New material prevents microplastic pollution in the ocean and soil (IMAGE)

RIKEN

New material prevents microplastic pollution in the ocean and soil

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Artistic rendering of the new plastic. Cross linked salt bridges visible in the plastic outside the seawater give it its structure and strength. In seawater (and in soil, not depicted), resalting destroys the bridges, prevending microplastic formation and allowing the plastic to become biodegradable.

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RIKEN

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