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PRODUCTS > MATERIALS > BIOPLASTICS

Preferred term

BIOPLASTICS  

Definition

  • A FORM OF PLASTICS DERIVED FROM PLANT SOURCES SUCH AS HEMP OIL, SOY BEAN OIL AND CORN STARCH RATHER THAN TRADITIONAL PLASTICS WHICH ARE DERIVED FROM PETROLEUM

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History note

  • TERM CREATED OCTOBER 2006

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Definition source

  • WIKIPEDIA

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/67ea70f4-f474-4668-90f5-b4e05a7dc317

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