Cooking Up Plastics In The Kitchen
The earliest useful plastics were made out of natural materials like cellulose and casein, but since the Bakelite revolution, their use has dwindled away and left them mostly as curiosities and children’s science experiments.
Fortunately, though, the raw materials for bioplastics are readily available in most grocery stores, and as Ben from NightHawkInLight demonstrates, it’s still possible to find new uses for them.
His first recipe was for a clear gelatine thermoplastic, using honey as a plasticizer, which he formed into the clear packet around some instant noodles: simply throw the whole packet into hot water, and the plastic dissolves away.
With some help from the home bioplastics investigator Giestas, Ben next created a starch-based plastic out of starch, vinegar, and glycerine.
Author summary: Creating bioplastics from grocery store materials.
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