Vietnamese Scientists Come Up with Natural Plastic

Summary posted by Meridian on 1/9/2009
Source: Thanh Nien News
Author: Tuoi Tre

Research scientists from the University of Sciences in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, have developed a material to make biodegradable plastic bags that have several advantages over ones currently imported into Vietnam. The material is made with nanotechnology and is a nanocomposite of thermoplastic starch, plyvinyl alchohol (PVA), and food additives. The starch can be produced from locally abundant wheat and cassava. The resulting plastic bags are less expensive than their imported counterparts and can be re-used many times as long as they do not come into contact with water. According to Associate Professor Ha Thuc Huy, if their group "...receives adequate sponsorship to do more research on industrial production, products made of the new material can be launched in the market within a year." He added that if they do not receive funding from the Vietnamese government, they may look to cooperate with a foreign partner. The article can be viewed online at the link below.

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our team contact us site map	Vietnamese Scientists Come Up with Natural Plastic Summary posted by Meridian on 1/9/2009 Source: Thanh Nien News Author: Tuoi Tre Research scientists from the University of Sciences in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, have developed a material to make biodegradable plastic bags that have several advantages over ones currently imported into Vietnam. The material is made with nanotechnology and is a nanocomposite of thermoplastic starch, plyvinyl alchohol (PVA), and food additives. The starch can be produced from locally abundant wheat and cassava. The resulting plastic bags are less expensive than their imported counterparts and can be re-used many times as long as they do not come into contact with water. According to Associate Professor Ha Thuc Huy, if their group "...receives adequate sponsorship to do more research on industrial production, products made of the new material can be launched in the market within a year." He added that if they do not receive funding from the Vietnamese government, they may look to cooperate with a foreign partner. The article can be viewed online at the link below. The original article may still be available at www.thanhniennews.com/education/?catid=4&newsid=45235 As tagged by Meridian Institute: Implications: Human Enhancement, Economic Competitiveness, Socio-Economic Effects Materials And Manufacturing: Plastics Regions: East and South Asia and the Pacific Stakeholders: Government, Industry, Academia, International Institutions Related Forums: Materials and Manufacturing Socio-Economic Economic Competitiveness print format	NDN Home Subscribe Manage Subscription Search News Archives Nanotechnology Quintuples Heating Capacity of Solar Water Heaters -- Renewable Energy Magazine (9/1/2010) Researchers at the University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil, have developed a solar heating system that uses nanotechnology to heat water to five times the temperature of a conventional system, while also permitting the collector surface area to retain up to 98 percent of heat from solar radiation. [More] Pakistan's Science Minister Attacks Funding Cuts -- SciDev.Net (9/1/2010) The Pakistan government has cuts its funds for the Pakistan Ministry of Science and Technology's 2010-2011 budget by almost half, causing the science minister, Muhammad Azam Khan Swati, to criticize his own government. [More] Nanotechnology: Small wonders -- Nature (9/1/2010) This article takes an in-depth look at the United States National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI)'s first 10 years - to find out where the money went and what the initiative plans to do next. [More] Nanotech on Farmers' Fields -- Silicon Nutrition (8/31/2010) A plant nutrition study that addresses nano-sized plant nutrients is now available from the Landbouwkundige Uitgeverij G.C. van den Berg (Veenendaal, The Netherlands). [More] More News... Learn how to include these headlines on your own website by clicking here. Please email us if you require text-only versions of the daily emails.