Playing with corn.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Herger, Roger; Hubacek, Ivo
- Source
- Speciality Chemicals. Jan2014, Vol. 34 Issue 1, p24-25. 2p.
- Subject
- BIODEGRADABLE plastics
ALKYL ethers
MONOMERS
POLYMERS
HEAT resistant materials
SHOCK absorbers
- Language
- ISSN
- 0262-2262
The article provides information on the nature of bioplastics using isosorbide building block and the market it serves. The structural nature of isosorbide, its derivatives such as the dalkyl ether imethyl isosorbide (DMI) and applications such as a monomer building block for polymers and as heat- and shock-resistant materials, are explained. The ideal characteristics of companies that can collaborate to develop better technology are discussed.