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Coffee grounds turn waste into treasure: Eco-friendly biodegradable plastic can be produced

 Last Update: 2022-08-22
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According to foreign media New Atlas, we have been hearing more and more about environmentally friendly biodegradable plastics, which are made of cellulose nanofibers

Coffee grounds are not entirely lacking either, with the International Coffee Organization estimating that more than 6 million tonnes of coffee grounds are produced globally each year

Scientists at Yokohama National University in Japan, led by Associate Professor Izuru Kawamura, decided to investigate whether these waste coffee grounds could serve as a source of cellulose nanofibers

Using a previously developed process called catalytic oxidation, the researchers used a catalyst to oxidize the cell walls of coffee beans

"More and more restaurants and cafes have now banned single-use straws," said Izuru Kawamura

Recently, a paper on the research was published in the journal Cellulose

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