Metabolix Bio Plastics
The idea of bio-based plastics has been around for some time. The idea is to use a renewable material, like corn, in place of petroleum based raw materials. Corn and other bio raw materials are abundantly available in the US - where petroleum is not ...
"Metabolix patented technologies combine bioscience and nature to deliver sustainable solutions for the world's need in plastics, chemicals, and energy with unequaled environmental benefits.
"Mirel is a new family of high performance, biobased plastics that are sustainable and totally biodegradable. Made from corn sugar, ... appropriate for a wide variety of conversion processes and applications.
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Do you know the definitions of biodegradable plastic and biobased materials?
"Biodegradable Plastic - ... the degradation results from the action of naturally occurring microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, and algae."
"Biobased - A product determined by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to be a commercial or industrial product (other than food or feed) that is composed, in whole or in significant part, of biological products or renewable domestic agricultural materials (including plant, animal, and marine materials) or forestry materials."
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