• Meenu Paul Sood

In recent years bio-fibres have attracted increasing interest due to their wide applications in food packaging and in biomedical science. These eco-friendly polymers will replace the use of the petroleum based synthetic polymers due to their safety and biodegradability. Many such polymers are being synthesized to control environmental pollution. This paper reports the production and properties of cellulose acetate (from flax fibres and cotton linters) and medium chain length poly hydroxy alkanoic acids. Medium chain length, Poly Hydroxy Alkanoic acids (mcl-PHAs) are the polyesters which are accumulated by few bacteria. These are biodegradable. Recombinant bacteria technology is used for their preparation. Now a days, Scientists are focussing on optimized bacterial mcl-PHA synthesis on inexpensive agro-substrate and the development of plant based mcl-PHAs in the coming years. Slowly these bioplastics will be produced in bulk for future applications.

NATURE FRIENDLY PLASTICS

" NATURE FRIENDLY PLASTICS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no.995-996, August-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1809A52.pdf

" NATURE FRIENDLY PLASTICS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no. pp995-996, August-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1809A52.pdf