slantedangle t1_jd9cv1z wrote on March 22, 2023 at 7:36 PM

>Researchers have developed a family of eco-friendly glass of biological origin fabricated from biologically derived amino acids or peptides, this proposed glass is biodegradable and biorecyclable

Glass doesn't need to be biodegradable and biorecyclable. You can degrade it and recycle it. Crush it up and melt it down.

Let's see some applications. Maybe it has some useful properties? Let's see some manufacturing techniques. Maybe it's cheaper to make, or requires less energy?

tornpentacle t1_jd9zkaw wrote on March 22, 2023 at 10:03 PM

>biorecyclable

Biorecycling should definitely be cheaper since it's just using organisms to break the substance down into constituent compounds

slantedangle t1_jda16af wrote on March 22, 2023 at 10:14 PM

>Biorecycling should definitely be cheaper since it's just using organisms to break the substance down into constituent compounds

I don't know what the preparations and costs for biorecycling is. How is it cheaper? What are the materials and processes and who is involved?