Biodegradable and Compostable Plastics: A Critical Perspective on the Dawn of their Global Adoption

Rosaria Ciriminna; Mario Pagliaro

doi:10.1002/open.201900272

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Biodegradable and Compostable Plastics: A Critical Perspective on the Dawn of their Global Adoption

ChemistryOpen 2019 87 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.

Rosaria Ciriminna, Mario Pagliaro

Summary

This review argues that the global adoption of biodegradable and compostable plastics derived from biomass is approaching an inflection point, with packaging as the first major application area and China and India expected to play pivotal roles in scaling the bioplastics industry.

The global adoption of biodegradable and compostable plastics obtained from biomass-derived monomers, we argue in this account, is now close to the inflection point. The first industrially significant impact will affect the packaging segment of the global chemical industry. In this process, China and India will play a pivotal role. Selected guidelines aiming to foster development of bioplastics industry in both developed and developing nations are provided.

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