Tag: bioplastic

Breaking Down Biodegradable: UF Scientist Creates Guide to Bioplastics

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
November 20, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The term “bioplastics” describes plastics made of a biological source, as opposed to traditional plastics made of petroleum. But as products using bioplastics increasingly become fixtures on store shelves, consumers ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Biodegradable, Bioplastic, Compostable, Florida Sea Grant, Maia McGuire, Plastic, UF/IFAS Extension Flagler County, UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant Agents

UF, Buckeye dedicate ethanol production facility in Perry

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 10, 2012

Caption at bottom. Click here for high-resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Many building dedications feature a ribbon-cutting; this one included a front-end loader ceremoniously dumping a scoopful of pulverized sugarcane stalks. It was ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Adam Putnam, Bernie Machen, Biofuel, Bioplastic, Biorefinery, Buckeye Technologies, Debbie Mayfield, Ethanol, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jack Payne, John Crowe, Lonnie Ingram, Perry, Pilot Plant, Stan Mayfield, University Of Florida

UF develops method to make plastic from discarded plant material

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 31, 2011

Cutline at bottom. Click here for high-resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Plastic may compete with paper in the grocery line, but it doesn’t have to compete with the world’s food supply, according to University of Florida researchers. They’ve ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Conservation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Bacillus Coagulans, Bioplastic, Ingram, Ou, Plastic, Shanmugam

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