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Wood component yields useful plastics — without the health risks

Lignin and a catalyst allow for green and efficient production of alternatives to bisphenol A.
Nalgene brand water bottles, with BPAs, hang on display at an outdoor supply store on April 16, 2008 in Arcadia, California

Many water bottles and other plastic products include traces of bisphenol A, which some research has linked with health problems. Credit: David McNew/Getty

Newly developed chemical compounds could provide safe and sustainable alternatives to bisphenol A — a common building block of plastics1.

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Nature 621, 233 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02717-z

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  1. Trullemans, L. et al. Nature Sustain. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01201-w (2023).

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