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Graphene-based packaging presented as first truly biodegradeable and compostable alternative to plastic

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

UK biotech company Toraphene says it is preparing to unveil the world’s first truly biodegradable, compostable and commercially viable alternative to plastic packaging. In addition, some bioplastics produce methane gas when they decompose, a compound with a global warming potential 25 times that of CO2.

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This ultra-strong nanomaterial could cut carbon emissions — and it’s made out of garbage

Grist

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

But in the 21st century, the mythical philosophers’ stone might produce not gold, but graphene, a two-dimensional carbon nanomaterial with so many industrial uses that it’s more valuable by weight than the 24 karat stuff. It doesn’t enter the carbon cycle again.”. And that transformation may no longer be a fantasy.

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Graphene-based packaging presented as first truly biodegradeable and compostable alternative to plastic

This ultra-strong nanomaterial could cut carbon emissions — and it’s made out of garbage

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