It's Time to Get to Know Your Way Around Bioplastics

摘要

Materials known for their bio-based content include polyamides, or nylons, that are wholly or partly bio-derived, such as nylon 11 and nylon 610, both available from multiple sources. There are also renewably sourced TPEs such as Pearlthane Eco TPUs from Merquinsa (merquinsa.com), Versaflex BIO and OnFlex BIO from PolyOne (polyone.com), Hytrel RS copolyesters from DuPont (plastics.dupont.com), and Pebax Rnew polyether block amides from Arkema (arkema.com).