Description

This Industrial Bioprocessing TOE depicts trends across biodegradation of plastics. The TOE focuses on important innovations in biodegradable plastics covering additives that enhance biodegradability of plastics, cost-efficient technologies that degrade plastics, and microorganisms that enhance biodegradation of plastics. The corresponding patent scenario is depicted, along with the industry interactions.

The Industrial Bioprocessing TechVision Opportunity Engine (TOE) provides intelligence on technologies, processes and strategic insights of industries involving bioprocessing, including innovations in the development and production of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, alternative fuels, chemical feedstocks, food and beverages, and consumer products.

The Chemicals and Advanced Materials cluster tracks research and innovation trends and developments across specialty chemicals, plastics, polymers, chemicals, bio-chemicals, metals, coatings, thinfilms, surface treatments, composites, alloys, oil and gas, fuel additives, fibers, and several other related technologies and its impact and application across industries.

Keywords: Plastics, biodegradation, solid wastes, compostable thermoplastic resins, microbes, bacteria, soil nitrification