While polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polycarbonate (PC) ranked last among 12 different petroleum- and biomass-based polymers evaluated by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, using green design principles and lifecycle assessment (LCA) tools, the research also finds that biopolymers aren’t necessarily cleaner than the oil-based polymers, reports 3BL Media. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) also ranked at […]
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