Will superwolves save humanity? – Revolution in the processing industry …

According to researchers, the type of plastic-fed insect larvae can help to radically improve the development of the waste recycling industry from this material.

According to the BBC, Australian scientists say that a type of worm that loves plastic food can revolutionize the recycling industry.

Zophobas morio, better known as a superworm, has been found to be able to live on a diet made of polystyrene, a plastic raw material.

According to scientists, this type of worm can be digested by an enzyme in the plastic intestine.

One of the researchers conducting the study, Dr. Chris Rinke thinks the discovery could revolutionize recycling.

“Superwolves are like small recycling factories,” Rinke said. After chewing and grinding the polystyrene, they pass it on to the bacteria in their intestines as food.

In this study, researchers at the University of Queensland fed three different types of worms on a different diet for 3 weeks. As a result, polystyrene-fed worm species have been observed to gain weight.

The research team found that several enzymes in the gut’s gut could break down and dissolve polystyrene and styrene.

Polystyrene and styrene are often found in products such as car parts and insulation materials.

At the same time, the researchers note that based on the results of the study, at this stage it is not planned to create giant superworm fields for recycling purposes.

Instead, there are greater hopes that the enzyme in the worms’ intestines will be discovered and mass-produced for recycling.

According to a study published in the journal Microbial Genomics, a more promising method is to first break up plastic material mechanically and then process it by absorbing the enzyme.

“The products of this reaction can then be processed by other microbes to produce valuable materials such as bioplastics,” said Dr. Rinke.

Some other studies in the past have shown that certain types of worms can digest polystyrene.

However, the latest study is one step ahead of the rest, says Colin Jackson, a research professor at the Australian National University.

“This study helps us understand how the enzyme in the intestines of superworms digests plastic materials at the molecular level,” said Professor Jackson.

According to him, the same principle can be applied in the recycling industry.

The ability of bacteria and fungi to break down plastics has also been studied in a number of other scientific studies.

However, many are skeptical that such technologies can be profitable in the recycling industry.

“It is always difficult to put the results of such research into practice on an industrial scale,” said Professor Jackson.