1C2MA - Centre des Matériaux des Mines d'Alès (École des Mines d'Alès / Centre des Matériaux des Mines d'Alès
6 Avenue de Clavières
30319 ALES cedex
Téléphone : +33 4 66 78 50 00
Par courrier électronique : c2ma@mines-ales.fr - France)
IMT - MINES ALES - IMT - MINES ALES (IMT - Mines Ales École des Mines
Site de Clavières : 6 avenue de Clavières, 30319 Alès Cedex
Site de Croupillac : Rue Jules Renard, 30100 Alès
Site de Pau : Hélioparc (bâtiment Einstein 1), 2 avenue du Président-Pierre-Angot, 64053 Pau Cedex 9 - France)
Abstract : Environmental concerns arising from the limits to the waste management of plastics have entailed a strong development of biobased and biodegradable polymers for a wide range of applications. Tailoring new plastics and composites within a perspective of sustainable development aims to create an environmentally safe alternative to oil based polymer materials. Different categories of these polymers can be distinguished according to their complete or only partial renewable character as well as their ability to biodegrade.