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since the material used is subjected to very rig-
orous environments and at the same time, there
is the necessity to use light materials. These
advanced plastics do not only enhance the ef-
ficiency of the product and its safety but also
help in saving energy through light weight vehi-
cles and aircrafts.
Recycling and Circular Economy
sustainable material. The regular plastics de-
rived from non-renewable sources like petro-
leum have been under a lot of criticism due to
its environmental impacts and high pollution lev-
els due to their non-degradable characteristics.
Moreover, now there are a plenty of new works
regarding the creation of bioplastics which origi-
nated from renewable sources like corn, sug-
arcane and even algae. Both these bioplastics
are claimed to be biodegradable, or composta-
ble which means that they have a much smaller
effect on global environment. Even there are Another important component that is going to
some developed materials that are capable to be covered in the subsequent part of the pa-
decompose faster in certain situations, that is per is the Plastics Technology 2. 0 is the shift,
why there is no problem with using plastics in towards a circular economy. In the linear econo-
both on-shore and off-shore facilities. my model, plastics are manufactured, used and
disposed of in the environment in the course of
Advanced Materials for Enhanced Perfor-
mance their lifecycle. But the new processes should be
geared towards the firm’s ability to recycle and
Other than sustainability, the following headed reuse certain material to reduce the waste flow.
the list of Plastics Technology 2. 0 is also con-
cerning the improvement of the plastic materi- New technologies are being invented to enable
al’s performances. The developments that have the recycling process of plastics to their basics
been observed in the polymer science include to form new plastics that are as good as new
the plastics which are stronger, more durable plastics derived from chemicals. This not only
and lighter than the conventional plastics. For helps to cut down the demand of fresh raw ma-
example, high performance polymer has been terials but also assist in solving the increasing
adopted in automobile and aircraft industries menace of plastic pollution.
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