| Toyota, Sony, Fujitsu Push Bioplastics |
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One of these days you may be able to have your notebook PC and eat it too. There’s a dramatic move under way to develop plastics that use plants as feedstocks. Engineering versions of these plastics, at least for now, also contain traditional petrochemical feedstocks in order to maintain stiffness, durability and other properties needed for technical applications. Of course they’re not edible, but they can stand up to the shock of a drop test. Bioplastics come from plant sources such as hemp oil, soy bean oil and corn starch. They first came into vogue about 15 years ago as a proposed solution to solid waste problems until an “urban archaeologist” named William L. Rathje from the University of Arizona reported that waste does not degrade in a properly designed landfill. In fact, just the opposite is desired to keep toxic materials from leaching into aquifers. Click here to read more: http://www.designnews.com/article/CA6426809.html
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