ISSN: 0970-938X (Print) | 0976-1683 (Electronic)
An International Journal of Medical Sciences
Usman Khan Niazi
Kcomber Inc, China
Posters & Accepted Abstracts : Biomed Res
DOI: 10.4066/biomedicalresearch-C4-011
As of 2015, there were mainly six types of biodegradable plastics being produced in China, namely polylactic acid (PLA), polybutylene succinate (PBS), polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), starch-based materials, polypropylene carbonate (PPC) and polycaprolactone (PCL). Currently in China, these biodegradable plastics are mainly applied in packing materials, agricultural film, and 3D printing. The increasing demand from these fields has become a main force driving the development of the Chinese biomaterial industry. For example, in 2015, due to the prohibition of disposable plastic bags in Jilin Province, there was a greater demand for biodegradable packing materials, and in response, many Chinese producers had increased their capacity of PLA. At present, the major factor that hinders the development of biodegradable plastics in China is the high price, the average of which is 2-5 times as much as general-purpose plastics. For example, although starched-based material is the cheapest amongst the six biodegradable plastics, it’s more expensive than polyethylene (PE), a kind of general-purpose plastic.
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