Patent for Biodegradable Alternative to Plastic
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MIE Associate Professor Hongli Zhu received a patent for “Natural fiber composites as a low-cost plastic alternative.”
Abstract Source: USPTO
Provided herein are mixed pulp compositions comprising a short fiber plant pulp (e.g., sugar cane bagasse) and a long fiber plant pulp (e.g. bamboo fiber). Also provided herein is a process for preparing the compositions.