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Scientists invent plastic substitutes that are decipherable after being broken down by water

Scientists invent plastic substitutes that are decipherable after being broken down by water

The plastic waste that fills the earth is not easy to degrade, the composition is harmful, and it seriously pollutes the human environment, and plastic bags are even called the "worst inventions" of human beings in the 20th century. However, the advent of a new environmentally friendly product that replaces plastics is expected to improve this situation.

At a press conference held on the 24th local time in Santiago, two Chilean engineers showed their latest invention, which is an environmentally friendly new product that can be used to replace plastic products such as plastic bags, and can be 100% dissolved by water, without any oil derivatives, without worrying about pollution, this new product can even be drunk after water decomposition. Their invention won the "Singularityu Chile Summit 2018 Award" for this.

Scientists invent plastic substitutes that are decipherable after being broken down by water

Chilean engineers put bags of the new material into water for testing.

Chilean engineers Roberto Astete and Christian Olivares said on the same day that they managed to find this new environmentally friendly product after modifying the chemical formula of pva (polyvinyl alcohol). In order to prove the results of their invention, the two made an experiment on the spot.

Scientists invent plastic substitutes that are decipherable after being broken down by water

Chilean engineers invented an environmentally friendly product that can be used to replace plastic products such as plastic bags and can be 100% dissolved by water. The picture shows the bag they make by stirring this product in water. During the stirring process, the bag gradually dissolves, and the transparent water slowly turns milky white.

They put bags made of new products into the water. The bag looks exactly like a white transparent plastic bag. Then, stir the bag in the water. It can be observed that the bag gradually dissolves during the process of stirring, and the transparent water slowly turns milky white. After the bag was completely dissolved, the engineer drank the milky white liquid after the bag had decomposed. #

Scientists invent plastic substitutes that are decipherable after being broken down by water

The picture shows the milky white liquid of a Chilean engineer after the drinking bag has completely decomposed.

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