Everyone is familiar with glass–from putting on eyeglasses,pushing open the window,standing in front of a mirror,to holding a water glass.Glass is ubiquitous in nature and essential to human life.But the widespread u...Everyone is familiar with glass–from putting on eyeglasses,pushing open the window,standing in front of a mirror,to holding a water glass.Glass is ubiquitous in nature and essential to human life.But the widespread use of persistent,nonbiodegradable glass that cannot be naturally eliminated causes long-term environmental hazards and social burdens.To solve this problem,a research group led by Prof.YAN Xuehai from the Institute of Process Engineering(IPE)of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a family of eco-friendly glass of biological origin fabricated from biologically derived amino acids or peptides.The proposed glass is biodegradable and biorecyclable.展开更多
文摘Everyone is familiar with glass–from putting on eyeglasses,pushing open the window,standing in front of a mirror,to holding a water glass.Glass is ubiquitous in nature and essential to human life.But the widespread use of persistent,nonbiodegradable glass that cannot be naturally eliminated causes long-term environmental hazards and social burdens.To solve this problem,a research group led by Prof.YAN Xuehai from the Institute of Process Engineering(IPE)of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a family of eco-friendly glass of biological origin fabricated from biologically derived amino acids or peptides.The proposed glass is biodegradable and biorecyclable.
