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BIOPLASTIC

The

New Beginning

Plastic vs Bioplastic

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Bioplastics are made from renewable resources such sugar, potatoes and corn. The starches are then processed further with the addition of enzymes or fermentation. The polymers created are then formed into products. The waste cycle for these products is clean and efficient. Scientist have created this bioplastics to help with environmental problems and lead the society into a healthier movement by limiting the amount of plastic waste produced.

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Conventional plastic is made up of petroleum polymers that have been bonded and then molded with heat. Although some plastic is recycled, this is only 27% of produced plastics. The rest of the plastic ends up in landfills and oceans for hundreds of years, degrading slowly and damaging the waters that marine animals live in.

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Bioplastic

Plastic

-Starch-based plastics.

-Cellulose-based plastics.

-Protein-based plastics.

-Polylactic acid (PLA)

-Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate(PHB)

-Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)

-Polyamide 11 (PA 11)

-Bio-derived polyethylene.

-Polyethylene terephthalate (PET or PETE)

-High-density polyethylene (HDPE)

-Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)

-Low-density polyethylene (LDPE)

-Polypropylene (PP)

-Polystyrene (PS) (styrofoam)

Bioplastics are composed of polymers but, the oil is replaced with renewable resources. The resources used is the main different between bioplastic and plastic. Scientist are able to create different forms of bioplastic with additives, such as glycerin to make plastics more flexible.

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Plastic is made when scientist combine atoms of natural elements to create molecules, also known as monomers. Through polymerization, chemical bonds are formed between the monomers to create chains of polymers. The polymers are then bonded by heat and molded.

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