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Bioplastics: A Student's Guide

Bioplastics are a diverse group of materials that can be biobased, biodegradable, or both, with their properties and applications varying widely. Biobased materials derive from biomass like corn or sugarcane, while biodegradability involves microorganisms breaking down materials into natural substances. The advantages of bioplastics include reduced reliance on fossil resources and the potential for carbon neutrality, along with the added benefit of biodegradability for certain types.

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Bioplastics: A Student's Guide

Bioplastics are a diverse group of materials that can be biobased, biodegradable, or both, with their properties and applications varying widely. Biobased materials derive from biomass like corn or sugarcane, while biodegradability involves microorganisms breaking down materials into natural substances. The advantages of bioplastics include reduced reliance on fossil resources and the potential for carbon neutrality, along with the added benefit of biodegradability for certain types.

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COLEGIO DE BACHILLERES DEL ESTADO

DE MÉXICO
COBAEM PLANTEL 30 NEZAHUALCÓYOTL

PROJECT: Proyecto Transversal


"BIOPLASTICS"

Student's name: López Cisneros Aida Magaly

Teacher's name: Guillermo Said Isabela

Subject: English Group:201

Morning Shift
¿What is a Bioplastic's?

Bioplastics are a large family of different materials


Bioplastics are not just one single material. They comprise of a whole
family of materials with different properties and applications. According
to European Bioplastics, a plastic material is defined as a bioplastic if it is
either biobased, biodegradable, or features both properties.

Bioplastics are biobased, biodegradable, or both.

Biobased: The term ‘biobased’ means that the material or product is


(partly) derived from biomass (plants). Biomass used for bioplastics stems
from e.g. corn, sugarcane, or cellulose.

Biodegradable: Biodegradation is a chemical process during which


microorganisms that are available in the environment convert materials
into natural substances such as water, carbon dioxide, and compost
(artificial additives are not needed). The process of biodegradation
depends on the surrounding environmental conditions (e.g. location or
temperature), on the material and on the application.

‘Biobased’ does not equal ‘biodegradable’

The property of biodegradation does not depend on the resource basis of a


material but is rather linked to its chemical structure. In other words, 100
percent biobased plastics may be non-biodegradable, and 100 percent
fossil based plastics can biodegrade.

Benefits of bioplastics
Bioplastics are driving the evolution of plastics. There are two major
advantages of biobased plastic products compared to their conventional
versions: they save fossil resources by using biomass which regenerates
(annually) and provides the unique potential of carbon neutrality.
Furthermore, biodegradability is an add-on property of certain types of
bioplastics. It offers additional means of recovery at the end of a product’s
life.

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