Seaweed has a long history of applications. Its use has been tailored for the food industry, however, its versatility made it amenable for agriculture, medicine, animal feed, cosmetics, biofuel, and even single use plastic replacements. This presentation will discuss strategies that enable transformation of traditional hydrophilic, naturally derived polymers into robust, hydrophobic resins. These new materials can be formulated from inexpensive inputs and processed using conventional plastic converting machinery and techniques, like hot-melt extrusion, injection molding and thermoforming. The commercial viability and sustainability score of seaweed-derived, single use plastic analogs will also be discussed.

Blue plastic: The use of seaweed-derived materials to replace single use plastics

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