Brazilian scientists have developed a transparent, flexible, and biodegradable food packaging film made from the skin of the Amazonian tambatinga fish, offering a sustainable alternative to petroleum-based plastics and a new use for aquaculture waste, using thhe collagen-rich fish skin typically discarded during processing is used to produce .
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Fischhaut-Biofilm liefert nachhaltige Lebensmittelverpackung

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Forscher in Brasilien haben eine biologisch abbaubare Folie aus kollagenreicher Haut der Amazonas-Tambatinga entwickelt, ein Abfallprodukt der Aquakultur, welches bislang entsorgt wird. Das transparente flexible Biopolymer bietet Ersatz für Erdölplastik und wandelt Abfall zu wertvollen Ressourcen um.

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