“That’s when we came up with the idea that DNA endoreplication might be useful for breeding crop plants with enlarged organs,” offering more raw material for bioplastics, he explain ...

"Plastic is considered to be a bioplastic if it is made from renewable natural raw materials derived from biomass, natural or genetically modified organisms, or if it is biodegradable. There is a ...

A material is considered a bioplastic if it is partially or entirely manufactured from a renewable source, such as corn, sugarcane, cellulose, etc. In these cases, it does not necessarily have to be ...

Europe currently leads the world in bioplastics, accounting for 43% of global revenue in 2021. In addition, the raw materials for cellulose-derived bioplastics are typically cotton and wood pulp ...

This research team previously discovered that by fermenting a type of cyanobacteria (Synechocystis *1), glycogen in the cells is converted into compounds such as succinic acid and lactic acid, which ...

But this new bioplastic is more heat tolerant than aluminum and magnesium, so it can be combined with those metals to make car parts and building materials, according to the scientists.

Raw materials are extracted and manufactured ... compared conventional plastic utensils (plus cups and plates) with bioplastic alternatives. Though less sustainable than materials like bamboo ...