Compost this: heat-and-eat packaging
Heat-stable, preventing spoilage and easy to manufacture
14:00 – 14:10 - Dr Jayita Roy, CSIR Principal Researcher
Dr Sinha Roy, a polymer nanocomposites researcher at the CSIR, will share how a new biodegradable polymer can be used in food packaging. This polymer has been validated in pilot-scale production and can easily be integrated into existing packaging processes.
Read more in the #sustainability edition of the CSIR publication, ScienceScope: https://indd.adobe.com/view/331ae416-bb7a-4f6e-8df1-022b650ebb6d
Compost this: medical bioplastics
Single-use surgical aprons and diagnostic kit cassettes
14:25 – 14:35 - Dr Maya Mathew, CSIR Principal Researcher
Dr Mathew will discuss new biodegradable innovations that address a major environmental pollution issue. Traditional single-use diagnostic kit cassettes and surgical aprons, which are used in large quantities every day in the medical industry, are made from petroleum-based plastics that do not biodegrade.
Read more in the #sustainability edition of the CSIR publication, ScienceScope: https://indd.adobe.com/view/331ae416-bb7a-4f6e-8df1-022b650ebb6d
Compost this: fruit and vegetable mulching
Pineapples grow faster under a new biodegradable crop soil cover
14:50 – 15:00 - Dr Vincent Ojijo, CSIR Principal Researcher and Research Group Leader in Advanced Polymer Composites
Dr Ojijo, a polymer expert at the CSIR, will demonstrate a new biodegradable mulch film designed to fully decompose into carbon dioxide, water and biomass. Early results from farm trials in Ghana and the Eastern Cape suggest that the mulches improve the growth rate of pineapples.
Read more in the #sustainability edition of the CSIR publication, ScienceScope: https://indd.adobe.com/view/331ae416-bb7a-4f6e-8df1-022b650ebb6d
Repair, don’t replace!
Use laser tech for refurbishment and 3D printing
15:15 – 15:25 - Dr Luyolo Mabhali, CSIR Executive Manager for Future Production: Manufacturing
Dr Mabhali will share examples of how photonics researchers use laser technology to create, maintain, repair and refurbish metal components. This approach saves time and money, while being environmentally friendly.
Vincent Ojijo
Luyolo Mabhali
