近日,由诺丁汉大学及埃及尼罗河大学研究人员组成的一个生物工程团队正在使用虾壳中的壳聚糖来制作一种新型塑料袋,有望代替常见的塑料购物袋。所有不可降解的塑料袋都来自于化石燃料,而这种新型的塑料袋不仅更加环保,还能延长食品的保质期。这项研究的目的在于生产出适合埃及环境的一种生物聚合物纳米复合材料,能够取代制造塑料购物袋中 Recently, a bioengineering team composed of researchers from Nottingham University and the University of Nile in Egypt is using chitosan in shrimp shells to make a new type of plastic bag, which is expected to replace the common plastic shopping bags. All non-degradable plastic bags come from fossil fuels, and this new plastic bag not only more environmentally friendly, but also extend the shelf life of food. The aim of this study was to produce a biopolymer nanocomposite suitable for the Egyptian environment that could replace the manufacture of plastic shopping bags