bioplastic
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Adjective[edit]
bioplastic (uncountable)
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
bioplastic (plural bioplastics)
- 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[edit]
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]
Translations[edit]
polymer
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “Terminology for biorelated polymers and applications (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)”, in Pure and Applied Chemistry, volume 84, number 2, 2012 January 11, : “Bioplastic is misleading because it suggests that any polymer derived from biomass is environmentally friendly.”