The high pollution in the oceans is a big problem
on the planet. According to recent research, it is likely that in the year 2050
we will find more plastic than fish in the waters of the seas, and for this
reason there are many people working to generate solutions to this problem,
some very imaginative to reverse this situation.
Currently the novelty is a bacterium , developed
by students Jeanny Yao and Miranda Wang , who have been developing this project
since their school years and today reap the fruits of it. They already have
patents and have obtained a financing of 400 thousand dollars to start developing
the product. All this with only 20 years old.
They have already won 5 prizes thanks to this
project, they became popular as they were the youngest to win the Perlman
science prize . All thanks to its tiny bacteria capable of transforming plastic
into CO2 and water. The technology is used in two ways: To clean the beaches
and also to produce raw materials for clothing.
"It is practically impossible to make people
stop using plastic, we need technology to break the material, and everything
becomes biodegradable, " says Miranda Wang.
The development of this technology is divided into
two parts: First the plastic is dissolved and the enzymes as catalyze whereby
the plastic becomes highly malleable fractions. These components are placed in
a biodigester station , where they behave as if they were leftovers of food.
The project runs in just 24 hours, to move from plastic to water, really
promising. ( Read also: Free courses taught by Harvard University )
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