CEH: Biodegradable Polymers

Jun 2021. Biodegradable polymers, as defined in this report, are bio-based or synthetic polymers that undergo microbial decomposition to carbon dioxide and water in industrial compost facilities. A few of these polymers decompose in backyard compost bins or in soil, freshwater, or saltwater. Major biodegradable polymers include polylactic acid (PLA); polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), including polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) and related copolymers; cellulose diacetate; regenerated cellulose; copolyesters such as polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT) and polybutylene succinate adipate (PBSA); polybutylene succinate (PBS); polycaprolactone (PCL); polyglycolic acid (PGA); and starch compounds (mixtures of starch and other biodegradable polymers such as PBAT or PLA).

• Publish Date: 2021-06-30
• Chemical Focus: Renewables and Nutrition
• Number of Pages: 150
• Content Type: Report
• Delivery: Email with link to PDF file

• Global summary; regional coverage
• Producers with annual capacities and plant sites
• Consumption and five-year forecast by end-use application
• Price and production figures and trends
• Trade imports and exports

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