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Filter Made From Squid Bone Could Be The Solution to Microplastics
The researchers, led by a team from Wuhan University in China, combined both chitin (derived from squid bone) and cellulose ...
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Squid-bone sponge found to soak up 99.8 per cent of microplastics
A sponge made from a fusion of cotton fibre and squid bone could help to clear some of the world's microplastic pollution after a team of Chinese researchers found it can soak up as much as 99.8 ...
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Squid-bone sponge found to soak up 99.8 per cent of microplastics
A sponge made from a fusion of cotton fibre and squid bone could help to clear some of the world's microplastic pollution ...
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This Biodegradable Sponge Collects Loose Microplastics—But There's a Catch
In a paper for Science Advances, environmental biotechnologists at Wuhan University write that their sponge "can remove 98.0 ...
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New Microplastics Water Filter Made With Cotton and Squid Bone Could Be 99.9% Effective, Scientists Report
In a new study led by researchers at Wuhan University, scientists have developed a filter, made with cotton and squid bone, that can be used to adsorb ...
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This Biodegradable Sponge Collects Loose Microplastics—But There's a Catch
This is referred to as "squid bone" in the researchers' paper; more specifically, the chitin comes from the squid's gladius, or the semi-transparent, rigid material that supports the squid's body.
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New Sponge-Like Biomass Foam Found To Soak Up 99.9 Percent Of Microplastics
To address that demand, they created a sponge-like substance called Ct-Cel biomass foam that combines two substances found in ...
Microplastics are choking our waters. Could a sponge made of squid bones help remove them?
Microplastics are everywhere. They have been found on the peak of Mount Everest and in creatures inhabiting the deepest ...
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New Sponge-Like Biomass Foam Found To Soak Up 99.9 Percent Of Microplastics
Microplastics are everywhere, which is why scientists have been dedicating a lot of time to trying to figure out a way to safely extract them. Now, it seems a super sponge-like foam that borrows ...
World’s rarest whale had never been dissected — until now. Here’s what was discovered
Spade-toothed whales, a type of beaked whale, were first discovered in 1874 after a jaw bone was found in New Zealand’s ...
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From 100 Years of Solitude to Squid Game: Nine of the best TV shows to watch in December
From the small-screen adaptation of a classic novel to the return of the phenomenon that is Squid Game ... Patrick Gibson (The OA, Shadow and Bone) stars as the young Dexter in the show, set ...