Technology:
NEC, AIST, and
University of Miyazaki jointly developed a heat-resistant plastic using the
component of euglena as the main raw material. It has a higher degree of heat
resistance than bio plastic made of polylactate. The research team created this
plastic by adding fat element extracted from peanut husks to the polysaccharide
produced by euglena. It does not become squishy even at such a high temperature
as 120 degrees centigrade. It is more than two times stronger to heat than polylactate and
nylon 11. It can be processed as easily as the existing bio plastics and
standard plastics.
Euglena is about 50
micrometers long and 10 micrometers wide. It proliferates eating glucose. At
the same time, it can be increased through photosynthesis using sunlight and
carbon dioxide. Because it can be cultured using safe effluent from food
plants, energy necessary for the production of plastics can be reduced. The
research team plans to increase the strength to put it into practical use at an
early date.
Heat-resistant
plastics using the component
of euglena as the main raw material
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