The use of seaweed has a long history, particularly in food applications. However, its versatility has extended its applications into industries such as fertilizers, medicine, animal feed, cosmetics, biofuel, and even as a single-use plastic replacement. This presentation will discuss synthetic and formulation strategies which enable the transformation of traditional hydrophilic natural materials into robust, hydrophobic resins that can be processed via conventional plastic processing techniques such as extrusion, injection molding or thermoforming. The commercial viability of seaweed-derived single use plastic analogs and their sustainability score are also reviewed.

Seaweed Plastic: the use of seaweed-based materials to replace single use plastics

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