About this Abstract |
Meeting |
MS&T22: Materials Science & Technology
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Symposium
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2022 Undergraduate Student Poster Contest
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Presentation Title |
Biodegradable Films for Food Packaging |
Author(s) |
Elizabeth G. Stump |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Elizabeth G. Stump |
Abstract Scope |
Landfills have never been a beautiful sight to see, yet sadly they are a necessary one because many plastic products cannot be recycled and instead live out the rest of their life, 300 to 1 million years, in a landfill. The goal of this research was to better understand the biodegradable polymer backbones available in order to pave the way for further research on biodegradable films which could potentially be used for sandwich bags and plastic wrap. |