Developed at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, the microbial strain is capable of producing nine types ...

Bio-based polymers are polymers produced from biological sources/renewable feedstock/biodegradable materials, offering a sustainable alternative to petroleum-based plastics. Currently representing ...

Asia is a vast market for biobased packaging. Part of this is down to the high economic growth rates on the continent. Now, regulation is another demand driver, with many Asian countries passing new ...

The chemical industry is undergoing a pivotal transformation as it moves toward greener, more sustainable practices.

While biodegradable plastics currently account for a half percent of the hundreds of millions of tons of plastic produced ...

Researchers in South Korea have successfully engineered a bio-based plastic using microorganisms as a sustainable alternative to conventional plastics. The new ...

Poly(ester amide) amide is a next-generation material that combines the advantages of PET (polyester) and nylon (polyamide), two widely used plastics. However, it could only be produced from fossil ...

“Irradiation can help reduce plastic waste volumes in two ways: by increasing the re-purposing of hard-to-recycle plastics into valuable products and by developing bio-based plastics to reduce ...