title: Biodegradable and bio-based polymers: future prospects of eco-friendly plastics.
abstract: Currently used plastics are mostly produced from petrochemical products, but there is a growing demand for eco-friendly plastics. The use of bio-based plastics, which are produced from renewable resources, and biodegradable plastics, which are degraded in the environment, will lead to a more sustainable society and help us solve global environmental and waste management problems.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Science of Polymeric Materials, Department of Biomaterial Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657 (Japan). atiwata@mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Tadahisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iwata
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D010969:Plastics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011108:Polymers / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010969:Plastics; D011108:Polymers
keywords: bio-based plastics; biodegradable plastics; polymers