as much as 10 percent of car parts that are made typically from petroleum plastics can now be made from soy-based polyurethane foams or bioplastic.#
#In fact, the 2011 Ford fiesta uses bioplastic not only in soft foam seats but also for hard plastic surfaces like the dashboard.
and are eager to bring PHA bioplastics to market. This unique approach addresses challenges that have derailed previous attempts at PHA commercialization.
These sugars can serve as the starting material for producing bio-based products like bioplastics and bio-ethanol.
Plants with a lower amount of lignin or with lignin that is easier to break down can be a real benefit for biofuel and bioplastics production.
The shift to more environmentally friendly bioplastics has been challenging and expensive. Athanassiou's team wanted to find a simple less costly way to make the transition.
This opens up possibilities for replacing some of the non-degrading polymers with the present bioplastics obtained from agro-waste the researchers conclude.
A conventional plastic container and nine types of biocontainers (bioplastic coir manure peat bioplastic sleeve slotted rice hull solid rice hull straw and wood fiber) were included in the life cycle
which were getting bioplastics. Dr. Wool from the University Delaware said the industry is moving like gangbusters toward a time
has now been put to use as sustainable bioplastic. Sustainable plastic manufacturer Cereplast announced that it can turn algae into a sustainable bioplastic resin,
to be put to use in water bottles, plasticware and other applications. The company, which already manufactures plastic from corn, potatoes,
as well as bioplastics, said Frederic Scheer, founder and CEO of Cereplast, in a statement. However, for our algae-based resins to be successful,
Cereplast's algae-based bioplastic is still under development, but the company expects to make commercial algae bioplastic resin available by the end of next year.
If a major company were to adopt the new material --which hopefully is at a cost that is competitive with traditional materials--you might find your beverages delivered in green,
which is made partially of  corn-based bioplastic. More stories about algae and alternative fuels on Smartplanet:
like bioplastics. For instance, if consumers don t know to separate compostable food packaging from other landfill waste,
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