Biome Research Confirms Next-Generation Bioplastics Could Be Derived from Trees

Jay OwenNature/Biomimicry

A research project led by Biome Bioplastics, one of the UK’s leading developers of natural plastics, has demonstrated the feasibility of extracting organic chemicals from lignin — a complex hydrocarbon that helps to provide structural support in plants and trees — for the manufacture of bioplastics. The results stem from …