biodegradable material Archives

New Biodegradable Material Offers Alternative to Microplastics in Cosmetic Products

DAEJEON, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of South Korean scientists have developed a new biodegradable material that can replace microplastics used in cleansing and cosmetics products. A joint research from the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology and the Pohang University of Science and Technology announced on Wednesday that it had developed a candidate [...]

LG Chem Develops World’s First Single-source Biodegradable Material

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s leading chemical company, has succeeded in developing a new single-source biodegradable material for the first time in the world. The company announced on Monday that it succeeded in in-house development of the new material by using corn-based glucose and waste glycerol that features a [...]