bioplastic

English

Etymology

bio- +‎ plastic

Noun

bioplastic (plural bioplastics)

  1. Any form of synthetic polymer, similar to normal plastic, made from renewable biomass sources such as plant sugars, starches, or oils, rather than from petroleum.
    Synonym: biobased polymer
    Coordinate term: biopolymer
    • 2012, Alfred Rudin; Phillip Choi, The Elements of Polymer Science and Engineering, Academic Press, →ISBN, page 521:
      A bioplastic can be defined as a polymer that is manufactured into a commercial product from a natural source or renewable resource. A bioplastic can be biodegradable, but a biodegradable plastic does not mean the material was derived fully or in part from a biological source.

Usage notes

The organization IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) discourages the use of bioplastic and recommends that the term biobased polymer be used instead.[1]

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References
  1. “Terminology for biorelated polymers and applications (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)”, in Pure and Applied Chemistry, volume 84, issue 2, 2012-01-11, →DOI: “Bioplastic is misleading because it suggests that any polymer derived from biomass is environmentally friendly.”

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