Plastic products made with polyurethane, a synthetic chemical compound, typically end up buried in a landfill.Now scientists discovered a strain of bacteria, the first of its kind, that can degrade ...
Polyurethane is highly elastic, wear resistant and durable, and is used, for example, in cushions, fibers, thermal insulation materials, dyes, adhesives and automobile parts. Polyurethane is an ...
March 27 (UPI) --Scientists in Germany have identified a new strain of bacteria that breaks down the chemical building blocks of polyurethane, or PU, a polymer used to make a variety of plastic ...