(CN) — Scientists in China have developed a biodegradable foam that they say can remove up to 99.9% of microplastics from water, a major breakthrough in an effort to combat a pervasive environmental ...

The study, published last week in Science Advanced, relies on a fibrous framework of biomass that can be spread in the form of a foam. The absorption performance in four different types of water ...

Scientists in China are tackling one of the biggest and, in a way, smallest challenges posed by rampant plastic pollution.

This biodegradable bioplastic foam was evaluated in a flow-through seawater tank. After 36 weeks, the CDA foam lost 65-70% of its mass, and the degradation rate of the CDA foam was 15 times faster ...

For example, the firm uses its biodegradable polyurethane to make foam for shoe soles. That foam has to hold up to everyday use: nobody would buy the shoes if it didn’t. But it’s still ...

biodegradable foam innovation. With a commitment to keeping shoes out of landfills, Cirql™ now offers footwear brands comprehensive solutions that address both the production and end-of-life ...

US insole manufacturer OrthoLite’s Vietnam-based subsidiary Cirql has introduced Cirql Zero, a new foam material designed to be industrially compostable and biodegradable, targeting the footwear ...

meaning that the companies that convert the raw CDA into the biodegradable foam don't have to invest in new equipment," Ward explained. "Advancing new plastics not made from fossil fuels ...