Other work has explored polymer synthesis and surface modification to prepare new bioplastic structures that exhibit enhanced degradation. Traditional plastics present a unique societal challenge ...

A research group including doctoral candidate Brandi Martz is taking a look at the effects of cold rolling on sheet made from ...

But in Europe, the term is clearly defined -- a bioplastic is a polymer that is both biosourced and compostable, either in soil or industrially. Not all bioplastics completely degrade under ...

In Brazil, where 6.6 million tons of plastic was sold in 2018, there are no statistics available on the production or sale of bioplastics. The country, however, is one of the world’s biggest producers ...

Bioplastics close bioplasticPlastics from ... concerns related to the non-biodegradable properties of plastic polymers.

Bioplastics close bioplasticPlastics from ... concerns related to the non-biodegradable properties of plastic polymers.

Takuya Isono, who joined Satoh’s lab in 2014, is an expert in synthetic polymer chemistry. Together they have been finding ways to turn sugar into carbohydrate-based components for bioplastics.