Bio-based products are those derived wholly or partly from materials of biological origin (plants, animals, enzymes, and microorganisms including bacteria, fungi, and yeasts). From everyday products to cutting-edge technological innovations, bio-based products are revolutionizing industries and paving the way for a more sustainable economy.
Bio-based products offer numerous benefits for the economy, society and the environment. They drive innovation to address some of society’s pressing challenges, including climate mitigation and adaptation, and the transition to a more circular and resilient economy and green industry. Bio-based products reduce reliance on fossil-based resources such as crude oil, natural gas and coal.
For example, bio-based chemicals are used in a variety of industries, including cosmetics, paints, lubricants and adhesives. They can be based on lignin (a type of natural polymer found in the cells of terrestrial plants, making up 20 percent to 30 percent of a tree's composition) and can be used as phenolic resins for wood products, dispersants and surfactants for paints and coatings, or thermoplastic materials for composites.
In industrial processes, bio-based enzymes are used to produce chemical building blocks, detergents, pulp, and paper, textiles, and other products. Higher process efficiencies can be achieved by using fermentation and biocatalysis instead of traditional chemical synthesis. This reduces energy and water consumption and reduces toxic waste. Because they are derived from renewable raw materials such as plants, bio-based products can help reduce carbon dioxide and offer other benefits such as lower toxicity or new product features (e.g., biodegradable plastic materials).
Insulation material used in construction can be made from agricultural waste and fungi. Microbial cells and enzymes can be used to produce bio-based plastics (biodegradable or non-biodegradable) and to recycle such bio-based polymers in packaging, agriculture and other industries. Eucalyptus cellulose can even be used to produce bio-based and biodegradable glitter.
In recent years, new bio-based polymers produced from wood or algae or fermented agricultural and food residues have been used to produce new sustainable textile fibers.
Some companies are developing wood (refined lignin)-based batteries with a scalable model for commercial production.
Laundry detergents containing enzymes reduce energy consumption and costs for consumers by allowing laundry to be washed at lower temperatures.
Plant, algae or vegetable-based inks, such as soy, rice, corn or flaxseed, can be non-toxic alternatives to fossil-based inks that are easier to recycle.
Major types of biodegradability tests include:
In short, bio-based products are products derived from plants and other renewable agricultural, marine and forestry materials, as opposed to non-renewable materials such as petroleum.
Among the numerous testing, measurement, analysis and evaluation studies that our organization has carried out for businesses in various sectors, it also provides bio-based content testing services with its trained and expert staff and advanced technological equipment.
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