Petroleum energy R & D news IBM

    According to foreign media reports, IBM researchers say, they have found a wayto make use of biodegradable plastics plant, this bio based plastics can replace petroleum based plastics and other plastic products harmful to the environment,conducive to the Protect environment, energy saving.

     According to the IBM Almaden Research Center for science and technologymanager Spike Narayan said, making use of this method will greatly save energyenvironmental protection plastics. IBM in a conference call, "this new methodusing organic catalysts, can produce molecular clear biodegradable, and thesemolecules are made from renewable resources. We hold in an environmentally responsible manner to produce bio based plastics.

     IBM told Agence France-Presse, using "organic catalysts" bio based plasticsmade a new breakthrough means, plastic products can be used repeatedly,which is made of metal oxide catalyst plastic incomparable, and we present the ordinary plastic products can only be used once. Organic plastics can also be made into biocompatible activities, in order to enhance the targeting effect of the drug in human body, such as for oral cancer drugs, these drugs are designed tokeep healthy cells while killing cancer cells.

    The IBM Almaden Research Center for chemistry and functional materials senior manager Bob Alan said, organic catalysts can be reduced to its basic part ofPET plastic, while retaining the most basic materials, is preserved materials can be reused very economically.

     IBM is to cooperate with Saudi Arabia Saudi King Abdel Aziz scientists city of science and technology, will be an achievement for the food and beveragepackaging, the packaging for the food and beverage plastic products can be reused.

     Al Madden laboratory research director Josephine said, "we are exploring newmethods and application of the technology, the environmental health of ourmaterials science experts hope to create a sustainable development, future."

     Andrew Williamsen is now the Us Venture Capital Firm Physic Ventures director,the company has been paying attention to the research work of the IBM. AndrewWilliamsen told The Associated Press, that the biggest challenge is helpful to solve the food and beverage companies, namely the design of environmental protection packaging.

    Williamsen said: "as the PET commodity plastics such that the cost is very low,according to the cost, PET plastic products proved to be competitive." PhysicVentures, representative of two large food and beverage companies to invest in the technology.