Plastic from plants, not petroleum
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The biotechnology and the processing ingenuity of 'Mother Nature' or plants is employed to produce bioplastics from plants such as corn, potatoes and sugarcane and in the cells of bacteria and other living organisms. Major companies and many other up-coming companies are keen on entering the microbial arena to produce and market compostable plastics.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 2006
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Supermarket chain uses compostable food containers
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Wild Oats Markets Inc. uses a corn-based resin to produce food containers that are biodegradable. Carbon is harvested from the plants which, combined with the resulting sugars, creates polylactide via fermentation and separation. This process also uses less fossil fuels than are used to make petroleum-based plastics.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 2003
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Biobased fabric composting trial
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A study was conducted on the use of agricultural products as raw materials for plastics manufacturing, instead of petroleum. The industries are responding positively for this and are examining in-vessel composting of polylactic acid (PLA) feedstocks.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 2006
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