Using Fibnano, Kusano Sakko and Kanazawa University also developed a plant-based plastic, called Fibnano Resin, which combines Fibnano with cellulose acetate, a common plant-derived, biodegradable ...

stronger plastic. Kusano Sakko then developed a cellulose acetate resin reinforced with the nanofibres in collaboration with Kenji Takahashi at Kanazawa University. They will start pilot-scale ...

Caption WHOI postdoctoral investigator Michael Mazzotta cuts plastic samples to measure respiration signals of microbial communities respiring cellulose diacetate. A new study led by WHOI ...

"Most are made from cellulose acetate fibres, and added chemicals which make the plastic more flexible, called plasticisers, may also be leaching out and adversely affecting the early stages of ...

processing them at their factories to turn them into plastic products - including ashtrays. Filters - which make up the ends or butts of the cigarette - are made of cellulose acetate, a synthetic ...