Wood waste and crab shells may find use in compostable food wrap

Cellulose and chitin are the world's first- and second-most common biopolymers, found in plants and crustacean shells (among other places) respectively. Georgia Tech scientists have now devised a method of combining the two, to produce plastic-like compostable food wrap.

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Category: Environment

Tags:

• Biodegradable
• cellulose
• Chitosan
• Georgia Tech
• Plastics

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