Additional Features

Biodegradable Film

Definitions and Terms
Material Types and Sources

Thermoplastic starches have a starch (amylose) content greater than 70% and are based on gelatinized vegetable starch and, with the use of specific plasticising solvents, can produce thermoplastic materials with good performance properties and inherent biodegradability.

Polymers with ester groups in their backbone chains. All polyesters degrade eventually, with hydrolysis being the dominant mechanism. Degradation rates range from weeks for aliphatic polyesters (e.g. polyhydroxyalkanaoates) to decades for aromatic polyesters (e.g. PET)

Starch-based polymers which are blended with high-performance polymers, such as polyesters to achieve the necessary performance properties for different applications.

Sources of raw material from which plastics may be produced which are able to be replaced by new growth.