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working towards a suistanable future (biodegradable materials and products…
working towards a suistanable future
biodegradable materials and products
definition (biodegradable):Biodegradable plastics are plastics that can be broken down by microbes into water, carbon dioxide, and biomass. Biodegradable plastics are produced with renewable raw materials, micro-organisms, petrochemicals, or combinations of all of them
materials
paper board
Paperboard is a thick paper-based material. While there is no rigid differentiation between paper and paperboard and although not instantly, cardboard and paper will decompose eventually
Polypropylene carbonate
a co-polymer of carbon dioxide and polypropylene oxide, is a thermoplastic material
pulp
Pulp is a lignocellulosic fibrous material prepared by chemically or mechanically separating cellulose fibers from wood, fiber crops, waste paper, or rags. Many kinds of paper are made from wood with nothing else mixed into them. an example is toilet paper
Digestate
Digestate is the material remaining after the anaerobic digestion of a biodegradable feed stock
Biopolymer
Bio-polymers are polymers produced by living organisms; in other words, they are polymeric bio molecules. Bio-polymers contain monomeric units that are covalently bonded to form larger structures.
examples of products
straws
food packaging
paper cups
phone cases
plastic bags
sustainability
Definition: the ability to maintain things at a certain rate or level
Example: the ability of water providing company to be able to keep water supply working in seasons and periods of time where it hasn't rained and that the water supplying company will be able to get and collect water all year round.
renewable energy
examples of renewable energy products and structures
solar panels
hydro electric dams
windmills
geothermal plants
problems with renewable energy
not very reliable as the sources like wind can vary on a day to day basis
efficiency is much lower than non-renewable energy
what is renewable energy
Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources, which are naturally replenished on a human timescale, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat.