Manufacturing Industry
DoCoMo, Sony make cell phone from plant-based plastic.(Plastics and polymers)
New Materials Japan, June, 2005
NTT DoCoMo Inc and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Japan Inc say they have jointly created the first mobile phone that is made from a plastic derived from plants.
The handset is made from a plant-based plastic developed by Sony Corp. Starches and sugars are fermented and chemically bonded to create the substance, with corn as the other ingredient. The resulting resin comprises around 60% of the outer surface area of the phone's case and battery cover. The portion made from the plant-based plastic weighs roughly 22 g.
Manufacturing the phone, which is the first of its kind in the world, does not involve the use of oil as a raw material.
If commercialized, the plastic could help conserve resources and reduce carbon dioxide emissions, the...
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