date:Sep 05, 2012
d olive oils but this was only preliminary data and needs more work.
Scale-up
The next challenge is to do scale-up experiments, to enable the manufacture of bioplastics on an industrial level.
To get oil from a shop to do lab scale experiments to industrial scale demand depends on what it will be produced for. You might only need a contract with one or two restaurants.
Good quality polymers used for environmental applications are still more expensive but biodegradeable materials are environm