The jalisciense researcher is taking advantage of the succulents to create products that protect the planet
A Mexican researcher from Guadalajara, Jalisco, is working on the development of a bioplastic friendly to nature, created from succulent plants.
Sandra Pascoe Ortiz, who is also a professor at the University of Vallle de Atemajac, developed a bioplastic that takes advantage of the properties of cactus, a common species, and present in Mexican deserts, as well as in much of the American continent.
What is even more incredible is that the bioplastic strips developed by the teacher have the ability to disappear in three months if they are in the open, and in two weeks if they are in contact with water; a quite impressive period in comparison with other plastics that take hundreds of years without decomposing or integrating into the environment.
As if this were not enough, Professor Pascoe pointed out that her material is not toxic to animals, in case the product ended up in the ocean, and that even she came to taste the bioplastic during the development of the research.
We leave you a video explaining the process
via nation.com.mx