How bagasse products degrade

The Sao Paulo Research Foundation and the University of Sao Paulo are actively promoting the production of PHA, a biodegradable plastic made from sugarcane ethanol or bagasse ethanol, which can be fermented by bacteria in plant waste, sciencedown reported.

By using a bacterium and an agricultural renewable source such as sugar cane, soybeans or their waste, researchers say materials with plastic properties and elasticity could be obtained.

It is a biodegradable plastic made from renewable materials, which is widely used to replace petrochemical plastics to a certain extent, and has great environmental benefits.

In addition, bioplastic polyhydroxy fatty acid esters are biocompatible and can be used in human and animal tissues without exclusion, for example in the production of medicinal capsules.