But most plant-derived bioplastics are made from starch, which has fewer bonds between its glucose building blocks than cellulose, meaning it is easier to break down into useful forms. Starch ...

The fact that cellulose, starch and glycogen can be converted into esters without altering the degree of polymerization, and can be reconverted into the original substances, as shown by molecular ...

One company trying to change this is Biome Bioplastics, which has developed a fully compostable and recyclable cup using natural materials such as potato starch, corn starch, and cellulose ...

Bioplastics are made from renewable biological sources such as corn starch, sugarcane or potato starch. And there’s real growth potential and money to be made in this niche. The global market ...

Professor Iwata Tadahisa et al. of the University of Tokyo have developed an innovative high performance bioplastics from various polysaccharides obtained from natural biomass or by enzymatic ...