biodegradable plastics Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 01 Aug 2018 17:56:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Biodegradable Plastics Market Is Forecasted To Grow https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biodegradable-plastics-market-is-forecasted-to-grow-20180801/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biodegradable-plastics-market-is-forecasted-to-grow-20180801/#respond Wed, 01 Aug 2018 17:56:05 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=66615 Biodegradable plastics are a billion dollar growing industry that is pushed by the increased regulations and bans against plastic bags and other single-use plastic items. The demand for biodegradable plastics worldwide is growing as more people become concerned about plastic waste.    These plastics are bio-based or fossil-fuel-based chemical compositions that are able to decompose, […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biodegradable-plastics-market-is-forecasted-to-grow-20180801/feed/ 0 66615 Biodegradable and Recyclable Plastics from Pine Sap https://www.greenoptimistic.com/pine-sap-recyclable-plastics-20130226/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/pine-sap-recyclable-plastics-20130226/#respond Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:53:17 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=34072 Since pine sap is made of compounds similar to those in petroleum, they can be chemically modified using polymerization so that plastics which have biodegradable characteristics can be produced. With the harmful effects of pollution becoming more and more evident, researchers are investigating alternatives to materials made with petroleum. University of South Carolina’s Chuanbing Tang […]

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