Old trees are learning new tricks with the advent of composite materials. A "green composite" made from biodegradable polymers and the waste bark of ...

Indole is a ubiquitous nitrogen‐containing aromatic compound that acts both as an environmental pollutant and as a biological signalling molecule. Its inherent recalcitrance demands efficient ...

Pollution affects human health and the environment in many ways. Air, water, and land pollution continue to damage ecosystems, with conventional materials—especially plastics—being a primary ...

Carbios, a French green chemistry company specializing in technologies enabling the recovery of plastic waste and the production of bio-polymers, has announced a significant step forward in the ...

The insatiable Pac Man and Ms. Pac Man, from the 1980s arcade games, provide an ideal vision for how natural microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi could degrade toxic pollutants, a process known ...

SINCE the planet has already suffered a lot at the hands of plastic pollution, it is imperative to recognise the significance of biodegradation as one of the most promising solutions to curb the ...