Spirulina has fire-resistant properties (IMAGE)
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A team led by researchers at the University of Washington has developed new bioplastics that degrade on the same timescale as a banana peel in a backyard compost bin. These bioplastics are made from powdered blue-green cyanobacteria cells, otherwise known as spirulina. One benefit of using spirulina is that it has fire-resistant properties. Here Mallory Parker, UW materials science and engineering doctoral student, demonstrates that the bioplastic, which has been shaped into a beam, is not catching on fire or melting.
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Mark Stone/University of Washington
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