From Lobster Shells to Plastic Objects: A Bioplastics Activity

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1882-1885

  Hudson, Reuben ^a   Glaisher, Samuel ^a,b   Bishop, Alexandra ^a,b   Katz, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a Health Services and Department of Biology   (United States)

^b Beyond Benign Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Elementary Middle School Science; General Public; Green Chemistry; Hands On Learning Manipulatives; High School Introductory Chemistry; Polymer Chemistry; Public Understanding Outreach

Indexed keywords

EID: 84946934950     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: 19381328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00108     Document Type: Article

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