date:Aug 08, 2012
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Writing in theJournal of Pharmacy Research,Narasimmalu et al said: Seaweeds are best known for the natural polysaccharides that can be extracted from them which are widely used particularly in the fields of food technology, biotechnology, microbiology and even medicine but not yet in the plastic industry.
Since they are renewable biomass resources and are polymers made from sugars which contain carbon, they could be used to create biodegradable and high quality bioplastics.
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