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Bioplastics
Sustaining a Marine Environment
Suresh D. Pillai
Harnessing E-Beam and X-Ray Technologies to Clean, Heal, and Feed the World , and beyond…
Plastics Have Changed Our Lives!
Harnessing E-Beam and X-Ray Technologies to Clean, Heal, and Feed the World , and beyond…
The Reality Today…..
Harnessing E-Beam and X-Ray Technologies to Clean, Heal, and Feed the World , and beyond…
The Reality Today …..
Harnessing E-Beam and X-Ray Technologies to Clean, Heal, and Feed the World , and beyond…
THIS IS UNSUSTAINABLE
Harnessing E-Beam and X-Ray Technologies to Clean, Heal, and Feed the World , and beyond…
Everything is Interconnected!!
Food Safety & Food Quality
Environmental
Quality
Public Health Animal Health
ONE-HEALTH
Harnessing E-Beam and X-Ray Technologies to Clean, Heal, and Feed the World , and beyond…
Bioplastics – the Need is Urgent!
Polymer chains with Susceptible linkages
Environment (Soil, water, compost Marine, sediment)
CO2 + H2O + cell biomass
Microbial Degradation
Harnessing E-Beam and X-Ray Technologies to Clean, Heal, and Feed the World , and beyond…
The Need is Urgent
• High Performance and multi-functional plastics
• Plastics that can degrade in land and water
• Plastics made from agricultural wastes
Harnessing E-Beam and X-Ray Technologies to Clean, Heal, and Feed the World , and beyond…
Change is Already Taking Place !
Harnessing E-Beam and X-Ray Technologies to Clean, Heal, and Feed the World , and beyond…
Technology Driving Bioplastics
Electron Beam Technology
Harnessing E-Beam and X-Ray Technologies to Clean, Heal, and Feed the World , and beyond…
Bioplastic Industry ~ $ 3 billion
242
347
320
116
Bioplastics Demand (thousand metric tons)
North America
Western Europe
Asia/Pacific
Other Regions
Harnessing E-Beam and X-Ray Technologies to Clean, Heal, and Feed the World , and beyond…
Bioplastic Industry Growth Areas
46.3
45.1
4.9 3.5
Global Bioplastic Production Capacity (%)
Asia
South America
Europe
North America
European Bioplastics, 2013
500%
present
2016
Harnessing E-Beam and X-Ray Technologies to Clean, Heal, and Feed the World , and beyond…
Bioplastics will use only 0.006% of
global agricultural area
Size of an average cherry tomato to that of the Eiffel Tower!!!
Harnessing E-Beam and X-Ray Technologies to Clean, Heal, and Feed the World , and beyond…
Technology Transfer and Training are Key!
