A breakthrough bioengineering team at Kobe University has developed a new biodegradable plastic named PDCA with physical characteristics on par with, or even better than, traditional PET (polyethylene ...

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Japanese researchers have developed an eco-friendly plastic ingredient, pyridinedicarboxylic acid (PDCA), using modified E. coli bacteria.

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Japanese scientists at Kobe University developed a biodegradable alternative using nitrogen based Pyridinedicarboxylic acid ...

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A Japanese research team successfully harnessed E. coli to produce PDCA, a strong, biodegradable plastic alternative. Their method avoids toxic byproducts and achieves record production levels, ...

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