Challenges and opportunities of biodegradable plastics: A mini review

Waste Management & Research - Tập 35 Số 2 - Trang 132-140 - 2017
Maja Rujnić‐Sokele1, Ana Pilipović1
1Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Tóm tắt

The concept of materials coming from nature with environmental advantages of being biodegradable and/or biobased (often referred to as bioplastics) is very attractive to the industry and to the consumers. Bioplastics already play an important role in the fields of packaging, agriculture, gastronomy, consumer electronics and automotive, but still they have a very low share in the total production of plastics (currently about 1% of the about 300 million tonnes of plastic produced annually). Biodegradable plastics are often perceived as the possible solution for the waste problem, but biodegradability is just an additional feature of the material to be exploited at the end of its life in specific terms, in the specific disposal environment and in a specific time, which is often forgotten. They should be used as a favoured choice for the applications that demand a cheap way to dispose of the item after it has fulfilled its job (e.g. for food packaging, agriculture or medical products). The mini-review presents the opportunities and future challenges of biodegradable plastics, regarding processing, properties and waste management options.

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Waste Management & Research

Tập 35 Số 2

132-140

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