Company Plans To Make Paper Towels And Diapers Out Of Jellyfish
Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 15:50 in Physics & Chemistry
Jellyfish Henry Kaiser, National Science Foundation In many places, like beaches in Israel, there are too many jellyfish, nourished by rising ocean temperatures and acidity. Besides stinging swimmers in that country and worldwide, they can cause other thorny problems, like recently clogging the intake pipes of a Swedish nuclear plant. One Israeli company took a look at the jellies and decided to not just to do something about them, but to make something from them. Cine'al Ltd. is developing an absorbent material made of jellyfish called hydromash, and which the company claims is many times more absorbent than most types of paper towels. This product could be made into napkins, medical sponges, diapers and, of course, "paper" towels, the company told The Times of Israel. (Maybe they should be called "jelly" towels?) This material can hold several times its weight in water, and unlike the polymers that currently make...Bath Towels NZ, Hand Towels, ,luxury Bath Towels NZ,white linen supply, white commercial towels, towel for motel, towel for hotel, towel for hospital ----------------------------------------------------
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