Tennakoon Pipuni, Chandika Pathum, Yi Myunggi, Jung Won-Kyo
Division of Smart Healthcare, Major of Biomedical Engineering and New-senior Healthcare Innovation Center (BK21 Plus), Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Republic of Korea.
Marine Integrated Biomedical Technology Center, The National Key Research Institutes in Universities, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Republic of Korea.
iScience. 2023 Mar 15;26(4):106404. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106404. eCollection 2023 Apr 21.
The manufacturing and consumption of plastic products have steadily increased over the past decades due to rising global demand, resulting not only in the depletion of petroleum resources but also increased environmental pollution due to the non-biodegradable nature of conventional plastics. Moreover, despite being introduced into the market as an alternative to conventional petroleum-based plastics, biobased plastics are mainly manufactured from agricultural crop-based sources, which has negative impacts on the environment and the livelihoods of people. Marine-derived bioplastics are becoming a promising and cost-effective solution to the rising demand for plastic products. The physicochemical, biological, and degradation properties of marine-derived bioplastics have made them promising substances for many applications. However, more research is required for their large-scale implementation. Therefore, this review summarizes the raw materials of marine-derived bioplastics such as algae, animals, and microorganisms, as well as their extraction processes and properties. These insights could thus accelerate the production of marine-derived bioplastics as a novel alternative to prevailing bioplastics by taking advantage of marine biomass.
在过去几十年里，由于全球需求不断上升，塑料制品的制造和消费稳步增长，这不仅导致石油资源枯竭，还因传统塑料的不可生物降解性而加剧了环境污染。此外，尽管生物基塑料作为传统石油基塑料的替代品进入市场，但其主要由农作物来源制造，这对环境和人们的生计产生了负面影响。海洋来源的生物塑料正成为满足塑料制品不断增长需求的一种有前景且具有成本效益的解决方案。海洋来源生物塑料的物理化学、生物学和降解特性使其成为许多应用中有前景的物质。然而，要大规模应用还需要更多研究。因此，本综述总结了海洋来源生物塑料的原材料，如藻类、动物和微生物，以及它们的提取过程和特性。通过利用海洋生物质，这些见解可以加速海洋来源生物塑料的生产，作为现有生物塑料的一种新型替代品。
