Treatment plants in the United States process about 34 billion gallons of wastewater every day, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. But conventional treatment products that contain ...

Washington-based startup Tidal Vision upcycles discarded crab shells to produce chitosan — a positively charged biopolymer with myriad applications in sustainable water treatment, textile production, ...

At summertime backyard feasts, crab shells are just a barrier between hunger and satisfaction. Marylanders smash the crustaceans’ protective casings with wooden mallets, pick out the tasty meat and ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Chitin and its derivative chitosan are natural polymers found in crustaceans and elsewhere in nature.

MARYLAND, Md. - Scientists at the University of Maryland have discovered a new way to use crustacean shells for batteries. When we sit down for the time honored tradition in Maryland that is a crab ...