Bacteria-Made Material Could Replace Petroleum in Biodegradable Plastic

Bacteria-Made Material Could Replace Petroleum in Biodegradable Plastic

Plastic is an essential material in the modern world, but it's also environmentally costly to produce and a major pollutant. A material called pyridinedicarboxylic acid, or PDCA, could help address at least some of those challenges following recent improvements to its manufacturing process. Strictly speaking, PDCA is not an eco-friendly alternative to plastic, but rather a nitrogen-based, eco-friendly ingredient for making plastic that's more bi…