Scientists at the Kyungpook Institute of Science and Technology in Daegu, South Korea, have found a way to make thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) with 97 percent bio-based content. It is made using biomass monomers instead of petroleum-based materials.
This TPU is made from sebacic acid polyeste...
Does California ban plastic bags?
In the past, California has distributed more than 30 billion single-use plastic takeout bags every year. Back in 2014, California was the first state to enact a ban on single-use plastic bags.
California enacted Senate Bill 270 in 2014, which aims to reduce pla...
Recently, RyPax, a paper molding company, and CelluComp, a sustainable materials company, partnered to develop an all-fiber bottle with a biodegradable and bio-based inner coating, which has been dubbed the "cracker" of paper bottle packaging.
The bottles are made from a new pulp fibe...
August 23, 2023 - The European BioICEP project, led by Spanish plastics technology center AIMPLAS, has made significant progress.
AIMPLAS converts synthetic plastics into biodegradable bioplastics through a microwave and reactive extrusion based approach, a result that holds great promise for t...
Riman Korea, a Korean cosmetics brand, combines CJ Biomaterials' patented PHA technology with PLA for the packaging of high-end skin care products, totaling 5.4 million products per year.
PLA-PHA bioplastic packaging to be used in Riman Korea
CJ Biomaterials Korea announced on August 23, 2...
Under the background of "carbon neutrality", the sustainable development of plastics has become a hot topic in the industry, and bio-based materials have attracted much attention because of their recyclable characteristics. Bio-based plastics refer to plastics whose processing raw mat...
In the forest, some fungi attach themselves to trees, eating the wood and releasing carbon dioxide. A new study recently found that they would even eat plastic if there was no wood to eat!
This plastic-eating fungus is a white rot fungus that can use specific enzymes to break down lignin. Ligni...
Polylactic acid (PLA) is a common bio-based polymer material, which is used in the preparation of wound dressings due to its excellent biodegradability, biosafety and easy modification. In addition to pure PLA (structure as in Fig. 1a) which has been used in wound dressing research, common PLA-...
The EU said it has now begun an investigation into whether biodiesel from Indonesia is circumventing EU tariffs through China and the UK.
The EU is the third largest destination for Indonesian palm oil products and an important market for Indonesian biodiesel made from palm oil. Indonesia is th...
Recently, Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), Suntory Holdings Limited and ENEOS have reached an agreement to distribute bio-based materials using a mass balance methodology to create a supply chain for sustainable PET bottles derived from biomass, such as used cooking oil.
The mass balance approach e...
