Plastic na gawa sa isang uri ng bacteria, nabubulok sa loob ng isang buwan

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Minsan nang nakitang solusyon sa polusyon ang discovery sa isang plastic-eating bacteria. Pero paano kung isang uri ng bacteria naman ang gamitin sa paggawa ng plastic para pwedeng mabulok.

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00:00Sometimes, the solution to pollution can be found in the discovery of a plastic-eating bacteria.

00:16But what if a type of bacteria is used to make plastic so that it can be polluted?

00:23Come on, let's change the game!

00:30Almost everything in the world is made of plastic.

00:34It's true that 9.5 billion tons of plastic is produced worldwide.

00:41But the problem is that the plastic we make is petroleum-based,

00:45or the one that is formed by burning fossil fuels,

00:51so it also has an impact on climate change.

00:54What if we can make eco-friendly plastic that is not made from fossil fuels?

01:00And it's easy to biodegrade.

01:02Is that possible with the help of bacteria?

01:06Let's go!

01:09That's BHA, short for polyhydroxyalkanoates.

01:14It's a type of biodegradable plastic that is formed by the fermentation of bacteria.

01:21The best part?

01:22BHA bioplastics can decompose in just a month.

01:27Developed by the Biomaterials and Environmental Engineering Laboratory of UP Los Banos,

01:32headed by Dr. JRS Ventura.

01:35BHA plays an innate property of bacteria.

01:40It's the only type of plastic that can be degraded in any kind of environment.

01:45Its properties are almost the same as our traditional plastics.

01:49From bacteria to plastic?

01:51Sounds promising!

01:53That's why its research and development received funding from DOST since 2017.

01:59We collect from waste, from sediment samples, from bodies of water.

02:05We have more than 300 species or strains of BHA-producing bacteria.

02:09The process of obtaining and proliferating BHA-producing bacteria begins.

02:14Under the microscope, the indicator that the bacteria has BHA should be purple.

02:22We have multiplied the extracted bacteria.

02:26Now, we will put it in the fermentation media to proliferate the BHA content.

02:38After a day, it will undergo extraction and purification.

02:43And the BHA will be used as raw material in various bioplastic products.

02:50From plastic bags to containers.

02:56Now, DOST gave us the opportunity to continue to scale it up.

03:01Dear friends, even if we don't change our needs for plastic,

03:05there are many ways to make it sustainable.

03:09For GMA Integrated News, I'm Martin Avier, changing the game!

Plastic na gawa sa isang uri ng bacteria, nabubulok sa loob ng isang buwan | 24 Oras

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