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Bio-plastics could almost completely replace petroleum plastics

Aside from fuels, one of the biggest uses of petroleum is in the production of polymer materials like plastics. Just as automakers have attempted to reduce the use of petroleum-based fuels, researchers are also working on reducing the other dino juice applications. One of the best known applications of bio-plastics to date is the soy-foam seats used by Ford that debuted in the 2008 Mustang. The new foam cushioning material has since been added to other cars in the lineup. A new study from Utrecht University in the Netherlands indicates ... Read more →

Toyota will use "ecological plastics" in new Prius interior Sam Abuelsamid

When the new Prius debuts next month at the Detroit Auto Show, its interior will feature significant use of so-called "ecological plastics." These are polymer materials derived from biomass oils ...

Reducing GHG emissions by producing bioplastics alongside ethanol Sam Abuelsamid

Aside from metals such as iron, steel and aluminum, perhaps the most common material in cars is plastic. Most of the plastic made today is derived from petroleum. Besides the raw materials used, a ...

Mazda working on cellulosic biomass based plastic Sam Abuelsamid

Ford has been developing lots of different materials from renewable sources including the soyfoam that they introduced in the Mustang seats for 2008. Now Ford's Japanese affiliate Mazda has kicked off ...

Polytechnic University researcher makes bioplastics that turn into biodiesel Sebastian Blanco

A professor at Polytechnic University, Dr. Richard Gross, has developed a fuel-latent bioplastic, that is, a plastic made from vegetable oils where the fuel capability remains "hidden" until the ...

Bio-plastics could almost completely replace petroleum plastics 1 day ago on Autoblog Green

Aside from fuels, one of the biggest uses of petroleum is in the production of polymer materials like plastics. Just as automakers have attempted to reduce the use of petroleum-based fuels, researchers are also working on reducing the other dino juice applications. One of the best known ...

Toyota will use "ecological plastics" in new Prius interior 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

When the new Prius debuts next month at the Detroit Auto Show, its interior will feature significant use of so-called "ecological plastics." These are polymer materials derived from biomass oils rather than petroleum. Toyota had its first application of bioplastics in the Japanese market Raum ...

Reducing GHG emissions by producing bioplastics alongside ethanol 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Aside from metals such as iron, steel and aluminum, perhaps the most common material in cars is plastic. Most of the plastic made today is derived from petroleum. Besides the raw materials used, a lot pf greenhouse gases are produced in the processing of plastics. Bio-materials have been a major ...

Mazda working on cellulosic biomass based plastic 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Ford has been developing lots of different materials from renewable sources including the soyfoam that they introduced in the Mustang seats for 2008. Now Ford's Japanese affiliate Mazda has kicked off a new research program with hometown school Hiroshima University to develop a new type of plastic. ...

Polytechnic University researcher makes bioplastics that turn into biodiesel 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

A professor at Polytechnic University, Dr. Richard Gross, has developed a fuel-latent bioplastic, that is, a plastic made from vegetable oils where the fuel capability remains "hidden" until the plastic is converted into biodiesel. His prize: a $2.34 million award from the Defense Advanced Research ...


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