Given the environmental impact of conventional plastic, bioplastics are profiled as an alternative to reduce their effects. Dr. Ivone Michel Wong Miramontes, from Cetys Campus Mexicali University, explains that these materials can be made with biopolymers such as starch, pectin and chitosan. Although they offer faster degradation, they still face challenges of resistance, durability, production and acceptance by industry and consumers The Biopla…
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Given the environmental impact of conventional plastic, bioplastics are profiled as an alternative to reduce their effects. Dr. Ivone Michel Wong Miramontes, from Cetys Campus Mexicali University, explains that these materials can be made with biopolymers such as starch, pectin and chitosan. Although they offer faster degradation, they still face challenges of resistance, durability, production and acceptance by industry and consumers The Biopla…