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Designing and Synthesizing Materials with Appropriate Lifetimes

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Glossary

Biobased:

Composed of or derived from a biological resource, specifically in this context a polymer or material that is either a polymer produced in nature or a polymer or material that is prepared from monomers derived from a bioresource

Biodegradable:

A material or substance that can be degraded by enzymes present in the environment as a consequence of the existence of living organisms

Biopolymer:

A polymer produced by plants or animals in nature, usually, but not specifically naturally occurring

Circular economy:

An economic model built on the concept of cycles where the earth is considered to be a as a closed and circular system with limited capacity to assimilate wastes or pollutants; in this context wastes are a resource and manufacturing loops should be as small as possible, i.e., should require the least energy input and retain the highest value; resources cycle in closed loops, including in biological and technical “nutrient” loops

End-of-life fate:

The fate of a...

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Scott, J.L., Johns, M.A. (2018). Designing and Synthesizing Materials with Appropriate Lifetimes. In: Meyers, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2493-6_1016-1

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