Surgut State University students are developing biodegradable tableware made from rice and rice starch, which can be fed to birds after use. transmits Referring to the press service of the National Technology Initiative (NTI) platform RT. It is stated that there are no similar solutions in Russia, and there are similar solutions in China and Mexico.
“After using the dishes, you can crumble it to the street birds (you can eat it yourself), so you can tell the dishes disappear almost instantly. “If you just throw it away, it will decompose in two or three months, depending on humidity,” said the project leader, fifth grader Alexander Korobkin.
He added that the strength of such dishes is slightly lower than plastic, they are resistant to moisture, become brittle at low temperatures, but regain their original properties when returned to room temperature.
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