Scientists Have Turned Plastic Waste Into Edible Cookies
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Recycling in a nutritious way: A novel process converts plastic waste into edible, protein-rich biscuits – using specially modified yeasts.
Scientists Have Turned Plastic Waste Into Edible Cookies
[Image: Pixabay] If one biscuit is just never enough and you find yourself polishing off a whole packet, those days might be almost over, because scientists have made edible cookies out of plastic waste. So, while they are great when it comes to recycling and food insecurity, they probably won’t be the most moreish considering the contents. A team of researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale just demonstrated that it was possible to…
While the sugar tax is being debated in Germany, the Nasa prints sweet biscuits made of plastic. The researchers do not only see the future of their product in space. How expensive are the cookies and what should they taste like?
What we consider waste today could become, in the future, food for astronauts. Researchers are working on a technology by which plastic bottles can be transformed into nutrients, such as proteins and fats.
A team from the University of Southern Illinois in Carbondale has developed a genetically modified yeast that can transform PET plastic into 3D-printed edible biscuits. Eating these little biscuits, that is, our plastic waste, may be what we deserve...
Would You Eat a 3D-Printed Cookie Made From Plastic Waste? NASA Researchers Are Trying to Make It Possible
What if your next cookie were made from discarded plastic bottles instead of conventional ingredients? Researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are working on a futuristic food concept that does exactly that — at least in the laboratory. The team has developed a 3D-printed cookie made using material derived from plastic waste, with specially engineered yeast helping turn the plastic into ingredients that can be incorporated into fo…
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