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Scientists unveil first-of-its-kind plastic alternative that could shake up the packaging industry — here's why it's important
One liquid was thick and sticky. The other was watery. "When sodium hexametaphosphate and alkyl diguanidinium sulfate were used, sodium sulfate salt was expelled into the watery layer." ...
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Durable supramolecular plastic is fully ocean-degradable and doesn't generate microplastics
In the initial tests, one of the monomers was a common food additive called sodium hexametaphosphate and the other was any of several guanidinium ion-based monomers. Both monomers can be ...