Researchers led by Takuzo Aida at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) have developed a new durable plastic that won't pollute our oceans. The new material is as strong as conventional plastics and biodegradable, but what makes it special is that it breaks down in seawater. The new plastic is therefore expected to help reduce harmful microplastic pollution that accumulates in oceans and soil and eventually enters the food chain.

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Durable supramolecular plastic is fully ocean-degradable and doesn't generate microplastics

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An international team of scientists has developed a new type of plastic that can decompose in seawater. The discovery may contribute to efforts to reduce environmental pollution as plastic accumulates in the oceans. The researchers announced this in Friday's edition of the American science journal Science.

Mezinárodní tým vědců vyvinul nový typ umělé hmoty, která se dokáže rozkládat v mořské vodě. Objev může přispět ke snaze o snížení znečištění životního prostředí při hromadění plastů v oceánech. Výzkumníci to oznámili v pátečním vydání amerického vědeckého časopisu Science.

Konec znečištěných oceánů? Vědci vyvinuli plast rozložitelný ve slané vodě

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Čestlice

Prague-East District

Central Bohemian Region

Czechia

The end of polluted oceans? Scientists have developed plastic degradable in salt water

A Japanese research team has developed a type of plastic that can break down in seawater in a bid to decrease environmental pollution and the accumulation of plastics in oceans, it said in Friday's edition of the U.S. academic journal Science. The material called "supramolecular" plastic has similar tensile strength…

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Saitama Prefecture

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Japan research team develops plastic that breaks down in seawater

The oceans accumulate millions of tons of microplastics, small pieces of plastic of less than 5 mm that end up in the waters from bottles, sticks, bags, pellets, plugs or sportswear that have been discarded after their use and have ended undesiredly in the sea. They are everywhere, they are ingested by fish and other animals, they enter the food chain and finally end up in our body. They even flow through the blood and end up in the lungs, intes…

Los océanos acumulan millones de toneladas de microplásticos, pequeños trozos de plástico de menos de 5 mm que acaban en las aguas provenientes de botellas, bastoncillos, bolsas, pélets, tapones o ropa deportiva que se han desechado tras su uso y han acabado de forma indeseada en el mar. Están en todas partes, son ingeridos por peces y otros animales, ingresan en la cadena alimentaria y finalmente acaban en nuestro organismo. Incluso fluyen por …

Crean el primer plástico que se descompone por completo en el agua de mar en solo unas horas

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They create the first plastic that completely breaks down into seawater in just a few hours

“With this new material, we created a new family of plastics that are strong, stable, recyclable, can serve multiple functions and, most importantly, do not generate microplastics,” explains one of the scientists on the team that develops materials that can replace traditional plastics.

"Com este novo material, criámos uma nova família de plásticos que são fortes, estáveis, recicláveis, podem servir múltiplas funções e, mais importante, não geram microplásticos", explica um dos cientistas da equipa que desenvolve materiais que possam substituir os plásticos tradicionais.

Novo plástico que se degrada no oceano pode ajudar a acabar com os microplásticos

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New plastic that degrades in the ocean could help end microplastics

An international team of scientists has developed a new type of plastic that can decompose in seawater. The discovery may contribute to efforts to reduce environmental pollution from the accumulation of plastics -- even small particles, so-called microplastics -- in the oceans.

Mezinárodní tým vědců vyvinul nový typ umělé hmoty, která se dokáže rozkládat v mořské vodě. Objev může přispět ke snaze o snížení znečištění životního prostředí při hromadění plastů – a to i malých částeček, tzv. mikroplastů – v oceánech.

Nově vyvinutý typ plastu se dokáže rozkládat v mořské vodě

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Newly developed type of plastic can decompose in seawater

A new durable, biodegradable plastic developed by researchers breaks down in seawater, offering a potential solution to microplastic pollution. This material, based on supramolecular structures, can be tailored for different uses and is fully recyclable, enhancing its environmental benefits. New Sustainable Plastic Researchers led by Takuzo Aida at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science [...]

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Goodbye Microplastics: New Recyclable Plastic Breaks Down Safely in Seawater

A Japanese research team has developed a type of plastic that can break down in seawater in a bid to decrease environmental pollution and the accumulation of plastics in oceans, it said in Friday's ed

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Microplastic is released even by everyday things, such as washing our clothes. Dominik Kaczmarek explains what you can do about it.

Mikroplastik wird selbst durch alltägliche Dinge wie das Waschen unserer Kleidung freigesetzt. Dominik Kaczmarek erklärt, was man dagegen tun kann.

Mikroplastik: Warum auch Wäschewaschen Wissenschaft sein kann

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Heidelberg

Baden-Württemberg

Germany

Microplastics: Why laundry can also be a science

A scientific team has developed a new plastic durable that, those responsible for it assure, will not pollute the oceans. The new material is as resistant as conventional plastics and biodegradable, but what makes it special is that it breaks down in seawater. Behind this development are researchers from the Riken Center and the University […]

Scientists Develop Ocean-Dissolving Plastic to Combat Microplastic Pollution

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