemistryhacks #wearablehacks #biodegradable #conductive #alginate #wearable #pendant #how-to #dress #led
3D-printed coffee and mushroom mix offers compostable plastic alternative
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-02-3d-coffee-mushroom-compostable-plastic.html
Promising development of true #biodegradable #plastics made from food waste.
#ClimateSolutions
Some #farmers already use alternatives to chemical #pesticides - But the new #StickyDrops are thought to be the first such #biodegradable #pesticide to be demonstrated, chart @guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/18/sticky-trick-new-glue-spray-kills-plant-pests-without-chemicals?utm_term=6648531fa6032e6372afbf52d4456d8a&utm_campaign=SaturdayEdition&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=saturdayedition_email
Ultra-light, thermally insulating and #biodegradable: Cellulose-based #aerogels are versatile. Empa researchers have succeeded in #3D printing the natural material into complex shapes that could one day serve as precision insulation in #microelectronics or as personalized #medical implants.
#MaterialScience #Bioengineering #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2024/04/ms04042401.html
“these paper straws are #biodegradable 
” bestie i know, they are #biodegrading in my mouth
An innovative #plastic, stronger and stretchier than the current standard type and which can be #healed with heat, remembers its shape and partially #biodegradable, has been developed by researchers at the University of Tokyo.
#MaterialScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2023/11/ms11022301.html
#Biodegradable #plastics may not be the solution to plastic #pollution many hoped for, with a University of Otago study showing they are still harmful to fish. Petroleum-derived #microplastics are known to impact #marine life, but little is known about the impact of biodegradable alternatives.
#Environmental #MarineBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2023/10/en10192301.html
New #pharmaceuticals, cleaner #fuels, #biodegradable #plastics: in order to meet society’s needs, #chemists have to develop new synthesis methods to obtain new products that do not exist in their natural state.
#Chemistry #Environmental #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2023/10/chm10122301.html
Meanwhile, in "a pox on all things plastic" news...
Researchers at Western have worked with industry partner CTK Bio Canada to develop a new biodegradable, hemp-based material that they say could serve as a sustainable substitute for product packaging needs.
Makes me wonder if there'll be just one thing that ends up replacing plastic or many?
(My guess is many.)
https://phys.org/news/2023-05-hemp-based-biomaterial-global-microplastic-pollution.html
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#biomaterials #engineering #sustainability #environment #biodegradable #plastic #science
happy #earth day my arse, all #humans need to do is stop #participating in #capitalism and #trashing the fucking #ecology, #capitalists and #fascists are #biodegradable, start by making the #planet better by #feeding them back to the earth...
