Bacteria Found That Eats Styrofoam
Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 11:47 am
Kevin O’Connor of University College Dublin and his colleagues heated polystyrene foam, the generic name for Styrofoam, to convert it to styrene oil. The natural form of styrene is in real peanuts, strawberries and a good steak. A synthetic form is used in car parts and electronic components.
Anyway, the scientists fed this styrene oil to the soil bacteria Pseudomonas putida, which converted it into biodegradable plastic known as PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoates)!!! Meaning no more styrofoam! Amazing
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Anyway, the scientists fed this styrene oil to the soil bacteria Pseudomonas putida, which converted it into biodegradable plastic known as PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoates)!!! Meaning no more styrofoam! Amazing
http://www.livescience.com/technology/0 ... m_cup.html