Advanced Electronic Materials: Volume 10, Issue 7, July 2024: Edible Electronic Components Made from Recycled Food Waste.
Milan R. Radovanović, Goran M. Stojanović, Mitar Simić, Dragana Suvara, Lazar Milić, Sanja Kojić, Biljana D. Škrbić.
From Food Waste to Electronic Components
This cover image illustrates the manufacturing process of functional electronic components from food residues, such as banana peel, for potential application in intraoral sensing. In article number 2300905, Goran M. Stojanovic with co-workers describes the procedure how to transform food waste, i.e. dried peels from lemon, orange, grapefruit, apple, banana, carrot, and potato, into powder for the creation of substrates for fabrication of capacitors and LC resonant circuits. This article contributes to the field of edible and biodegradable electronics. Learn more, here.
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Seeing the project’s research work highlighted like this is very rewarding and an accomplishment. It validates the long hours in the labs and shows we’re on the right track to make a real impact. We’ve developed a way to turn food waste into electronic components. That’s right – those orange and apple peels could become part of your next gadget. This breakthrough opens up amazing possibilities for sustainable electronics and reducing e-waste. It’s a small step towards a greener future for tech. Acknowledgements to the authors and colleagues who help us in creating this achievement.