Common Applications of Bioplastics
A. Bioplastic Packaging: This is a Substitutional approach to packaging and is a genuine solution needed in the reduction of the use of regular plastics as bio-based polymers can compost fully at the end. The use of bioplastics for the manufacturers can be really easy as no exceptional equipment is needed because the packaging created from biopolymers can be manufactured using the Standard plastics processing technology.
B. Bioplastics for Consumer Electronics: The electronics industry has an outstanding opportunity with the use of bioplastics to upgrade their environmental suitability as they can be framed with related characteristics of conventional plastics without adjusting any machinery. As Bio-based are generally prepared at a temperature lesser than traditional products and the nature of electronics is more complicated than packaging, so poor temperature resistance issues have always arisen in the past. But the technology has made many developments in this area and making bioplastic an acceptable alternative.
C. Food Service: With the use of disposable cutlery and plates or thermoformed coffee cup lids, bioplastics are helping in minimizing the effect of waste on the environment.
Also, other industries such as Medical, Aerospace, Automotive, and cosmetics are switching to the use of Bioplastics to reduce the waste that conventional plastics are having on the environment.
Bioplastics: Application And Impact On Environment
Bioplastics are the kind of plastics that requires the use of renewable or organic resources such as vegetable oils and starches for their manufacturing. By 2025, petroleum used in the manufacturing of Bioplastics is expected to decrease by 15-20%.
Bioplastics can be made from renewable resources (Biobased), or they can break down naturally (Biodegradable), or maybe both. Carbon Dioxide produced by almost all the bioplastics is less than the usual plastics. They are not always wholly green. While biodegrading, some bioplastics can also produce carbon dioxide or monoxide. Under the right circumstances, some biodegradable plastics can take 180 days to break down.
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