Current Trend of Polymer Usage

Polylactic acid Production uses 30-50% less fossil energy and generates 50-70% less CO2 emissions than PBP. Competitive use of water with the best performing PBP, recyclable, compostable at temperatures above 60 C 

Cellulose and Lignin The biological degradation of lignin is lower than cellulose, compostable 

Source Reproduced with permission from Rosalia etal. (2012). 

There are various substitutes available for the conventional petroleum-based plastics, which are manufactured using renewable resources and are capable of biodegrading in some feed duration. Some of the most used substitutes can be listed as follows (Patni et al., 2012)  

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