Are Bioplastics "Green" Plastics?

Environmental Impact of Polymers

Volumn 9781848216211, Issue , 2014, Pages 91-107

  Talon, Olivier ^a  

^a MATERIA NOVA RESEARCH CENTER   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bioplastics; Green chemistry; Lifecycle assessment (LCA); Plastics

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMERS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE; REINFORCED PLASTICS;

BIO-PLASTICS; GREEN PLASTICS; GREEN-CHEMISTRY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFECYCLE ASSESSMENT; LITERATURE REVIEWS; PROPERTY; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REFERENCE FRAMEWORKS;

SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY;

EID: 84926402617     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118827116.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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