Question

What is a biodegradable plastic? Give an example.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Biodegradable plastics are plastics that can be decomposed by the action of living organisms, usually microbes, into water, carbon dioxide, and biomass. Biodegradable plastics are commonly produced with renewable raw materials, micro-organisms, petrochemicals, or combinations of all three.

Bio-based plastics

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) ...

Polylactic acid (PLA) ...

Starch blends. ...

Cellulose-based plastics. ...

Lignin-based polymer composites. ...

Polyglycolic acid (PGA) ...

Polybutylene succinate (PBS) ...

Polycaprolactone (PCL)

Answer 2

Explanation:

According to Bioplastics Guide, there are a few new fossil fuel plastics that can also be biodegradable. The most common ones are Polybutylene succinate (PBS), Polycaprolactone (PCL), Polybutyrate adipate terephthalate (PBAT) and Polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH/PVA).

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