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Rice bran—source for antimicrobial, biodegradable food packaging film

Rice bran is a plentiful agricultural byproduct that is often underused, but research from the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station shows it could be a source of biodegradable food packaging with built-in antibacterial properties.

Rice bran—source for antimicrobial, biodegradable food packaging film
Image: Phys.org
Rice bran is a plentiful agricultural byproduct that is often underused, but research from the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station shows it could be a source of biodegradable food packaging with built-in antibacterial properties.

Originally published at Phys.org

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