of electronic waste is a ever growing problem,
make
the housing of an electronic product and its circuit board from a type of
biodegradable and fully water-soluble plastic,
the outer container is given a thin waterproof coating on the outside to protect
it from moisture, but when its housing is opened and the whole thing is
submerged in water, it completely dissolves in six to eight hours,
leaving all of the electrical bits to be collected and recycled, Pentaform co-founders Samuel Wangsaputra and Joon Sang Lee
came up with Aquafade out of frustration with both e-waste and biodegradable
plastics, Wangsaputra's inspiration for Aquafade came from an everyday
source: dishwasher detergent pods. Aquafade is made from the same type of
synthetic polymer, called polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH), but used in bulk rather
than as a thin film, Pentaform's vision for Aquafade is to both license the material
to other companies and to release their own products, they have a head start on
the product, having previously designed and released a device called the Abacus
computer that they now intend to update with Aquafade in place of recycled ABS
plastic, what a neat idea to solve what is becoming a bigger problem every year.
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