Biopolymers
MIT Makes Strides in Future of PHA-Based Biopolymers
Researchers identify key enzyme that can be tweaked to make it more industrially useful.
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Bill Gates Invests in Low-Carbon Plastics
Pioneer for the conversion of biomass into cellulosic sugar technology can now start to move from lab into commercial use.
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Metabolix Sells Bioplastics Business
With the sale of its 大象传媒 this month to food and bioengineering Korean giant CJ CheilJedang, Metabolix exits the bioplastics 大象传媒.
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SPI Bioplastics’ Inaugural Bioplastics Week
The first ever such event featured educational information, including infographics, reports and blog posts.
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K 2016 Preview: Materials & Additives
Driving the wide range of new developments in engineered plastics and additives are higher performance, safety, and sustainability.
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What You Should Know About Molding Wood-Plastic Composites
Originally targeted mainly for extrusion, new options for wood-plastic composites have been optimized to open doors for injection molding applications.
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Novel Catalyst For Cheaper Biodegradable Plastics
IBM Research and Stanford chemists come up with new chemical approaches to generate biodegradable plastics.
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Key Composting Standard to be Revised
ASTM is updating standard as more and more products become certified as compostable.
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Car Parts Made From Agave?
Ford and Jose Cuervo explore development of sustainable bioplastic.
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